Countess Donelli
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Countess Donelli |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1924 |
| length | 87 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | GW Pabst |
| script | Hans Kyser |
| production |
Paul Ebner Maxim Galitzenstein |
| camera | Guido Seeber |
| occupation | |
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Countess Donelli is a German feature film from 1924 by GW Pabst with Henny Porten in the title role.
action
Countess Mathilde Donelli became a widow at an early age; her unfaithful husband committed suicide. Now she is in material need. Her uncle, the much older Count Bergheim, shows interest in Mathilde, but she is much more interested in Bergheim's handsome secretary Hellwig. To help Mathilde, this Countess Donelli donated a large sum of money. Thereupon the count's uncle accuses his secretary of theft, because he wants to tear the young fortune apart.
Count Bergheim is ready to refrain from filing a criminal complaint should Hellwig stay away from Mathilde with immediate effect. Countess Donelli then lets herself be carried away to an act of desperation and shoots him down. The doctors can save the wounded man. Countess Donelli marries her great love after his recovery. Years later, Count Bergheim realizes that he will never have a chance with Mathilde and admits that he orchestrated the embezzlement. Hellwig is now finally rehabilitated.
Production notes
Pabst's second film is a rather rare excursion into conventional melodrama in his early creative phase. Countess Donelli passed film censorship on August 28, 1924 and was premiered on November 7, 1924 in the Primus Palace. The five-act film shot in the Maxim-Film-Atelier in Berlin was 2178 meters long and was banned from young people. The film also opened in Vienna on March 20, 1925 .
During the filming, Pabst met several colleagues with whom he would work again and again in the future: Henny Porten, head cameraman Guido Seeber and assistant director and editor Mark Sorkin . Hermann Warm designed the film structures.
criticism
Vienna's Neue Freie Presse reported in its issue of March 24, 1925: "A not at all bad novel film (...) Signed directing and a couple of magnificent mountain lake and bird's-eye views of the landscape combine to form a worthy setting around a fine portrait of a woman, this time Countess Donelli is called and Henny Porten is. (...) Your opponent, Eberhard Leithoff, tried hard not to fall behind. It was satisfying to be able to enjoy Friedrich Kayßler's elegantly calm and yet memorable game again. "
In Paimann's film lists you can read: "The subject of the film is interesting, its conflicts are tailored to the role of the leading actress, acting consistently well, Henny Porten is the same as always. The presentation and photos are up to date. A clean average work that goes through the popularity of the leading actress is increased. "
Web links
- Countess Donelli in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Countess Donelli at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Countess Donelli". In: Neue Freie Presse , March 24, 1925, p. 13 (online at ANNO ).
- ↑ Countess Donelli in Paimann's film lists ( memento of the original from March 25, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
