Hallelujah (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Hallelujah |
| Original title | Hallelujah! |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1929 |
| length | 96 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | King Vidor |
| script | King Vidor, Wanda Tuchock , Ransom Rideout , Richard Schayer |
| production | King Vidor, Irving Thalberg |
| camera | Gordon Avil |
| cut |
Hugh Wynn , Anton Stevenson |
| occupation | |
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Hallelujah is an American drama from 1929. It is one of the first Hollywood films to be made exclusively with black actors.
action
Zeke is a black farmer's son who and his family can sell the cotton harvest at the market for $ 100. The dancer Chick persuades Zeke to take part in a game with her boyfriend Hot Shot. With marked dice, Hot Shot deprives the farmer of his income. A fight ensues between Zeke and Hot Shot, in the course of which Zeke gets his hands on the crook's weapon. A shot accidentally goes off and kills Zeke's younger brother Spunk.
With great regret, Zeke decides to become a preacher. Again he meets Chick, who is converted by his explanations and leaves Hot Shot. Zeke leaves his girlfriend Missy Rose. But when Chick meets Hot Shot again, she goes with the crook and leaves Zeke. Zeke chases the couple. When Hot Shot's car overturns, Chick is killed. In a swampy area, Zeke can catch Hot Shot and kill in a fight. After serving his sentence, Zeke returns to his family.
background
Cedric Gibbons was responsible for setting the film . Douglas Shearer was responsible for the sound . The film was shot without sound in Tennessee and Arkansas . Dialogue and sound effects from Vidor's first sound film were later dubbed.
As feared, the film was banned by the Southern Theater Federation.
Reviews
“The famous early sound film, shot by Vidor exclusively with black people, is an immediately touching, realistic drama that derives its authenticity and mood not least from the multitude of musical numbers from spiritual to blues included in the plot. Remarkable in his belief in people, with whom the film seriously engages in its emotional, but also its religious world. "
The Variety praised Vidor's strict realism, which is incredibly effective. For Mordaunt Hall of the New York Times , the film was an "impressive sound film". Director Vidor tell the story after the prosaic beginning with ever increasing emphasis.
“A cinematographic work of art of religious value that vividly depicts the guilt and remorse of a person and life in a sectarian Negro community. Highly recommended for adults. "
Awards
In 1930 King Vidor was nominated for an Oscar for Best Director . In 2008 the film was inducted into the National Film Registry of the National Film Preservation Board.
Web links
- Hallelujah in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Hallelujah at Turner Classic Movies (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hallelujah at Turner Classic Movies (English) (reference to the statement not recognizable)
- ↑ Hallelujah. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed May 27, 2019 .
- ↑ See Hallelujah . In: Variety . 1929.
- ^ Mordaunt Hall : A Negro Talking Picture . In: The New York Times . August 21, 1929.
- ↑ Evangelischer Filmbeobachter , Munich, Review No. 14/1957.