Hotel city of Lviv
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Hotel city of Lviv |
| Original title | Hotel Imperial |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1927 |
| length | 85 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Mauritz Stiller |
| script |
Jules Furthman based on a story by Lajos Biró |
| production | Erich Pommer |
| camera | Bert Glennon |
| cut | E. Lloyd Sheldon |
| occupation | |
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Hotel Stadt Lemberg is a 1926 American silent film drama by Garbo discoverer Mauritz Stiller with Pola Negri in the leading role.
action
First World War, Galicia 1915. In the provincial town of Lemberg in the east of Austria-Hungary , only a few employees remained in a hotel after the withdrawal of the Austro-Hungarian troops . The Austrian officer Paul Almasy, who overslept the march of his unit due to total exhaustion, disguises himself as a waiter in order not to be carried away as a prisoner of war if the Russian enemy is taken. Tsarist General Yushkievich sets up his headquarters in the hotel , the area is riddled with Russian spies.
One of the Russians is in the process of forwarding the plan for the current Austrian positions to his commanding officer. The Austrian officer shoots the man and thus saves the document from the enemy. Anna, the hotel's maid, helps him with this. She helped him escape. When the Austrian army advances again and drives out the Russian usurpers, Almasy is awarded a medal for bravery before the enemy. The officer shares this award with Anna, with whom he has fallen in love and whom he plans to marry.
Production notes
Hotel Stadt Lviv was one of Pola Negri's greatest film successes in Hollywood. The film opened on New Year's Day 1927 in the USA and was shown in Austria on October 7, 1927. In Vienna alone, 21 cinemas presented this film. He was seen in Germany in the same year.
criticism
The New York Times of January 3, 1927 reads: “After the fanfare of panegyrics from more or less prejudiced sources,“ Hotel Imperial ”, Pola Negri's new photoplay, hardly lives up to expectations. It is, nevertheless, an interesting film with some cleverly directed scenes. The plot, however, is weakened by what strikes one as being a tacit understanding on certain points between the sympathetic characters and those who portray the menace. The abruptness with which some of the incidents are handled and the unnatural lingering in others make this story unconvincing. "
In Paimann's film lists you can read: “A film from the war period but not a war film. The director draws an episode from the world war with a rare naturalness, limited to a few hours, carefully worked through, without any length. The embodiment of the few characters in the plot is the most perfect imaginable, with Pola Negri perhaps the best performance so far, while the role of her opponent (the general) could not have been cast better than with George Siegman. Appearance is not given by the milieu, but where it is present, it triggers strong effects of the Austrian troops, for example in the scene of the entry. Photography is also up to date. "
Individual evidence
- ^ Hotel Imperial in New York Times . Translation: "After the fanfare of hymns of praise from more or less prejudiced sources," Hotel Imperial ", Pola Negri's latest film can hardly live up to the expectations. It is, nonetheless, an interesting film with some very cleverly staged scenes. The content is weakened, however, in something that strikes you like a tacit understanding of certain points between the personable characters and those who embody the threat. The abruptness with which some of the incidents are handled and the unnatural strolling around with others make the story unconvincing. "
- ↑ Hotel Stadt Lemberg in Paimann's film lists ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Hotel Lviv in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Hotel Stadt Lemberg at filmportal.de