Inge (film)

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Movie
Original title Inge
Country of production Germany
original language German
Publishing year 1918
length approx. 63 minutes
Rod
Director Otto Rippert
production Erich Pommer
occupation

Inge is a German silent film love melodrama from 1918 by Otto Rippert with Hella Moja in the title role.

action

At her celebration of her 19th birthday, the landowner's daughter Inge von Altström met the Hereditary Prince Wolfram, who was however incognito and was introduced to the group by his friend Achim von Oftingen as Count Johannes von Seeheim. Inge and Wolfram alias Johannes quickly fell in love with each other, and one day, at a splendid harvest festival, they both confessed their love for each other. During a subsequent rendezvous, the young happiness is secretly overheard by Wolfram's friend Achim. The Hereditary Prince then disappears completely from Inge's field of vision for eight weeks without leaving a message.

Inge becomes restless and tries to get information about the registration office and the name of Johannes von Seeheim. How can she suspect that her Johannes, as Hereditary Prince Wolfram, is just following a paternal ukase and is about to marry the befitting Princess Elona von Birkenau? After all, it is Achim who informs Inge about the true identity of Johannes, alias Wolframs. Inge doesn't want to give up on her prince and rushes after him. The prince tries to get Inge to let go of his son. The sweet girl is all the more astonished that she receives an invitation to Wolfram's upcoming engagement party with Elona. With a heavy heart Inge is ready to submit to the inevitable, when a princely miracle occurs: His Highness deigns to announce the engagement of his son, to Inge von Altström.

Production notes

Inge passed film censorship in May 1918 and was premiered that same month in Berlin's Marble House . The four-stroke had a length of 1296 meters.

criticism

“This film, the fifth in the Hella Moja series, is worthy of its predecessors. Here we had the opportunity to admire the versatility of Hella Moja in a film, which we noticed pleasantly through its tasteful staging and successful photography. (...) The structure of the piece does the author credit; because in no moment does the tension leave us. The main role of Inge shows us the moving soul struggle of a young girl who is in apprehensive doubt whether the man she loved has approached her with serious intent or for the sake of a love affair. No less pronounced is the character of the hero, who, amid agonies of soul, has to fight the ancient and yet ever new battle between duty and inclination. In addition to this really tragic main story, we find lively variety in the naturalistically colored scenes at the harvest festival and in the breathtaking race between railroad and automobile ... "

- Neue Kino-Rundschau of July 27, 1918. p. 7

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