King Nicolo

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Movie
Original title King Nicolo
Country of production Germany
original language German
Publishing year 1919
length approx. 107 minutes
Rod
Director Paul Legband
script after King Nicolo or So ist das Leben (1902) by Frank Wedekind
production Luna movie
camera Ernst Plhak
occupation

König Nicolo is a German silent film based on a template by Frank Wedekind from 1919 with Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur in the title role.

action

At the center of the story stands that King Nicolo, who through his own fault, through selfishness and frivolity, lost his fame and gambled away his power. Now he is deposed, stands completely alone and walks unrecognized through his former kingdom, in constant fear of people he does not know and who are strangers to him. His phobia is so great that Nicolo feels most comfortable and secure behind high prison walls. Still, his royal pride is unbroken. When one day he came across low, common people, he told the tramps and jugglers of his fate, a fantastic descent that was unparalleled. They laugh at him because they think he's a wonderful comedian and storyteller who knows how to entertain people.

His acting talent is so admired that Nicolo is advised to give acting a try. The shy of people is initially reluctant. But then he finds his true calling in this and begins to reap the fame and recognition that he was never granted as king. His reputation precedes him, all the way to the royal court, where his successor, the former butcher Pietro Folchi, is eagerly waiting for Nicolo to play for him. Despite his poor origins, Folchi has proven to be a much wiser and more responsible king than Nicolo ever was. When Nicolo reveals his true identity to Folchi, nobody wants to believe him. He then dies with the words “That's life!” While his daughter Alma sings a foolish song about the many and varied imponderables of life.

Production notes

King Nicolo was premiered on October 19, 1919 as part of a press screening. The mass start took place that same month.

The film had 137 subtitles and had lengths of 2078 to 2200 meters, divided into six acts. Else Oppler-Legband created the film structures . Leading actress Tilly Wedekind , the film's Princess Alma, was the wife of the template author Frank Wedekind, who died the year before.

criticism

“So from Frank Wedekind's King Nikolo [sic! ] a film was created that ranks among the best of its kind. The presentation is excellent. Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur as King Nikolo [sic!] , Tilly Wedekind as his daughter and Leop. v. Ledebur, as his successor, are doing very well. The photos are stylish and artistic at the same time, the photography is magnificent. "

- Neue Kino-Rundschau from January 24, 1920. p. 10

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