Lady Windermeres Fan (1925)
| Movie | |
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| German title | Lady Windermeres Fan |
| Original title | Lady Windermere's fan |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1925 |
| length | 89 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Ernst Lubitsch |
| script | Julien Josephson |
| production | Ernst Lubitsch for Warner Bros. |
| music | Yati Durant (2008) |
| camera | Charles Van Enger |
| cut | Ernst Lubitsch |
| occupation | |
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Lady Windermeres Fächer is an American silent film by Ernst Lubitsch from 1925. It is based on the play of the same name by Oscar Wilde .
action
Lady Windermere's birthday is imminent. Once again she receives a visit from Lord Darlington, who confesses his love for her. Meanwhile, Lady Windermere's husband is asked for a conversation by Mrs. Erlynne, whom he does not know. Mrs. Erlynne reveals to him that she is his wife's mother, believed to be dead. She had once left her husband and child, had been cast out by society for it, and has now returned after long journeys. Lord Windermere asks her to keep her identity to herself and writes her a large check in return .
Mrs. Erlynne becomes the focus of social gossip. When Lord Windermere announced that one should first get to know the woman before gossiping about her, he aroused Lady Windermere's suspicions. Lord Augustus Lorton, the town's best-known bachelor, begins an affair with Mrs. Erlynne, who now hopes to be accepted back into society soon.
Lady Windermeres receives a fan from her husband for her birthday. Mrs. Erlynne learns of the big party planned for that evening and blackmails Lord Windermere: If she does not receive an invitation, she will reveal her identity to Lady Windermere. Lord Windermere promises to send an invitation. In the meantime, Lord Darlington has betrayed to Lady Windermere that Lord Windermere has given Mrs. Erlynne financial support and she confronts her husband. Lord Windermere denies an affair and asks his wife to meet Mrs. Erlynne herself - at the party that evening. Since Lady Windermere threatens to hit Mrs. Erlynne with her fan in front of the entire company, Lord Windermere writes to dismiss Mrs. Erlynne. This appears because she considered the invitation to be the invitation and not read it.
Mrs. Erlynne quickly wins the hearts of the guests. Lady Windermere also maintains her composure, but soon retires, weeping, into the garden. Here she summons Lord Darlington to his love again. When Lady Windermere sees Mrs. Erlynne seemingly flirting with her husband - in reality it is Lord Augustus Lorton who proposes marriage to Mrs. Erlynne - she leaves her husband and goes to Lord Darlingtons mansion. Mrs. Erlynne hurries after her, but cannot convince her to turn back in time. All the men at the birthday party, including Lord Windermere and Lord Lorton, appear at Lord Darlington's and the women take refuge in an adjoining room. Lady Windermere, however, forgets her fan, which Lord Windermere finds and Lord Darlington suspects to be a rival. Mrs. Erlynne appears and tells him that she accidentally took Lady Windermere's fan from the ceremony. Lady Windermere escapes undetected. The men say goodbye hastily.
The next day Mrs. Erlynne appears again at Lady Windermere's to say goodbye, since she will be going to France after the scandal . In front of the house she finally meets Lord Lorton and reprimands him for his shameful behavior the day before - she will therefore no longer marry him. He is puzzled and finally follows her into her taxi.
production
After 1916 it was the second film adaptation of the play of the same name by Oscar Wilde. In contrast to the play, Lubitsch not only deleted a few secondary characters and relocated the plot to the 1920s, but also completely dispensed with the puns from Wilde's play in the subtitles .
The film was released in US cinemas on December 26, 1925.
criticism
The Film Daily wrote that Lubitsch had made a very good production out of the weak material for the film, in which the Lubitsch touch comes into its own.
Variety praised the clever moves in Lubitsch's directorial work.
Award
Lady Windermere's Fan was inducted into the National Film Registry in 2002.
Web links
- Lady Windermere's Fan at the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Lady Windermere's Fan at Turner Classic Movies (English)