Lulu (1917)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Lulu |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1917 |
| length | 76 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Alexander von Antalffy |
| production | Paul Davidson for PAGU, Berlin |
| camera | Frederik Fuglsang (questionable) |
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Lulu is a German silent film drama from 1917 with Erna Morena , Harry Liedtke and Emil Jannings in the leading roles, based on models by Frank Wedekind .
action
The circus dancer Lulu is a free-spirited being through and through. Although she loves her former savior, the clown Alfredo, she begins a relationship with the noble Henri von Reithofen. When he kills himself because he was completely in debt due to the horrendous expenses for Lulu, she immediately catches the next rich patron, the much older Baron Waldheim. The latter's son knows Lulu and warns his father that she will also bring misery to him. Waldheim succumbs to Lulu's whispering and then casts his son out.
One day, during a party, Baron Waldheim sees Alfredo, Lulu's former lover, and his ex-flame crouching together, and jealousy overcomes him. The baron thinks he has caught them both red-handed; a heated argument ensues, and the excitement causes Waldheim to collapse dead. Waldheim's son now comes into possession of his father's inheritance and throws Lulu out of the house. Left alone by (almost) everyone, she finally decides to marry Alfredo. Lulu dies after only a year.
Production notes
The film produced in the Union studio in Berlin-Tempelhof has a length of four acts . The film was shot in autumn 1917. A youth ban was issued. The world premiere took place in November 1917 in the UT Nollendorfplatz. The film opened in Austria that same year.
Kurt Richter designed the film structures .
criticism
In Paimann's film lists you can read: "Material, game, photos and scenery are very good".
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lulu in Paimann's film lists ( memento of the original from March 16, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Lulu in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Lulu at The German Early Cinema Database
- Lulu at filmportal.de