Monica Vogelsang
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| Original title | Monica Vogelgesang |
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| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1920 |
| length | 103 minutes |
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| Director | Rudolf Biebrach |
| script | Hanns Kräly based on a template by Felix Philippi |
| production | Oskar Messter |
| camera |
Willibald Gaebel Bruno Fellmer |
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Monica Vogelsang is a German silent film from 1919 with Henny Porten in the title role.
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Monica Vogelsang is the daughter of the respected councilor Jacobus Vogelsang. One day when she met the painter Amadeo Vaselli, who was arriving to visit, she immediately fell in love with him. But there is another man, the all too reckless day thief Johannes, who is employed in the Vogelsang house and who has long also kept an eye on young Monica. This is rejected by the councilor's daughter, and he takes revenge in his own way by cheating on Monica and making nasty remarks and hints. Johannes tries to eliminate the competitor by ambushing him one night. But there is a scuffle in which Amadeo kills Johannes with a dagger.
Amadeo is arrested and he confesses to the bloody act. To save him from the gallows, Monica claims that Amadeo was with her the night in question. But Amadeo sticks to what he said, and so the artist is sentenced to death by hanging in a court hearing. As a last wish, he only asks to see Monica again. The request is granted to him. Shortly before his execution, Monica Vogelsang faced him one last time; a veil covers her head. Monica collapses. When you lift the veil, you can see that her hair has turned snow white. After Amadeo's execution, Monica has a chapel built in his honor, which is said to be his final resting place. She descends to his grave and slips emotionally exhausted to the ground. Amadeo was not rehabilitated by the archbishop until late.
Production notes
The film was shot in autumn 1919 in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, among other places . The length was 2130 meters on six acts, after cuts 2094 and 2078 meters. A youth ban was issued. The world premiere took place on January 2, 1920. Kurt Dürnhöfer created the buildings .
Reviews
In Paimann's film lists you can read: "Material, as well as game, photos and game great".
“'Monica Vogelsang' is based on Felix Philippi's novella of the same name. With this film we are transported to the heroic time of the Renaissance with its passions that reached into the bourgeoisie. It was a masterpiece of character portrayal how Henny Portens naive childish nature developed into energetic heroism. "