Peter Ibbetson (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Peter Ibbetson |
| Original title | Peter Ibbetson |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1935 |
| length | 85 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Henry Hathaway |
| script | Vincent Lawrence |
| production | Louis D. Lighton |
| music |
Ernst Toch , William Franke Harling , Heinz Roemheld , Hugo Friedhofer |
| camera | Charles Lang |
| cut | Stuart Heisler |
| occupation | |
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Peter Ibbetson is an American drama directed by Henry Hathaway from 1935. The screenplay is based on the novel of the same name by George du Maurier and the resulting play by John Nathaniel Raphael. The film premiered on October 31, 1935. In Germany, the film was first shown in cinemas on May 15, 1936.
action
As a child, Peter Ibbetson led a sheltered life in a large house in Paris . His best friend Mary lives next door, with whom he feels deeply connected, but keeps bickering about toys. When Peter's mother dies, his uncle takes him in in England. Mary stays back in Paris.
Peter grows up and becomes a successful architect who, however, shows no interest in women. On his vacation, which his supervisor forced him to take, he traveled to Paris and met Agnes there. Peter hardly has eyes for the charming woman and visits the house of his childhood, which has become dilapidated over time. On his return to England, Peter is tasked with restoring stables for the Duke of Towers. There are differences with the Duchess about the design. However, the differences are settled by a drawn caricature that makes the Duchess laugh. Peter and the Duchess get closer. One evening the Duke accuses his wife of infidelity. The two are unable to deny, but Peter realizes that the Duchess is Mary.
The angry Duke attacks Peter, who kills him in self-defense. Despite the self-defense, Peter is sentenced to life imprisonment. In a fight with guards, he injured his back so much that he was given no chance of survival. Peter lies unconscious in the infirmary and is visited by Mary in his dreams. Peter believes the conversations in his dreams have a real background and that he could be with Mary in his dreams. In a dream, Mary promises to send him a ring the next day. When the ring actually arrives, Peter's will to live has increased greatly. From now on, Peter and Mary are actually connected through their dreams. They build castles, play in the gardens of their childhood and don't seem to age. Yet one day Mary dies in Peter's dream embrace. Peter is full of grief and keeps visiting his dream world. He hears Mary's voice telling him they will be together in death too. Peter dies happily in prison.
Reviews
"Melodrama that is historically interesting in terms of film history and initiated what is known as" naive transcendentalism "in American film."
“Luis Buñuel and other surrealists around André Breton praised the film adaptation of George du Maurier's novel as the perfect implementation of an" l'amour fou ". Conclusion: Bold, lovely, furious: a secret classic "
Awards
In 1936 the film music was nominated for an Oscar.
background
- The Paramount Pictures film is the remake of the 1921 film Forever directed by George Fitzmaurice . Wallace Reid was seen in the role of Peter Ibbetson .
- This film is one of 700 Paramount productions shot between 1929 and 1949, the television marketing rights of which were purchased by Universal Pictures in 1958 .
- The later three-time Oscar winner Hans Dreier , who was born in Bremen , provided the equipment for the film . The special effects come from the later two-time Oscar winner Gordon Jennings .
- The script for subsequently filmed scenes was written by John Meehan .
- After his career as a film editor, Stuart Heisler switched to directing in 1936.
- Leonid Kinskey can be seen in a minor role as a contentious prison inmate .
- The author of the novel, George du Maurier, is the grandfather of the well-known writer Daphne du Maurier .
Bibliography
- George L. Du Maurier: Peter Ibbetson - English edition - Xlibris Corp, 2008 - ISBN 0-554-32402-4
Web links
- Peter Ibbetson in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Critique of Variety
Individual evidence
- ↑ Peter Ibbetson. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed January 14, 2017 .
- ↑ http://www.cinema.de/kino/filmarchiv/film/peter-ibbetson,1296561,ApplicationMovie.html