Roses bloom on the heather grave (1929)

Movie
Original title	Roses bloom on the heather grave
Country of production	Germany
original language	German
Publishing year	1929
Rod
Director	Curt Blachnitzky
script	Hans Vietzke
production	Erich Eriksen
camera	Gustave Preiss
occupation
Wolfgang von Schwind : Martin Schlaeger, Dorfschulze Hertha Guthmar : Luise, his daughter Alfons Fryland : Joachim Schlaeger, Heidebauer Betty Astor : Anna, his wife Dietrich Henkels : Joachim, son of both Karl Falkenberg : Bracke, tax collector Gerhard Dammann : Mertens, innkeeper Renate Noack : Martha, his daughter Robert Leffler : Pastor Holten Rudolf Klein-Rhoden : Klaus, the charcoal burner Anna Müller-Lincke : a maid Ferdinand von Alten : Captain Maray Gerd Briese : young husband Hanni Reinwald : young wife Alfred Loretto : Hannes, the blacksmith Max Maximilian : Jean, officer's boy Karl Platen : Shepherd Paul Rehkopf : Corporal Landry Ernst Rückert : Lieutenant de Vale Magnus Stifter : Major Roisson

Roses bloom on the heather grave - Das Lied vom Vaterland is a German historical silent film by director Curt Blachnitzky from 1929.

background

The script of the film follows a novella by Fritz Mischke . The production and distribution company was Trianon-Film GmbH Berlin. The film was shot by Atelier Jofa in September and October 1929 in the Lüneburg Heath . The first performances were on December 10, 1929 in Dresden and on December 25, 1929 in Berlin's Roxy Palace. The original version had 6 acts and a length of 2203 meters. The censors did not recognize the film as artistic or popular.

The film of the same name from 1952 has nothing to do with this work. Although rape also occurs in this film, it has a completely different storyline.

action

The action takes place during the French period in 1806 in a small heath village. A French corporal is staying in the house of the farmer Joachim Schlaeger , who is constantly drunk and who ultimately rapes Schlaeger's wife . Furious with rage, the husband knocks the corporal unconscious and flees. He is caught and sentenced to death by a military tribunal .

Reviews

The film reviews were consistently negative:

“The otherwise national and patriotic strip of images shows an improbability in the figure of the French commander, who oozes love, kindness and humanity. Furthermore, in the end, unfortunately, one cannot refrain from making a reference to international reconciliation, which is certainly not in place here. "

- Deutsche Zeitung , Berlin : December 29, 1929

“... under the tempting title there is a nationalistic hype; its execution is beyond discussion. "

- Michael Mendelson : The world in the evening , December 30, 1929

Web links

• Roses bloom in Heather grave in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Roses bloom on the Heidegrab at filmportal.de (with photo gallery)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Gero Gandert: The film of the Weimar Republic: A handbook of contemporary criticism Part: 1929 , Berlin-New York 1993. ISBN 978-3-11-011183-5 online