Victoria (1935)
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| Original title | Victoria |
| Country of production | German Empire |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1935 |
| length | 91 minutes |
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| Director | Carl Hoffmann |
| script | Robert A. Stemmle |
| production | Curt Prickler |
| music | Theo Mackeben |
| camera | Heinz Schnackertz |
| cut | Walter von Bonhorst |
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Viktoria is a German film adaptation of the novel of the same (1898) by Knut Hamsun from the year 1935. Under the first sound film directed by the eminent cameraman Carl Hoffmann played Luise Ullrich in the title role. Mathias Wiemann took on the male lead at her side .
action
Norway, towards the end of the 19th century. Johannes is a simple miller's son who strives for literary consecration. His love for Viktoria, who grew up in the Grafenschloss, is not a lucky star because of the difference in class. The two first met when John was 14 and Viktoria was 10 years old. Johannes and Viktoria know each other through Viktoria's brother Ditlef, with whom Johannes once went to school. Johannes' interest in Victoria was always very great, without the fact that they could officially maintain social contact with each other. Johannes tries everything to impress Viktoria and still climb the social ladder, so that one day he will be recognized as "befitting". Again and again there are encounters between the two young people, during which Viktoria and Johannes become aware of their feelings, but the class differences, which are of eminent importance for a marriage, remain insurmountable. One day Viktoria also has to realize that her love for the miller's son has no chance, and she complies with her parents' wishes. The impoverished father forces the young woman to marry the wealthy Otto, a cousin of Viktoria. Viktoria's father hopes that this connection will lead to the renovation of the lordly country estate.
In the meantime Johannes is making a name for himself as a writer and has become engaged to the young Camilla. Both met when Johannes rescued the girl on a boat trip together, during which she fell overboard and threatened to drown. In Viktoria's life meanwhile there is only desolation and misery. At the engagement party, to which Viktoria had also invited Johannes, he and Otto clash violently. One day Otto dies in a hunting accident, which means another future of uncertainty for Viktoria and her family. She is now hoping for happiness again, but Johannes tells her that he has meanwhile become engaged to Camilla. After Otto's death, Viktoria's father no longer sees any hope of saving himself or the castle. In a fit of desperation, he then sets fire to his own property and dies in the flames. Viktoria leaves this place, which has always brought her bad luck, and goes into town with her mother. One day she becomes seriously ill there. Finally Victoria dies of tuberculosis , still young . In a letter the deceased tries to explain to Johannes why she had to act the way she did. Johannes remains behind - wounded in his heart, but awarded a literary prize that he received for his successful work about his unhappy love for Victoria. So this love, which found no fulfillment, at least allowed him to mature artistically.
Production notes
The filming of Victoria took place in August and September in western Norway, in the Jondalen region and in the coastal city of Bergen. There, as in Berlin, the film was premiered on November 27, 1935.
Minerva boss Curt Prickler also took over the production management. Werner Schlichting and Kurt Herlth created the film structures. Fritz Pietsch and Anni Loretto created the costumes. Actor Alfred Abel took over the dialogue direction , Alfred Stöger was Hoffmann's assistant director. Composer Theo Mackeben also took over the musical direction.
The film features a considerable collection of former silent film stars , including Erna Morena and Fritz Lang favorites Alfred Abel , Theodor Loos , Bernhard Goetzke and Margarethe Schön .
useful information
At the end of June 1935, shooting in Berlin and on the island of Vilm began on a Viktoria film, which Erich Waschneck was to direct. Shortly thereafter, however, this shooting was stopped again. Only Luise Ullrich, Erna Morena, Maria Seidler and Heinrich Berg were taken from this version for Hoffmann's production.
Reviews
The Österreichische Film-Zeitung wrote: “With her latest film role ... Luise Ullrich provides renewed evidence of her convincing art. In her portrayal, the problematic figure of Viktoria's life wins. (...) In the film, staged by Carl Hoffmann and enlivened by beautiful Norwegian landscapes ... you see the two main actors in the midst of an ensemble of excellent German forces "
In the assessment of the Norwegian Film Institute it says “A euphoric version typical of the time that strictly adheres to the novel and tells everything from the point of view of the miller's son Johannes, in contrast to Bo Widerberg's and especially Torun Lian's versions, which have more space for Victoria's experiences to let. The film was shot at Baroniet Rosendal, in Jondalen and in old Bergen and offers an authentic experience in familiar surroundings. ”.
“Early film adaptation of the novel by Knut Hamsun, which clings too anxiously to a literal translation. Concentrated entirely on the love couple's intense art of representation, but ultimately nothing more than an ambitious touching piece about insurmountable differences in class. "
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ulrich J. Klaus: Deutsche Tonfilme 10th year 1939. S. 195. (118.39), Berlin 1995
- ↑ "Victoria". In: Österreichische Film-Zeitung , February 21, 1936, p. 2 (online at ANNO ).
- ^ Viktoria in Norsk Filminstitutt Cinemateket
- ↑ Viktoria in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed on March 20, 2020
Web links
- Viktoria in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Viktoria at filmportal.de