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''The Devious Path'' (), also titled ''Crisis'', is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst starring Gustav Diessl and Brigitte Helm. Plot Irene is frustrated by the inattentiveness of her lawyer husband Thomas, who refuses to go out with her and makes no secret of his aversion against her friend Liane. Attracted by artist Walter Frank, Irene visits him in his studio and agrees to his proposal to elope to Austria together, but Thomas puts an end to their plan. Later, she accompanies Thomas's colleague Möller to a nightclub, where she meets Liane and her friends and makes the acquaintance of boxer Sam. When Irene returns home, the couple seems to come closer to each other again, but when Thomas discovers a mascot which she took with her from the nightclub, he withdraws from her. The next day, Liane and her friends pay Irene a visit, who is still lying in bed. Enervated by her guests, she becomes even more infuriated when Thomas makes no move to send them ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elena Kats-Chernin
Elena Davidovna Kats-Chernin (born 4 November 1957) is an Uzbek-born Australian composer and pianist, best known for her ballet ''Wild Swans''. Early life and education Elena Kats-Chernin was born in Tashkent (now the capital of independent Uzbekistan, but then part of the Soviet Union) and is Jewish. She studied at the Yaroslavl Music School and the Gnessin State Musical College in Moscow from age 14. She migrated to Australia in 1975, continuing her studies at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, under Richard Toop (composition) and Gordon Watson (piano). She graduated from the Conservatorium in 1980. She also participated in the Darlinghurst underground theatre scene, with groups such as Cabaret Conspiracy, Fifi Lamour, Boom Boom La Burn and others, often under the name Elena Kats. After graduating, Kats-Chernin moved to Germany to study under Helmut Lachenmann. She remained in Europe for thirteen years, and became active in theatre and ballet, composing for state theatres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franz Schulz
Franz Schulz (born 22 March 1897 in Prague, Austria-Hungary, died 4 May 1971, in Muralto, Ticino, Switzerland) was a playwright and screenwriter who worked from 1920 through 1956. Biography Schulz was born into a wealthy family, and although of the Jewish faith, religion played no role in the family. His father was a lawyer and a college friend of the writer Friedrich Adler (writer), Friedrich Adler. Lucia, one of his sisters, was the first wife of the painter László Moholy-Nagy. Already as teenager Schulz visited cafes – centres of culture, then – and thus became acquainted with Max Brod, Egon Erwin Kisch, Franz Kafka, Paul Leppin, and Franz Werfel. Schulz graduated in 1915 from the Charles University in Prague and entered the army shortly thereafter. After the end of the World War I and subsequent release from service, he went to Berlin where he worked from 1918 to 1920 as a journalist, until writing for film. His early screenplays were for crime and drama films, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brigitte Helm
Brigitte Helm (born Brigitte Gisela Eva Schittenhelm, 17 March 1908 – 11 June 1996) was a German actress, best remembered for her dual role as Maria and her double named Futura, in Fritz Lang's 1927 silent film, ''Metropolis''. Early life Brigitte Gisela Eva Schittenhelm was born on 17 March 1908 in Berlin, the daughter of Gretchen Gertrud Martha Schittenhelm (née Tews; 1877—1955) and merchant Edwin Alexander Johannes Schittenhelm (1871—1913). Helm took an interest in acting as a child, and by age 12 was taking the lead in school plays. Career Helm's first movie role was that of Maria in ''Metropolis'', which she began work on while only 17 years old. She signed a ten-year contract with UFA in 1925. After ''Metropolis'', Helm made over 30 other films, including talking pictures, before retiring in 1935. Her other appearances include '' The Love of Jeanne Ney'' (1927), ''Alraune'' (1928), '' L'Argent'' (1928), ''Gloria'' (1931), '' The Blue Danube'' (1932), '' L'Atlant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1928 Films
The following is an overview of 1928 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Although some films released in 1928 had Sound film, sound, most were still Silent film, silent. This year is notable for the introduction of the official mascot of The Walt Disney Company, Mickey Mouse, in the animated short ''Steamboat Willie'', the first film to include a soundtrack completely created in post production. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1928 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *January 6 – The long-awaited Charlie Chaplin comedy ''The Circus (1928 film), The Circus'' premieres at the Strand Theatre (Manhattan), Strand Theatre in New York City. *April 21 – ''The Passion of Joan of Arc'' is released. * July 6 – ''Lights of New York (1928 film), Lights of New York'' (starring Helene Costello) is released by Warner Bros. It is the first "100% Talkie" feature film, in that dialog is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arte
Arte (, , ; ' ('), sometimes stylised in lowercase or uppercase in its logo) is a European Union, European public service Television channel, channel dedicated to culture. It is made up of three separate companies: the Strasbourg-based European Economic Interest Grouping (EEIG) ARTE, plus two member companies acting as editorial and programme production centres, ARTE France in Paris (formerly known as La Sept) and ARTE Deutschland in Baden-Baden (a subsidiary of the two main public German TV networks ARD (broadcaster), ARD and ZDF). As an international joint venture (an EEIG), its programmes focus on audiences in both countries. Because of this, the channel has two audio tracks and two subtitle tracks, one each in French language, French and German language, German. 80% of Arte's programming is provided by its French and German subsidiaries, each making half of the programmes. The remainder is provided by the European subsidiary and the channel's European partners. Selected p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otto Erdmann (art Director)
Otto Erdmann (16 November 1898 – 23 January 1965) was a German art director.Chandler p. 270 During the 1920s and 1930s he often worked alongside Hans Sohnle. Filmography * '' The Weather Station'' (1923) * '' Horrido'' (1924) * '' The Girl from Capri'' (1924) * ''Mother and Child'' (1924) * '' The Stolen Professor'' (1924) * '' The Woman in Flames'' (1924) * '' Prater'' (1924) * '' Joyless Street'' (1925) * '' The Golden Calf'' (1925) * '' Shadows of the Metropolis'' (1925) * '' Flight Around the World'' (1925) * '' The Third Squadron'' (1926) * '' The Poacher'' (1926) * '' The Great Duchess'' (1926) * '' Tea Time in the Ackerstrasse'' (1926) * '' Professor Imhof'' (1926) * '' The Marriage Hotel'' (1926) * '' Circus Romanelli'' (1926) * '' The Pride of the Company'' (1926) * '' The Woman Who Couldn't Say No'' (1927) * '' The Impostor'' (1927) * ''The Bordello in Rio'' (1927) * ''The City of a Thousand Delights'' (1927) * '' Hello Caesar!'' (1927) * '' The White Slave'' (1927) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Sohnle
Hans Sohnle (17 September 1895 – 24 March 1976) was a German art director.Chandler p.270 He frequently collaborated with Otto Erdmann on set designs. Selected filmography * '' The Loves of Käthe Keller'' (1919) * '' The Woman in Doctor's Garb'' (1920) * '' Kean'' (1921) * '' The Solemn Oath'' (1921) * ''Seafaring Is Necessary'' (1921) * '' The Curse of Silence'' (1922) * '' The Homecoming of Odysseus'' (1922) * '' Two Worlds'' (1922) * '' The Weather Station'' (1923) * '' Horrido'' (1924) * '' Prater'' (1924) * '' The Stolen Professor'' (1924) * '' The Woman in Flames'' (1924) * '' Joyless Street'' (1925) * '' Flight Around the World'' (1925) * '' The Golden Calf'' (1925) * '' Shadows of the Metropolis'' (1925) * '' The Third Squadron'' (1926) * '' The Great Duchess'' (1926) * '' The Poacher'' (1926) * '' Professor Imhof '' (1926) * '' Tea Time in the Ackerstrasse'' (1926) * '' The Pride of the Company'' (1926) * '' The White Slave'' (1927) * ''The City of a Thousand Delights' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamburg
Hamburg (, ; ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg,. is the List of cities in Germany by population, second-largest city in Germany after Berlin and List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 7th-largest in the European Union with a population of over 1.9 million. The Hamburg Metropolitan Region has a population of over 5.1 million and is the List of EU metropolitan areas by GDP, eighth-largest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union. At the southern tip of the Jutland Peninsula, Hamburg stands on the branching River Elbe at the head of a estuary to the North Sea, on the mouth of the Alster and Bille (Elbe), Bille. Hamburg is one of Germany's three city-states alongside Berlin and Bremen (state), Bremen, and is surrounded by Schleswig-Holstein to the north and Lower Saxony to the south. The Port of Hamburg is Germany's largest and Europe's List of busiest ports in Europe, third-largest, after Port of Rotterdam, Rotterda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Original Camera Negative
The original camera negative (OCN) is the film in a traditional film-based movie camera which captures the original image. This is the film from which all other copies will be made. It is known as raw stock prior to exposure. The size of a roll varies depending on the film gauge and whether or not a new roll, re-can, or short end was used. One hundred or 400 foot rolls are common in 16mm, while 400 or 1,000 foot (ft) rolls are used in 35mm work. While these are the most common sizes, other lengths such as 200, 800, or 1,200 ft may be commercially available from film stock manufacturers, usually by special order. Rolls of 100 and 200 ft are generally wound on spools for daylight-loading, while longer lengths are only wound around a plastic core. Core-wound stock has no exposure protection outside its packaging, and therefore must be loaded into a camera magazine within a darkroom or changing bag/tent in order to prevent the film being fogged. Value Original camera negative is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georg Wilhelm Pabst
Georg Wilhelm Pabst (25 August 1885 – 29 May 1967) was an Austrian film director and screenwriter. He started as an actor and theater director, before becoming one of the most influential German-language filmmakers during the Weimar Republic. Early years Pabst was born in Raudnitz, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (today's Roudnice nad Labem, Czech Republic), the son of a railroad official. While growing up in Vienna, he studied drama at the Academy of Decorative Arts and initially began his career as a stage actor in Switzerland, Austria and Germany. In 1910, Pabst traveled to the United States, where he worked as an actor and director at the German Theater in New York City. In 1914, he decided to become a director, and he returned to recruit actors in Europe. Pabst was in France when World War I began, he was arrested and held as an enemy alien and interned in a prisoner-of-war camp near Brest. * * * While imprisoned, Pabst organised a theatre group at the camp and directed Frenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
From Caligari To Hitler
''From Caligari to Hitler: A Psychological History of the German Film'' is a book by film critic and writer Siegfried Kracauer, published in 1947. Background This work of film theory is one of the first major studies of German film between World War I and World War II and is best known for proposing a link between the apolitical and escapist orientation of Weimar Republic, Weimar-era cinema and later German totalitarianism. Kracauer—known as an important film critic in Germany from the 1920s onward—moved from exile in France to the United States in 1941. Once settled in New York City, he received support from the Rockefeller Foundation, Rockefeller and Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, Solomon R. Guggenheim foundations to conduct research on Nazi film. His first publication from these investigations, ''Propaganda and the Nazi War Film'' (1942), examines visual themes in Nazi propaganda films as tools of psychologal influence. The second work Krakauer published from his resear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
