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Willy Haas
Willy Haas (6 July 1891 – 4 September 1973) was a German editor, film critic, and screenwriter. He wrote for 19 films between 1922 and 1933, and was a member of the jury at the 8th Berlin International Film Festival. Biography Willy Haas was the son of a Jewish lawyer. He studied law himself, and at a young age joined a literary circle with his friends Franz Werfel, Paul Kornfeld and Johannes Urzidil. He had personal contacts with Franz Kafka and Max Brod. This circle, which met in Prague at the Café Arco, also included Ernst Polak, the husband of Milena Jesenská. From 1911 to 1912 in Prague, the press of the Johann Gottfried Herder Association published the ''Herder-Blätter'' (Literary Journal of the Herder Association), whose editors were Willy Haas and Norbert Eisler. The journal published several essays by Haas. For the last two issues (# 4 and # 5), Otto Pick was involved. The ''Herder-Blätter'' published the work of many literary authors for the first time. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate oceanic climate, with relatively warm summers and chilly winters. Prague is a political, cultural, and economic hub of central Europe, with a rich history and Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque architectures. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia and residence of several Holy Roman Emperors, most notably Charles IV (r. 1346–1378). It was an important city to the Habsburg monarchy and Austro-Hungarian Empire. The city played major roles in the Bohemian and the Protestant Reformations, the Thirty Years' War and in 20th-century history as the capital of Czechoslovakia between the World Wars and the post-war Communist era. Prague is home to a number of well-known cultural attractions, many of which survived ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Die Literarische Welt
Die, as a verb, refers to death, the cessation of life. Die may also refer to: Games * Die, singular of dice, small throwable objects used for producing random numbers Manufacturing * Die (integrated circuit), a rectangular piece of a semiconductor wafer * Die (manufacturing), a material-shaping device * Die (philately) * Coin die, a metallic piece used to strike a coin * Die casting, a material-shaping process ** Sort (typesetting), a cast die for printing * Die cutting (web), process of using a die to shear webs of low-strength materials * Die, a tool used in paper embossing * Tap and die, cutting tools used to create screw threads in solid substances * Tool and die, the occupation of making dies Arts and media Music * ''Die'' (album), the seventh studio album by rapper Necro * Die (musician), Japanese musician, guitarist of the band Dir en grey * DJ Die, British DJ and musician with Reprazent * "DiE", a 2013 single by the Japanese idol group BiS * die!, an inactive Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dancing Vienna
''Dancing Vienna'' (German: ''Das tanzende Wien'') is a 1927 German silent comedy film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Ben Lyon and Alfred Abel. The film's art direction was by Andrej Andrejew, Ferdinand Bellan and Erich Kettelhut. It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin and on location in Vienna. It was one of several prototypes of the Heimatfilm made by Zelnik in the 1920s. The film was intended as a loose sequel to Zelnik's ''The Blue Danube'' (1926). Cast *Lya Mara as Komtesse Frizzi Zirsky *Ben Lyon as Jonny Conzaga *Alfred Abel as Dichter *Eugen Burg as Kaiser Franz Josef *Albert Paulig as Kaiser's adjutant *Julius Falkenstein as Count Zirsky *Gustav Charle as Konstantin, Zirsky's servant *Arthur Kraußneck as Wirt vom 'Eisvogel' *Kurt Gerron as Ein Feuerwehrmann *Hermann Picha as Ein Musiker *Hans Wassmann as Petrus *Andreas van Horn as Johann Strauß *Olga Engl as Gräfin Zirsky *Arnold Korff as Carl Conzaga *Georg Burghardt as Conzaga' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Brothers Schellenberg
''The Brothers Schellenberg'' (German: ''Die Brüder Schellenberg'') is a 1926 German silent drama film directed by Karl Grune and starring Conrad Veidt, Lil Dagover and Liane Haid. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin with sets designed by the art director Karl Görge. It was based on a novel by Bernhard Kellermann. It premiered at the Palast-am-Zoo.Kreimeier p.115 Cast * Conrad Veidt as Wenzel Schellenberg / Michael Schellenberg * Lil Dagover as Esther * Liane Haid as Jenny Florian * Henri De Vries as Der alte Rauchenstein * Werner Fuetterer as Georg Weidenbach * Bruno Kastner as Kaczinsky * Julius Falkenstein as Erster Verehrer Esthers * Wilhelm Bendow as Sweiter Verehrer Esthers * Erich Kaiser-Titz as Dritter Verehrer Esthers * Paul Morgan as Schieber * Jaro Fürth as Wucherer * Frida Richard Frida Richard (born Friederike Raithel, 1 November 1873 – 12 September 1946) was an Austrian actress. Selected filmography * '' The Sin of Helga Arndt'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Does Not Play With Love
''One Does Not Play with Love'' (german: Man spielt nicht mit der Liebe) is a 1926 silent German drama film directed by G. W. Pabst. The film is an adaptation of the 1834 play by Alfred de Musset, ''On ne badine pas avec l'amour''. The film is considered to be a lost film. Cast * Werner Krauss as Fürst Colalto (''Prince Colalto'') * Lili Damita as Calixta * Erna Morena as Florence, ehemalige Opernsängerin (''alumna opera singer'') * Egon von Jordan as Eugen Lewis * Artur Retzbach as Nepallek, Hofmobiliardirektor (''Director of the furniture of the court'') (as Artur Retzbach-Erasiny) * Oreste Bilancia as Der Freund (''the friend'') * Gustav Czimeg * Tala Birell as Bit Role (as Thala Birell) * Karl Etlinger * Maria Paudler * Mathilde Sussin See also *List of lost films For this list of lost films, a lost film is defined as one of which no part of a print is known to have survived. For films in which any portion of the footage remains (including trailers), see L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Girl With A Patron
''The Girl with a Patron'' (german: Das Mädchen mit der Protektion) is a 1925 German silent comedy film directed by Max Mack and starring Ossi Oswalda, Willy Fritsch, and Nora Gregor. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. It was one of a number of popular comedies released by UFA during the era alongside its more prestigious art film An art film (or arthouse film) is typically an independent film, aimed at a niche market rather than a mass market audience. It is "intended to be a serious, artistic work, often experimental and not designed for mass appeal", "made primaril ...s. Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1925 films 1926 comedy films 1926 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films German comedy films Films directed by Max Mack UFA GmbH films Films produced by Erich Pommer German black-and-white films 1925 comedy films Silent comedy films 1920s German films Films shot at Babelsberg Studios { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joyless Street
''Joyless Street'' (german: Die freudlose Gasse), also titled ''The Street of Sorrow'' or ''The Joyless Street'', is a 1925 German silent film directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst starring Greta Garbo and Asta Nielsen. It is based on a novel by Hugo Bettauer and widely considered an expression of New Objectivity in film. Plot In an alley called Melchiorgasse in a poor quarter of 1921 Vienna, Austria, the lives of several people coincide. Marie, daughter of an abusive war veteran father, hopes to escape her home with the help of her boyfriend Egon, a bank clerk. Grete is the elder daughter of impoverished civil servant Rumfort. Marie and Grete join the overnight line of waiting customers outside of the butcher's shop run by the abusive Josef Geiringer, but Grete passes out and loses her place. Marie and her friend Else manage to enter Geiringer's shop, where they receive a piece of meat in exchange for Else's sexual services. Else offers Marie to share the meat with her, but Marie decl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Name Of The King (1924 Film)
''In the Name of the King'' (German: ''Im Namen des Königs'') is a 1924 German silent film directed by Erich Schönfelder and starring Dagny Servaes, Walter Rilla and Magda Unger.Bock & Bergfelder p.179 The film's sets were designed by the art director Fritz Lederer. Cast * Dagny Servaes * Walter Rilla * Magda Unger * Julius Falkenstein * Elisabeth Lennartz * Adi Gröger Adi or ADI may refer to: Names and titles * Adi (mythology), an Asura in Hindu faith who appears in the Matsya Purāṇa * Adi (name), a given name in Hebrew and a nickname in other languages * Adi (title), a Fijian title used by females of chi ... * Heinz Stieda References Bibliography * Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009. External links * 1924 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Erich Schönfelder German silent feature films German black-and-white films {{Germany-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor Wislizenus
''Doctor Wislizenus'' is a 1924 German silent film directed by Hanns Kobe and starring Charlotte Ander, Fritz Kortner and Jakob Tiedtke.Bock & Bergfelder p.256 The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert A. Dietrich. Cast In alphabetical order * Charlotte Ander as Lena * Siegfried Berisch as Milbe * Paul Bildt as Dichter Wohlgetan * Paul Graetz as Iltis * Fritz Kortner as Dr. Wislizenus * Marija Leiko * Leon Richter as Engerling * Joachim Ringelnatz as Alte Frau * Jakob Tiedtke Jakob Karl Heinrich Wilhelm Tiedtke (23 June 1875 – 30 June 1960) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 190 films between 1914 and 1955. Selected filmography * '' The Pied Piper of Hamelin'' (1918) * '' The Doll'' (1919) * ' ... as Wirt References Bibliography * Hans-Michael Bock and Tim Bergfelder. ''The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009. External links * 1924 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films direc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Burning Soil
''The Burning Soil'' (german: Der brennende Acker) is a 1922 German silent film directed by F.W. Murnau. It was made the same year as Murnau's '' Nosferatu'' and released in Germany around the same time. The film follows the struggle over a plot of petroleum-rich land. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studio in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Rochus Gliese. The film was considered lost until 1978, when it was discovered to have been owned by an Italian priest who organized screenings in mental hospitals. A restoration of the film was made with the assistance of French director Eric Rohmer. Plot “Devil's Field” is a cursed place, that scares the entire population of a small village of Silesia, because an ancestor of the family Rudenburg perished there victim of a mysterious explosion while digging a well in search of a buried treasure. Count von Rudenburg, current title holder, is also searching for the treasure, without result. He lives in hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ohlsdorf Cemetery
Ohlsdorf Cemetery (german: Ohlsdorfer Friedhof or (former) ) in the Ohlsdorf quarter of the city of Hamburg, Germany, is the biggest rural cemetery in the world and the fourth-largest cemetery in the world. Most of the people buried at the cemetery are civilians, but there is also a large number of victims of war from various nations. The cemetery notably includes the Old Hamburg Memorial Cemetery (''Althamburgischer Gedächtnisfriedhof'', formerly ''Ehrenfriedhof'') with the graves of many notable Hamburg citizens. History and description In 1877 the Ohlsdorf Cemetery was established as a non-denominational and multi-regional burial site outside of Hamburg. The cemetery has an area of with 12 chapels, over 1.5 million burials in more than 280,000 burial sites and streets with a length of . There are 4 entrances for vehicles and public transport is provided with 25 bus stops of two bus lines of the Hamburger Verkehrsverbund. The cemetery is not only used as a burial ground, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welt Am Sonntag
Welt, welts or variants may refer to: Media * ''Die Welt'' (''The World''), a German national newspaper ** ''Welt am Sonntag'' (''World on Sunday''), the Sunday edition of ''Die Welt'' * ''Die Welt'', former weekly newspaper in Vienna, Austria * Welt (TV channel), a German television news channel and website * WELT-LP, a low-power community radio station in Fort Wayne, Indiana * The Welts, a 2004 Polish film directed by Magdalena Piekorz Music * Welt (band), a punk rock band from Orange County, California * ''Welt'' (album), an album by ohGr * "Welt", a 2007 song from AM Conspiracy's album ''Out of the Shallow End'' * "Welt", a 2017 song by Chelsea Wolfe from ''Hiss Spun'' Other uses * Welt, a term in Heidegger's philosophy * Welt (bruise), a skin lesion * Welt, Germany, a village in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany * Welt (shoe) A Goodyear welt is a strip of leather, rubber, or plastic that runs along the perimeter of a shoe outsole. The machinery used for the process was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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