Manfred Noa (22 March 1893 – 5 December 1930) was a German

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. Noa was described by Vilma Bánky, who he directed twice, as her "favourite director". Noa's 1924 film '' Helena'' has been called his "masterpiece" although it was so expensive that it seriously damaged the finances of its production company

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. A film and art director later specialised in historical films, Noa is perhaps best known today for his 1922 film ''

Nathan the Wise ''Nathan the Wise'' (original German title: , ) is a play by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing from 1779. It is a fervent plea for religious tolerance. It was never performed during Lessing's lifetime and was first performed in 1783 at the Döbbelinsches ...

'', an adaptation of

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (; ; 22 January 1729 – 15 February 1781) was a German philosopher, dramatist, publicist and art critic, and a representative of the Enlightenment era. His plays and theoretical writings substantially influenced the dev ...

's 1779 play of the same title, which made a plea for religious tolerance. He was the third husband of the actress Eva May, who was the daughter of his fellow director

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and actress Mia May. Noa died 5 December 1930 in Berlin of

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Selected filmography

* '' The Uncanny House'' (1916) * '' The Diamond Foundation'' (1917) * '' The Lord of Hohenstein'' (1917) * ''

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'' (1919) * '' The Girl and the Men'' (1919) * '' Wibbel the Tailor'' (1920) * ''

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'' (1920) * '' Sons of the Night'' (1921) * ''

'' (1922) * '' Helena'' (1924) * '' The Wonderful Adventure'' (1924) * '' Should We Get Married?'' (1925) * '' Young Blood'' (1926) * '' Wrath of the Seas'' (1926) * '' The Uncle from the Provinces'' (1926) * '' Why Get a Divorce?'' (1926) * '' Die Dame von Paris'' (1927) * '' Queen of the Boulevards'' (1927) * ''

The Eighteen Year Old ''The Eighteen Year Old'' () is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Manfred Noa and starring Andrée Lafayette, Ernő Verebes, and Frida Richard. It was made at the Staaken Studios in Berlin Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of German ...

'' (1927) * '' Casanova's Legacy'' (1928) * '' The Lady and the Chauffeur'' (1928) * '' Modern Pirates'' (1928) * '' Revolt in the Batchelor's House'' (1929) * '' My Sister and I'' (1929) * '' Mon coeur incognito'' (1930) * '' Der Walzerkönig'' (1930) * ''

Road to Rio ''Road to Rio'' is a 1947 American musical film, musical comedy film directed by Norman Z. McLeod and starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour. Written by Edmund Beloin and Jack Rose (screenwriter), Jack Rose, the film is about two i ...

'' (1931) * '' La regina di Sparta'' (1931)

References

Bibliography

* Eisner, Lotte H. ''The Haunted Screen: Expressionism in the German Cinema and the Influence of Max Reinhardt''. University of California Press, 2008. * Kester, Bernadette. ''Film Front Weimar: Representations of the First World War in German films of the Weimar Period (1919-1933)''. Amsterdam University Press, 2003. * Prawer, S.S. ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933''. Berghahn Books, 2007. * Schildgen, Rachel A. ''More Than A Dream: Rediscovering the Life and Films of Vilma Banky''. 1921 PVG Publishing, 2010.

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* 1893 births 1930 deaths German art directors Film directors from Berlin 20th-century German Jews 20th-century German people German silent film directors {{Germany-film-director-stub