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SPIONE Retrospektive Production Design + Film 55. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin 2005 SPIONE Retrospektive Production Design + Film Nach dem Achselzucken, das Fritz Lang mit sei- tolle und reichlich verschlungene Jagd, ein Mini- SPIONE nem problematischen METROPOLIS beim größten ster wird erschossen, Geheimakte verschwinden, Deutschland 1927/28. ø Regie: Fritz Lang. Teil der deutschen Kritik gefunden hat, scheint er Geheimverträge werden gestohlen, es gibt Ver- seinerseits sich ebenfalls mit einem Achselzucken folgungen und Zusammenstöße, verblüffende Bauten: Otto Hunte, Karl Vollbrecht. unbekümmert in einen handfesten Kriminal- Verwicklungen und verblüffende Aufklärungen, schund geworfen zu haben nach den im DR. Verkleidungen und Listen und Tücken, tödliche Drehbuch: Fritz Lang, Thea von Harbou, nach MABUSE bewährten Motiven und Rezepten. Der Neckereien und mörderische Witze. Daß eine der dem gleichnamigen Roman von Thea von Film, der gestern abend im Ufa-Palast am Zoo Helferinnen des geheimnisvollen mächtigen Man- Harbou. ø Kamera: Fritz Arno Wagner. ø Kamera- seine Premiere erlebte, scheint im Manuskript sich nes sich in den jungen, frischen, kühnen, muti- Assistenz: Konstantin Irmen-Tschet. ø Musik: stark an Mabuse gelehnt zu haben, dem Roman gen, hübschen Agenten verliebt und ihn aus allen Werner Richard Heymann. ø Dirigent der Urauf- Norbert Jacques’. Wie dort im Hintergrunde von Fährnissen rettet, statt ihn auftragsgemäß zu führung: Artur Guttmann. merkwürdigen und verhängnisvollen Begeben- erledigen, verwickelt das Durcheinander auf das heiten ein genialer Verbrecher mit Situationen prickelndste. Daß historische Tragödien eingefügt Darsteller: Rudolf Klein-Rogge (Haghi) ø Gerda und Menschen hantiert, so hantiert hier ein ähn- und variiert sind, wie die Ermordung Rathenaus Maurus (Sonja Barranikowa) ø Lien Deyers licher genialer Verbrecher in ähnlicher Weise. und die Affäre des Obersten Redl, ist höchst inte- (Kitty) ø Louis Ralph (Morrier) ø Craighall Sherry Hinter einem phantastischen Tische mit Tele- ressant. (Polizeichef Jason) ø Willy Fritsch (Nr. 326/Der phonen, Signalapparaten und geheimnisvollen Das alles ist mit einer großen Virtuosität Detektiv) ø Paul Hörbiger (Franz, Chauffeur), Vorrichtungen sitzt er, in der Maske Lenins, ein gemacht, über zwei Stunden lang lief der Film, Hertha von Walther (Lady Leslane) ø Lupu Pick Tuch über den Knien, hinter sich stets eine Kran- eine gewissenhafte und sorgfältige Arbeit. Wenn in (Masimoto) ø Fritz Rasp (Oberst Jellusic) ø Julius kenschwester, gelähmt zwar, aber ein mächtiger einem Tunnel der letzte Wagen des D-Zuges abge- Falkenstein (Hotelmanager) ø Georg John (Zug- und unheimlicher Regent von mächtigen und hängt wird, in welchem der junge Agent sich führer) ø Paul Rehkopf (Strolch) ø Hermann unheimlichen Banden, ganz wie jener Mabuse. befindet und ein Gegenzug, in welchem sich jene Vallentin ø Grete Berger. Überall hat er seine Hände, überall hat er seine junge Dame befindet, auf diesen Wagen rast, so ist Helfer, überall sind seine Blicke, er hört alles, er das vorzüglich gemacht. Und wenn am Schlusse Produktion: Fritz Lang-Film GmbH, Berlin für sieht alles, er weiß alles. Gegen ihn kämpft, jung, die Belagerung des Bankhauses beginnt, in dem Universum-Film AG (Ufa), Berlin. ø Produzent: frisch, mutig, kühn, hübsch, ein junger Geheim- der Verbrecher wohnt, hinter verborgenen Wän- Fritz Lang. ø Drehzeit: Oktober 1927 – Februar agent. Zwischen diesen beiden dreht sich nun eine den, wenn Handgranaten, Revolver, Sauerstoff- 1928 (102 Tage). ø Drehort: Ufa-Atelier, Neu- babelsberg. ø Format: 35 mm, Schwarzweiß. ø Originallänge: 4364 m. ø Zensur: 1.) 21.3.1928, B. 18508, Jv. (4364 m); 2.) 3.4.1928, B. 18632, Jv. (4119 m). ø Uraufführung: 22.3.1928, Berlin, Ufa-Palast am Zoo. SPIONE Kopie: Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung, Wiesbaden, 4093,1 m/150 Min. bei 24 b/s. (Neu restaurierte Fassung). ø Das Originalnegativ ist unauffindbar, erhaltene Nitrokopien sind meist gekürzt und unterschiedlich geschnitten. Die am vollständigsten überlieferten Materialien sind eine Nitrokopie des Narodní Filmov´y Archiv, Prag sowie ein vom Gosfilmofond Moskau aufbe- wahrtes Dup-Negativ. Beide gehen auf das gleiche Negativ zurück. Dieses enthielt die originalen deutschen Blitztitel, die heute im Moskauer Material überliefert sind. Die komplexe Erzähl- struktur des Films ist hier mehr oder weniger erhalten, während jedoch der Stil durch Ein- stellungen minderwertiger Qualität stark beein- trächtigt wird. So fallen schwache schauspieleri- SPIONE sche Leistungen ebenso auf wie mißlungene Filmmuseum Berlin – Deutsche Kinemathek Retrospektive Production Design + Film 103 Kadrierungen und Kameraführung. An- flaschen, Stichflammen, Stahlbohrer, Steinbohrer, rounding the squared ring is filled with dancing schlußfehler zerstören die oft atemlose Montage. Giftgas arbeitet, so ist das zwar ähnlich wie die couples. And at one end of the room is he sup- Qualitativ höherwertige Einstellungen fanden Belagerung des Hauses von Mabuse, aber es ist posedly paralytic Haghi, who appears to have such sich in einer Nitrokopie der Cinémathèque wiederum vorzüglich gemacht. Ein virtuos hin- uncanny powers through the curious electrical Française, Paris, die von einem anderen Negativ geworfener Kriminalschund, mit vielen Längen contrivances in his office that he is able to keep stammt. Allerdings ist diese Fassung stark gekürzt, im ersten Teil, mit vielen Unklarheiten und track of all that he is going on in London and on und es fehlen viele Episoden. Bei diesem Material Verworrenheiten. Schauspielerisch bei weitem the Continent. To accomplish what he does he handelt es sich um eine kanadische Exportkopie, nicht so vorzüglich wie METROPOLIS. Klein- must have the help of several thousand spies and die vermutlich auf das US-Negativ zurückgeht. Rogge, dem getreulich wieder eine gespenstische a budget that would stagger a Hollywood producer. Eine ebenfalls gekürzte Nitrokopie, von einem Rolle übertragen wurde, gibt den geheimnisvollen When Sonja becomes phlegmatic in her search for dritten Kameranegativ gezogen, fand sich im mächtigen Mann, ohne eine unheimliche und the copies of the treaty. Herr Haghi picks up a tele- Filmarchiv Austria in Wien. Obwohl diese Kopie gespenstische Atmosphäre. Willy Fritsch ist sym- phone and in less time than it takes to write it he deutsche Zwischentitel enthält, die den Blitztiteln pathisch und nett. Lupu Pick spielt einen Japaner, has at his disposal another golden-haired, beauti- des Moskauer Materials entsprechen, stammt sie Rasp den Obersten, Gerda Maurus wird von den fully dressed creature. She finally fixes her atten- vom englischen Exportnegativ, was ein Vergleich gewalttätigen Händen Langs virtuos durch den tion, not on Tremaine, but on a Japanese named mit einer weiteren Nitrokopie von ScreenSound Film gejagt, Lien Deyers bringt ein süßes Gesicht. Dr. Masimoto, who pats himself on the back as Australia, Canberra ergab. In beiden Kopien fällt Die Musik von Heymann außerordentlich pak- being pretty wily, but who eventually discovers that die Qualität der Einstellungen auf, die die der kend. Herr Haghi is one too many for him, and so Dr. Pariser Kopie häufig übertrifft. Aufgrund ihrer Der Beifall war am Schlusse stürmisch, Thea Masimoto commits hari-kari. Länge und ihres exzellenten Zustands diente die von Harbou und Fritz Lang kamen mit den Haupt- Fritz Lang, producer of METROPOLIS, is Prager Kopie als Basis für die Restaurierung, wäh- darstellern vor den goldenen Vorhang. responsible for the direction of this production, rend die Kopien vom Filmarchiv Austria und von Hi. (Fred Hildenbrandt) in: Berliner Tageblatt, which is released in this country by Metro-Gold- ScreenSound Australia ihre problematischen Teile Nr. 142, 23.3.1928. wyn-Mayer. Mr. Lang permits his spy lovers to ersetzen. Einige fehlende Einstellungen konnten become ludicrously melodramatic, especially durch das Pariser Material ergänzt werden. SPIO- when Sonja finds Tremaine in a wrecked train NE wurde in den Jahren 2003 und 2004 von der Throughout the bewildering mass of scenes in the coach in a tunnel. It would seem that they would Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung restauriert. German production, SPIES, there is always some- kiss even if flames were darting at them from the L’immagine Ritrovata, Bologna führte die Kopier- thing to intrigue the eye despite the fact that it is wreckage, so glad are they to encounter each werksarbeiten aus. impossible to make head or tail of the story. Its other. Mr. Lang, however, handles his camera like Anke Wilkening, Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau- principal attributes are its excellent photography a wizard and it is presumed that he gave some Stiftung, Wiesbaden. and its cleverly designed scenic effects. Its episodes suggestions to the designers of the settings. It are like a nightmare. People turn up from other would have been a good idea, however, if Mr. Lang lands and match wits with the evil genius of had constructed his picture in a less muddled Haghi, who makes his headquarters in London. fashion, for after all a story counts for something. There are several nests of spies in this confused Rudolf Klein-Rogge makes himself cold, stern tale, and Sonja, a blonde with high cheekbones, and forbidding as Haghi. Gerda Maurus is capital falls desperately in love with a young man named as Sonja and Willy Fritsch does sterling work as Donald Tremaine, who is a member of a rival Tremaine, but he has not the same opportunity he clique. In one subtitle it is set forth that Sonja likes had in his other more important films. the young man so well because he looks like her Mordaunt Hall in: New York Times, 5.3.1929. brother, and in another bit of text it appears that Tremaine’s compatriots were responsible for the death of Sonja’s brother and father. Strange things happen in the course of this espionage adventure. There is a remarkable „shot“ of two pugilists in a ring, and it seems at the moment as if the man in the projection booth had made a mistake and put in a reel of another picture. But no, such is not the case. The camera draws back and one perceives the scene widen. The boxers go to their corners and the space sur- 104.
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