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Edith Posca
Edith Posca (1892–1931) was a German stage and film actress.A New History of German Cinema p.106 The wife of director Lupu Pick, she appeared as the leading lady in a number of his silent era productions. Selected filmography * ''City in View'' (1920) * '' Marionettes of Desire'' (1920) * ''The Forbidden Way'' (1920) * ''Nobody Knows'' (1920) * '' Nights of Terror'' (1921) * ''Shattered'' (1921) * ''To the Ladies' Paradise'' (1922) * '' The House Without Laughter'' (1923) * ''New Year's Eve In the Gregorian calendar, New Year's Eve, also known as Old Year's Day or Saint Sylvester's Day in many countries, is the evening or the entire day of the last day of the year, on 31 December. The last day of the year is commonly referred to ...'' (1924) References Bibliography * Jennifer M. Kapczynski & Michael D. Richardson. ''A New History of German Cinema''. Boydell & Brewer, 2014. External links * 1892 births 1931 suicides German film actresses 1931 deaths Suicides in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Empire
The German Empire (),Herbert Tuttle wrote in September 1881 that the term "Reich" does not literally connote an empire as has been commonly assumed by English-speaking people. The term literally denotes an empire – particularly a hereditary empire led by an emperor, although has been used in German to denote the Roman Empire because it had a weak hereditary tradition. In the case of the German Empire, the official name was , which is properly translated as "German Empire" because the official position of head of state in the constitution of the German Empire was officially a "presidency" of a confederation of German states led by the King of Prussia who would assume "the title of German Emperor" as referring to the German people, but was not emperor of Germany as in an emperor of a state. –The German Empire" ''Harper's New Monthly Magazine''. vol. 63, issue 376, pp. 591–603; here p. 593. also referred to as Imperial Germany, the Second Reich, as well as simply Germany, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nobody Knows (1920 Film)
''Nobody Knows'' (german: Niemand weiß es) is a 1920 German silent drama film directed by Lupu Pick and starring Pick, Eduard Rothauser and Edith Posca.Bock & Bergfelder p. 275 Cast * Lupu Pick as Richter * Eduard Rothauser as Brendes * Edith Posca as Helene Brendes * Melitta Ferrow as Gerda * Johannes Riemann as Jörn * Meinhart Maur as Ein Gast * Fritz Beckmann as Amtsdiener * Sophie Pagay Sophie Berg Pagay (22 April 1860 – 23 January 1937) was an Austrian stage and film actress, born in Brünn, Austria-Hungary. She began acting as a child, and went to Berlin to perform on stage in 1887. She married actor Hans Pagay. Selecte ... as Wirtschafterin References Bibliography * Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009. External links * 1920 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Lupu Pick German black-and-white films 1920s German films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Film Actresses
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1931 Suicides
Events January * January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics. * January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa. * January 22 – Sir Isaac Isaacs is sworn in as the first Australian-born Governor-General of Australia. * January 25 – Mohandas Gandhi is again released from imprisonment in India. * January 27 – Pierre Laval forms a government in France. February * February 4 – Soviet leader Joseph Stalin gives a speech calling for rapid industrialization, arguing that only strong industrialized countries will win wars, while "weak" nations are "beaten". Stalin states: "We are fifty or a hundred years behind the advanced countries. We must make good this distance in ten years. Either we do it, or they will crush us." The first five-year plan in the Soviet Union is intensified, for the industrialization and collectivization of agriculture. * February 10 – O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1892 Births
Year 189 ( CLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Silanus and Silanus (or, less frequently, year 942 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 189 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Plague (possibly smallpox) kills as many as 2,000 people per day in Rome. Farmers are unable to harvest their crops, and food shortages bring riots in the city. China * Liu Bian succeeds Emperor Ling, as Chinese emperor of the Han Dynasty. * Dong Zhuo has Liu Bian deposed, and installs Emperor Xian as emperor. * Two thousand eunuchs in the palace are slaughtered in a violent purge in Luoyang, the capital of Han. By topic Arts and sciences * Galen publishes his ''"Treatise on the various temperaments"'' (aka ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Year's Eve (1924 Film)
''New Year's Eve'' (german: Sylvester: Tragödie einer Nacht) is a 1924 German silent ''Kammerspielfilm'' directed by Lupu Pick and written by Carl Mayer. It was filmed in 1923 and premiered in Berlin on 4 January 1924. The film is known to be one of the earliest examples of a kammerspielfilm and was innovative in its extensive use of "entfesselte Kamera", using tracking and gliding techniques as opposed to keeping the camera stationary. Like Pick's previous films, ''New Year's Eve'' does not use intertitles. Plot A man is celebrating New Year's Eve with his wife and his mother, who are at odds with one another. As the evening progresses, the rivalry between the two women increases to an open hatred that eventually escalates into a big fight. The man assumes no position in favor of either woman and instead chooses to flee from the conflict. Cast * Eugen Klöpfer as Der Mann * Edith Posca as Die Frau * Frida Richard as Die Mutter * Karl Harbacher Karl Harbacher (1879–194 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The House Without Laughter
''The House Without Laughter'' (German: ''Das Haus ohne Lachen'') is a 1923 German silent drama film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert A. Dietrich. Cast In alphabetical order *Theodor Burghardt *Rudolf Del Zopp as servant *Henrik Galeen as William Blent * Paul Gunther *Egon Kleyersburg *Adelheid Mannstedt *Harry Nestor as Lester *Maria Peterson as cook *Edith Posca as Enid White *Mathilde Sussin Mathilde Sussin (21 September 1876 – 2 August 1943) was an Austrian actress. Sussin was born in Vienna into a Jewish family and died in 1943 at Theresienstadt concentration camp in Czechoslovakia. Selected filmography * '' The Black Tulip Fe ... as William's wife References External links * Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Gerhard Lamprecht German silent feature films UFA GmbH films German black-and-white films 1923 drama films Silent German drama films 1920s German films {{Germany-silen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To The Ladies' Paradise
''To the Ladies' Paradise'' (German: ''Zum Paradies der Damen'') is a 1922 German silent film directed by Lupu Pick.Taylor p.182 It is based on the 1883 novel ''Au Bonheur des Dames'' by Emile Zola. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert A. Dietrich. Cast * Edith Posca * Lupu Pick * Harry Nestor * Walter Brügmann * Mathilde Sussin * Hermann Picha * Olga Limburg * Leopold von Ledebur Leopold von Ledebur (18 May 1876 – 22 August 1955) was a German stage and film actor. Selected filmography * '' Carmen'' (1918) * ''The Serenyi'' (1918) * ''Midnight'' (1918) * ''The Foolish Heart'' (1919) * ''The Golden Lie'' (1919) * '' Th ... References Bibliography * Taylor, Richard. ''The BFI companion to Eastern European and Russian cinema''. BFI Publishing, 2000. External links * 1922 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Lupu Pick German silent feature films German black-and-white films Films based on works by Émile Zola Films set in d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shattered (1921 Film)
''Shattered'' (german: Scherben) is a 1921 German silent Kammerspielfilm directed by Lupu Pick, written by Carl Mayer, and is considered to be the earliest example of the kammerspielfilm. Plot Set during the winter, the story tells the tale of a track checker and his family who live a monotonous and poverty-stricken life next to a railway line. They receive a telegram announcing the arrival of the section inspector, who is to live with the family.Review, synopsis and link to watch the film: Cast * Werner Krauss as the track checker * Edith Posca as the track checker's daughter * Hermine Straßmann-Witt as the track checker's wife * Paul Otto as the section inspector * Lupu Pick Lupu Pick (2 January 1886 – 7 March 1931) was a German actor, film director, producer, and screenwriter of the silent era. He appeared in 50 films between 1910 and 1928. Born in Romania, Pick's father was a Jewish Austrian,Hans Morgenst ... as Reisender External links * * * Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nights Of Terror (1921 Film)
''Nights of Terror'' (German: ''Grausige Nächte'') is a 1921 German silent horror film directed by Lupu Pick and starring Edith Posca, Alfred Abel and Arnold Korff.Kreimeier p.143 The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert A. Dietrich. Cast * Edith Posca as Verlobte * Alfred Abel as Frank Cunning * Arnold Korff as Consul George Whist * Adele Sandrock as Old Worrit * Paula Eberty Paula or PAULA may refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Paula, in video game '' EarthBound'' * Paula, in ''The Larry Sanders Show'' * Paula Campbell (''EastEnders''), in 2003 Film and television * ''Paula'' (1915 film), a s ... as Polly, the Consul's maid * Paul Walker as Roddy * Waldemar Pottier as Jonny, Evelyne's son References Bibliography * Kreimeier, Klaus. ''The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918-1945''. University of California Press, 1999. External links * 1921 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Forbidden Way
''The Forbidden Way'' (german: Der verbotene Weg) is a 1920 German silent film directed by Henrik Galeen and starring Lupu Pick, John Gottowt, and Edith Posca Edith Posca (1892–1931) was a German stage actress, stage and film actress.A New History of German Cinema p.106 The wife of director Lupu Pick, she appeared as the leading lady in a number of his silent era productions. Selected filmography * ' ....Bock & Bergfelder p. 146 Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1920 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Henrik Galeen German black-and-white films 1920s German films {{1920s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constituent states, Berlin is surrounded by the State of Brandenburg and contiguous with Potsdam, Brandenburg's capital. Berlin's urban area, which has a population of around 4.5 million, is the second most populous urban area in Germany after the Ruhr. The Berlin-Brandenburg capital region has around 6.2 million inhabitants and is Germany's third-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr and Rhine-Main regions. Berlin straddles the banks of the Spree, which flows into the Havel (a tributary of the Elbe) in the western borough of Spandau. Among the city's main topographical features are the many lakes in the western and southeastern boroughs formed by the Spree, Havel and Dahme, the largest of which is Lake Müggelsee. Due to its l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
