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The Kaiser Of California
''Der Kaiser von Kalifornien'' (English: ''The Emperor of California''), is a 1936 film that was the first western film made in Nazi Germany. Some exterior scenes were shot on location in the United States at Sedona, Arizona, the Grand Canyon and at Death Valley in California. Plot The film follows the life story of Johann Augustus Sutter, the owner of Sutter's Mill, famous as the birthplace of the great California Gold Rush of 1849. However much of the story re-writes the actual history of Sutter. While the basic story of Sutter's life is retained, the producers inserted some notable changes reflecting the political environment of the film's creation: though Sutter was a Swiss-German, the film emphasizes his German ethnicity, and though he changed his name to John when he came to the United States, throughout the film he retains the name Johann. The film opposes the "easy" money of gold-digging with the wealth and values created by hard work, as the gold rush eventually dest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Trenker
Luis Trenker (born Alois Franz Trenker, 4 October 1892 – 13 April 1990) was a South Tyrolean film producer, director, writer, actor, architect, Mountaineering, alpinist, and Bobsleigh, bobsledder. Biography Early life Alois Franz Trenker was born on 4 October 1892 in Urtijëi, County of Tyrol, Tyrol (german: link=no, St. Ulrich in Gröden, it, Ortisei) in the Austria-Hungary, Austro-Hungarian Empire (in present-day northern Italy). His father Jacob Trenker was a painter from North Tyrol, and his mother Karolina (''née'' Demetz) was from Urtijëi in Val Gardena. He grew up speaking two languages: German, the language of his father, and Ladin language, Ladin, the language of his mother. He attended the local primary school from 1898 to 1901, and then attended the Josefinum in Bolzano in 1902 and 1903. From 1903 to 1905, he attended the arts and crafts school in Bolzano, where he developed his skills as a woodcarver. In 1912, he entered the Realschule in Innsbruck, where he stud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Der Verlorene Sohn
''The Prodigal Son'' (German: ''Der verlorene Sohn'') is a 1934 German drama film directed by Luis Trenker and starring Trenker, Maria Andergast and Bertl Schultes.Hake p.142 A South Tyrolean immigrates to New York City, but ultimately finding the U.S. is not for him, returns to his home village. It was made by the German branch of Universal Pictures. Cast * Luis Trenker as Tonio Feuersinger * Maria Andergast as Barbl Gudauner * Bertl Schultes as Barbl's father * Marian Marsh as Lilian Williams * F.W. Schröder-Schrom as Mr. Williams * Jimmie Fox as Hobby * Paul Henckels as the Teacher * Eduard Köck as Tonio's father * Melanie Horeschowsky as Rosina Unverdorben * Emmerich Albert, Hans Jamnig, and Luis Gerold as Lumberjacks * Lore Schuetzendorf as Rauhnacht maiden * Lucie Euler Lucie is the French and Czech form of the female name Lucia. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Lucie Ahl, British tennis player * Lucie Arnaz, American actress * Lucie Aubrac, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcella Albani
Marcella Albani (born Ida Fidalma Angela Maranca; 7 December 1899 – 11 May 1959), was an Italian actress and writer. Although largely forgotten today, Albani was an idol of European cinema in the 1920s, and appeared in 50 films between 1919 and 1936 in 5 different countries. Biography Ida Fidalma Angela Maranca was born on 7 December 1899 (some sources say 11 December 1899) to Ezelino Maranca and Adele Maranca (née Masini). She had one sister, Ione Maranca.https://www.myheritage.com/names/ida_maranca Shortly after completing her exams at school, Maranca was discovered by the actor, director, and screenwriter Guido Parisch. Maranca took on the stage name Marcella Albani and she made her film debut in ''L'amplesso della morte'' (1919), directed by Parisch. Parisch would go on to direct most of Albani's early filmography. In 1923, Albani and Parisch traveled to Berlin, and Albani made her German film debut in ''Im Rausch der Leidenschaft'' (1923), which she also produced, follo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Zesch-Ballot
Hans Zesch-Ballot (20 May 1896 – 1 September 1972) was a German film actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lite ....Goble p.255 Filmography References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1896 births 1972 deaths Actors from Dresden German male film actors 20th-century German male actors {{Germany-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernhard Minetti
Bernhard Theodor Henry Minetti (26 January 1905 – 12 October 1998) was a German actor. He appeared in 50 films between 1931 and 1996 but is mostly known for his distinguished stage career. Selected filmography *''The Murderer Dimitri Karamazov'' (1930) as Ivan Karamazov *'' Berlin-Alexanderplatz'' (1931) as Reinhold *''Joan of Arc'' (1935) as a bailiff * ''My Life for Maria Isabella'' (1935) as Von Hackenberg * '' Der Kaiser von Kalifornien'' (1936) as the stranger * ''Alarm in Peking'' (1937) as Tu-Hang * ''By a Silken Thread'' (1938) as Dr. Heinrich Breuer * '' Secret Code LB 17'' (1938) as Club Manager Bjelinski * ''Woman Without a Past'' (1939) as Igor Costa * ''Robert Koch'' (1939) as Göhrte the exorcist *''Friedrich Schiller – The Triumph of a Genius'' (1940) as Franz Moor * ''The Eternal Spring'' (1940) as Wolfgang Lusinger *'' The Rothschilds'' (1940) as Fouché * '' Tiefland'' (1954) as Don Sebastian, Marquis de Roccabruna * '' It'' (1966) as Customer *''The Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elise Aulinger
Elise Aulinger (11 December 1881 – 12 February 1965) was a German stage, radio and film actress. Selected filmography * ''The Favourite of the Queen'' (1922) * ''Martin Luther'' (1923) * ''What the Stones Tell'' (1925) * ''The Seventh Son'' (1926) * '' Behind Monastery Walls'' (1928) * ''The Love Express'' (1931) * ''S.A.-Mann Brand'' (1933) * '' Marriage Strike'' (1935) * '' Der Kaiser von Kalifornien'' (1936) * '' The Three Around Christine'' (1936) * '' Travelling People'' (1938) * '' Three Wonderful Days'' (1939) * '' The Right to Love'' (1939) * ''The Eternal Spring'' (1940) * '' Krambambuli'' (1940) * '' The Fire Devil'' (1940) * ''Wunschkonzert'' (1940) * '' The Sinful Village'' (1940) * '' Anuschka'' (1942) * ''The Little Residence'' (1942) * ''A Salzburg Comedy'' (1943) * '' Gaspary's Sons'' (1948) * ''I'll Never Forget That Night'' (1949) * ''Madonna in Chains'' (1949) * ''The Violin Maker of Mittenwald'' (1950) * ''Hanna Amon'' (1951) * '' Border Post 58'' (1951) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karli Zwingmann
Karli may refer to: Places * Karlı, Ardanuç, village in Turkey *Karli-Eli, historical name of a region in Greece * Karlı, Vezirköprü, village in Turkey *Karli, Koper, settlement in Slovenia *Karli, India, village in India *Karla Caves, a complex of ancient Buddhist Indian rock-cut architecture cave shrines * Karlı, Çan * Karlı, Keşan Other *Eupithecia karli, moth family *Karli (name) See also *Karly *Karri (other) Karri may refer to the following: Places * Karri, Iran, a village in Iran *Karri forest, a forest type found in Australia Species * Pterostylis karri, species of orchid * Eucalyptus diversicolor, commonly known as the karri, is a eucalypt People ... {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Werner Kunig
Werner may refer to: People * Werner (name), origin of the name and people with this name as surname and given name Fictional characters * Werner (comics), a German comic book character * Werner Von Croy, a fictional character in the ''Tomb Raider'' series * Werner von Strucker, a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe * Werner, a fictional character in '' Darwin's Soldiers'' * Werner Ziegler, a fictional character from tv show Better Call Saul Geography *Werner, West Virginia * Mount Werner, a mountain that includes the Steamboat Ski Resort, in the Park Range of Colorado * Werner (crater), a crater in the south-central highlands of the Moon * Werner projection, an equal-area map projection preserving distances along parallels, central meridian and from the North pole Companies * Carsey-Werner, an American television and film production studio * Werner Enterprises, a Nebraska-based trucking company * Werner Co., a manufacturer of ladders * Werner Motors, an early aut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viktoria Von Ballasko
Viktoria von Ballasko (24 January 1909, Vienna – 10 May 1976, Berlin) was an Austrian actress. She was born Viktoria Maria Franziska Ballasko. Partial filmography * ''Der Kaiser von Kalifornien'' (1936) - Anna, seine Frau * ''Kinderarzt Dr. Engel'' (1936) - Maria Winkler * '' Ball at the Metropol'' (1937) - Gertrude Selle * '' The Citadel of Warsaw'' (1937) - Anna Lasotzka * '' The Marriage Swindler'' (1938) - Marianne, seine Tochter * ''Schwarzfahrt ins Glück'' (1938) - Privatsekretärin Trude Holm * '' A Prussian Love Story'' (1938) - Prinzessin Auguste - ihre Tochter * ''Die Geliebte'' (1939) - Therese * '' Mann für Mann'' (1939) - Else Zügel * ''Robert Koch'' (1939) - Schwester Else * ''Kennwort Machin'' (1939) - Marie-Henriette Borb, genannt Mette * ''Krambambuli'' (1940) - Anna Sonnleitner * ''Herz geht vor Anker'' (1940) - Hanna Peters * '' Im Schatten des Berges'' (1940) - Veronica Zumtobel * ''The Girl from Fano'' (1941) - Ipkes Frau Angens * ''Heimaterde'' (1941 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid digital subscribers. It also is a producer of popular podcasts such as '' The Daily''. Founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones, it was initially published by Raymond, Jones & Company. The ''Times'' has won 132 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any newspaper, and has long been regarded as a national " newspaper of record". For print it is ranked 18th in the world by circulation and 3rd in the U.S. The paper is owned by the New York Times Company, which is publicly traded. It has been governed by the Sulzberger family since 1896, through a dual-class share structure after its shares became publicly traded. A. G. Sulzberger, the paper's publisher and the company's chairman, is the fifth generation of the family to head the pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
68th Venice International Film Festival
The 68th annual Venice International Film Festival was held in Venice, Italy between 31 August and 10 September 2011. American film director Darren Aronofsky was announced as the Head of the Jury. American actor and film director Al Pacino was presented with the Glory to the Film-maker award on 4 September, prior to the premiere of his upcoming film '' Wilde Salomé''. Marco Bellocchio was awarded with the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in September. The festival opened with the American film ''The Ides of March'', directed by George Clooney, and closed with ''Damsels in Distress'' by Whit Stillman. Juries The international juries of the 68th Venice International Film Festival were composed as follows: Main competition (Venezia 68) * Darren Aronofsky, American director, jury president * Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Finnish visual artist and filmmaker * David Byrne, British musician * Todd Haynes, American director * Mario Martone, Italian director * Alba Rohrwacher, Italian actress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foreign Film
World cinema is a term in film theory that refers to films made outside of the American motion picture industry, particularly those in opposition to the aesthetics and values of commercial American cinema.Nagib, Lúcia. "Towards a positive definition of world cinema." ''Remapping world cinema: Identity, culture and politics in film'' (2006): 30-37. The Third Cinema of Latin America and various national cinemas are commonly identified as part of world cinema. The term has been criticized for Americentrism and for ignoring the diversity of different cinematic traditions around the world. Types World cinema has an unofficial implication of films with "artistic value" as opposed to "Hollywood commercialism." Foreign language films are often grouped with "art house films" and other independent films in DVD stores, cinema listings etc. Unless dubbed into one's native language, foreign language films played in English-speaking regions usually have English subtitles. Few films of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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