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The Merry-Go-Round (film)
''The Merry-Go-Round'' (German: ''Der Reigen'') is a 1920 German silent film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Asta Nielsen, Conrad Veidt and Eduard von Winterstein.Grange p.61 It was adapted from the 1897 play, ''La Ronde'' by Arthur Schnitzler. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Dreier. Plot Drama about street walker Elena who marries shop keeper Albert. When her former pimp Peter shows up, her life is ruined. She shoots him and poisons herself. However this film has nothing to do with Arthur Schnitzler! It is called Der Reigen in the original, whereas his play is Reigen. Veidt apparently made a statement to this effect. Cast * Asta Nielsen as Elena * Conrad Veidt as Petre Karvan * Eduard von Winterstein as Albert Peters * Irmgard Bern as Frau Peters * Theodor Loos as Fritz Peters * Loni Nest * Willi Schaeffers * Ilse von Tasso-Lind as Mutter * Hugo Döblin Hugo Döblin (29 October 1876 – 4 November 1960) was a German stage and film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Oswald
Richard Oswald (5 November 1880 – 11 September 1963) was an Austrian film director, producer, screenwriter, and father of German-American film director Gerd Oswald. Early career Richard Oswald, born in Vienna as Richard W. Ornstein, began his career as an actor on the Viennese stage. He made his film directorial debut at age 34 with ''The Iron Cross'' (1914) and worked a number of times for Jules Greenbaum. In 1916, Oswald set up his own production company in Germany, writing and directing most of his films himself. His pre-1920 efforts include such literary adaptations as ''The Picture of Dorian Gray'' (1917), '' Peer Gynt'' (1919), the once scandalous ''Different from the Others'' (1919) and ''Around the World in Eighty Days'' (1919). Oswald directed nearly 100 films. Some critics have suggested that Oswald was more prolific than talented, but such films as his horror film '' Unheimliche Geschichten'' (1932), produced by no less than Gabriel Pascal, would seem to refute thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |