Father Brown

Father Brown ( German: "father", a literal translation from English, the original Father Brown ) is a fictional character that was invented by GK Chesterton.

The in German-speaking conventionally known especially through the films with Heinz Rühmann, use of the term " Father " is actually wrong, as this is the standard for regular priests salutation. Brown, however, is a secular priest, would be the correct official salutation in German " Reverend ". In the English-speaking world, however, is not so strictly differentiated, and secular priests are addressed as " Father".

  • 3.1 Film Music
  • 3.2 DVD
  • 3.3 Audiobook
  • 3.4 radio play
  • 4.1 Complete translation by Hans Wilhelm Haefs
  • 4.2 Further issues (selection)
  • 4.3 Fictional biographies of Father Brown
  • 4.4 secondary literature

Chesterton's stories

Between 1910 and 1935, forty-nine stories appeared about Chesterton Father Brown, first in magazines and then summarized in the following five volumes:

1 1911 Father Brown simplicity (The Innocence of Father Brown )

2, 1914, Father Brown Wisdom ( The Wisdom of Father Brown )

3 1926 Father Brown Disbelief (The Incredulity of Father Brown)

4 1927 Father Brown Mystery ( The Secret of Father Brown )

5 1935 Father Brown scandal (The Scandal of Father Brown )

For "The Scandal Of Father Brown " contains the date 1929. Source for this is the English " Penguin Crime Fiction " series, published in the 1970s by Julian Symons. Chesterton 's biographer John Sullivan are, however, to 1935, which coincides with the first appearance data of the stories in various magazines 1932-1935.

As more stories there is the two-part story within a story in Volume 4 and "The Donnington Affair ", whose plot was written in 1914 by Sir Max Pemberton and then submitted aka Father Brown GK Chesterton to the solution.

The German title of the books differ in various translators and publishers to Publishing. German translator of the stories were, among others Clarisse Meitner, Norbert Miller and Alfred P. Zeller. A very close written on the original English translation by Hans Wilhelm Haefs appeared in five volumes from 1991 in Zurich Haffmans Verlag. This edition was included for the first time, all 50 Father Brown stories with the exception of " Father Brown and the Midas mask ", in the translation of Carl Koch appeared in German in 2004. Again, introduced by Haefs retaining the English salutation Father has been adopted.

Characteristic of the figure

Father Brown is an English Catholic priest who solves crimes as a hobby. He achieves this by she identified with the perpetrators, while the crime commits himself, as he says. But He is less interested extradite criminals of earthly justice, but he will lead them to God; a voluntary confession of the perpetrator is enough for him. It does not matter to him what office held this person.

It is difficult to derive from Chesterton's stories, a detailed description and biography of Father Brown. His first name starts with a " J" (The Eye of Apollo ); he is described as small and stocky, with a large head. " His hat surrounded his round face like a halo. " ( In: The Mirror of the judge ). His eyes are gray ( Hammer of God). Father Brown has few relatives: a sister and a niece, Elizabeth " Betty " Fane ( The worst crime in the world). He grew up in Essex ( The Village Vampire) and studied in Oxford at the ( fictional) Mandeville College ( The Crime of Communists ). As a chaplain, he worked for a time in a prison in Chicago ( The machine error). Apparently, Brown has held several pastorates in the course of time, be mentioned:

  • The parish " Cobhole " in Essex ( The God of the Gongs, etc.)
  • The London parish of St. Dominic (The Garden of the judge and others)
  • The small village of " Bohun Beacon " ( The Hammer of God)
  • Scarborough ( The Absence of Mr. Glass)

He was also active as a missionary in South America ( The Resurrection of Father Brown ).

Most of the stories take place in England, but some in other countries:

  • USA ( The error of the machine, the arrow from the sky)
  • Not a particular country on the northern coast of South America ( The Resurrection of Father Brown )
  • France ( The Hidden Garden, The Duel of Dr. Hirsch)
  • Italy ( The Paradise of Thieves )
  • Mexico ( Father Brown scandal )
  • Germany ( in "Holy Waldstein " in The Tale of Father Brown / Father Brown tales ).

Brown's only friend is a former thief trick Hercule Flambeau ( The wrong shape ), which, converted by Brown, is the private investigator and eventually sets ( Father Brown Mystery ) to rest in a castle in Spain. Flambeau real name is Duroc.

Incidentally, there is a real role model for Father Brown: Father John O'Connor of St. Custherberts, Bradford. He was the pastor, who led Chesterton's conversion to the Catholic faith; Chesterton honored him with Volume 4 of his stories ( The Secret of Father Brown ). Further criminal skills O'Connors, however, are not known.

Films

The first film adaptation of the tales of Gilbert Keith Chesterton was born in 1934 with Walter Connolly in the title role. Directed by Edward Sedgwick. Another film version was then in 1954 in Britain. Robert Hamer made ​​the film Father Brown (English: The strange ways of the Father Brown ) based on the story " The Blue Cross". The main role was played by Alec Guinness, the soundtrack Georges Auric wrote. This version is generally regarded as the most successful of the many film adaptations.

In 1960 Germany Helmut Ashley turned to Heinz Riihmann as Father Brown, the successful movie Black Sheep. In 1962 came the sequel, he 's can not be directed by Axel von Ambesser also with Heinz Rühmann. For both films, written by the German composer Martin Böttcher music. In these films is " Father Brown ", an Irish clergyman.

The resulting 1968 German -French- Italian co-production The Adventures of Cardinal Brown (again with Heinz Rühmann, this time in color) no longer depended on Chesterton template.

1966-1972 showed the German television series about a Father Brown by Josef Meinrad in the lead role. The cover of the double DVD includes the following information below: " Father Brown. The 1966-72 series produced in Austria by Josef Meinrad as ' Father Brown ' adheres closely to the detective stories of English author GK Chesterton. With skills as sleuths English, Catholic priest Brown solves mysterious crimes - but what causes rather little enthusiasm from his superiors. He is assisted here by Guido Wieland as Inspector Smith (and of course by God ). Father Brown's method is to empathize with the offender by committing the crime himself mentally. When transferring the offender is less about earthly justice, as a matter to lead them to God. The episode salad for the Colonel is unfortunately received only in part. This was included as an extra. "

In 1974, a 13-part British television series starring Kenneth More.

John Llewellyn Moxey 1979 turned an American television film Father Brown can not be bluffing ( Sanctuary of Fear ), which sets the pastor of England in the Manhattan of the present and let him solve a case in the manner of a Perry Mason. The story is based on any literary models Chesterton.

Launched in 2003, the German television series Pastor Brown is loosely based on the character of Father Brown. The Bavarian minister Guido Brown solves the first of the cases, a murder on the fictional island Nordersand. Brown is represented by Ottfried Fischer. Composer Martin Böttcher was commissioned to compose a theme song for this series, thematically inspired by the the two movies with Heinz Rühmann.

Since the summer of 2012, the British television station BBC produced a crime drama about Father Brown. The television series Father Brown - Always a bit ahead will be shown on BBC One in the previous two season since January 2013 with a total of 20 episodes. In the title given figure Mark Williams is seen.

Media

Film Music

  • " Thriller music by Martin Böttcher " - BSC 307.6518.2 (music from the two movies with Heinz Rühmann )
  • " The Film Music of Georges Auric " - CHAN 9774 ( Contains also a Father Brown Suite from the film by Robert Hamer )
  • " Pastor Brown and others ... " Colosseum - CST 8092.2 (Music from the TV series with Ottfried Fischer)

DVD

  • Black Sheep (1960 )
  • He can not leave 's (1962 )
  • The Adventures of Cardinal Brown (1967 )
  • Father Brown. Double DVD set: The " first two " seasons (12 episodes ), ARD. ( 1966). Black and white. Extra: Episode 11 (Fragment)

Audiobook

  • " The simplicity of Father Brown / The Invisible Man", 1 CD, Litraton - ISBN 3894695072
  • " Father Brown and the Curse of the Golden Cross", 1 CD, Universal - ISBN 3829111282

Unabridged readings on the basis of new translations of Hans Wilhem Haefs (Speaker: Michael Schwarzmaier ):

  • " Father Brown simplicity, Vol 1", 2 CDs, 2010 cc -live, Sales: steinbach speaking books - ISBN 9783869740102
  • " Father Brown simplicity, Vol 2", 2 CDs, 2010 cc -live, Sales: steinbach speaking books - ISBN 9783869740164
  • " Father Brown simplicity, Vol 3", 2 CDs, 2010 cc -live, Sales: steinbach speaking books - ISBN 9783869740263
  • " Father Brown simplicity, Vol 4", 2 CDs, 2010, cc -live, Sales: steinbach speaking books - ISBN 9783869740270
  • " Father Brown Wisdom, Vol 1", 2 CDs, 2010 cc -live, Sales: steinbach speaking books - ISBN 9783869740508
  • " Father Brown Wisdom, Vol 2", 2 CDs, 2010, cc -live, Sales: steinbach speaking books - ISBN 9783869740515
  • " Father Brown Wisdom, Vol 3", 2 CDs, 2010, cc -live, Sales: steinbach speaking books - ISBN 9783869740522
  • " Father Brown Wisdom, Vol 4", 2 CDs, 2010 cc -live, Sales: steinbach speaking books - ISBN 9783869740539
  • "Father Brown's disbelief, Vol 1", 2 CDs, 2011 cc -live, Sales: steinbach speaking books - ISBN 9783869740737
  • "Father Brown's disbelief, Vol 2", 2 CDs, 2011 cc -live, Sales: steinbach speaking books - ISBN 9783869740744
  • "Father Brown's disbelief, Vol 3", 2 CDs, 2011, cc -live, Sales: steinbach speaking books - ISBN 9783869740751
  • "Father Brown's disbelief, Vol 4", 2 CDs, 2011 cc -live, Sales: steinbach speaking books - ISBN 9783869740768
  • " Father Brown mystery, Vol 1", 2 CDs, 2011 cc -live, Sales: steinbach speaking books - ISBN 9783942416863
  • " Father Brown mystery, Vol 2", 2 CDs, 2011 cc -live, Sales: steinbach speaking books - ISBN 9783942416870
  • " Father Brown mystery, Vol 3", 2 CDs, 2011 cc -live, Sales: steinbach speaking books - ISBN 9783942416887
  • " Father Brown mystery, Vol 4", 2 CDs, 2011 cc -live, Sales: steinbach speaking books - ISBN 9783942416894

Radioplay

In addition to individual radio plays according to Father Brown stories following series were produced:

  • ORF 1993 Editing: Leo Brown, Klaus Gmeiner
  • Director: Klaus Gmeiner
  • Starring: Narrator: Karl Walter Diess (1 ), Gert Westphal (2-3)
  • Father Brown: Gustl Weishappel
  • MDR / RBB / SWR 2005 Editing: Ulrich Griebel
  • Music: Stephen King
  • Director: Klaus Zippel
  • Starring: Narrator: Jürgen Holtz
  • Father Brown: Horst Bollmann
  • Flambeau: Herbert Fritsch

( The storytellers were released as a CD in bookstores. )

  • Maritim 2004 - Editing: Daniela Wakonigg
  • Music: Martin Böttcher
  • Starring: Father Brown: Volker Brandt
  • Flambeau: Peer Augustinski (3 ), Hans -Georg Panczak (5 - )

( The storytellers were released as a CD in bookstores. )

Style (manner of address) Das schwarze Schaf Mark Williams (actor) Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg Hans-Georg Panczak
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