Das Mirakel (1912 film)
- Maria Carmi: Madonna
- Douglas Payne Knight
- Ernst Matray: Minstrel
- Josef Klein: King
- Ernst Benzinger: Count the robber
- Agathe Barcesque: abbess
- Alfred King: Lame
- Theodore Rochol: Son of the King
- Marie of Radgy: The Old Messner
- Florence Winston: Megildis, nun
The miracle is a black and white silent film from the year 1912. Austrian- German co-production based on the stage play The Miracle of Karl Gustav Vollmoeller.
In the same year another film version of the substance was created under the title The Wonder Marie - An old legend.
Content
The plot is based on a medieval legend Marie, which can be found miraculorum in its original form in Caesarius of Heisterbach Dialogus. It is about the relationship of a young nun to the Virgin Mary. A bright young knight kidnapped the nun, for so the odyssey begins for several years, which is filled with numerous humiliations and great suffering. Meanwhile, represents the Virgin Mary the nun, providing their service in the monastery. When the nun finally returns broken and aged, replace Mary and they their roles. In contrast to medieval legend, this is the baby Jesus plays an important role. The Immaculate Conception is reinterpreted by the baby of the nun is accepted by the Blessed Virgin to the child instead.
Background
Given the overwhelming public success of the Singspiel template to Vollmoeller decided in 1912 to film the fabric. To this end, he revised the piece and cut the sequence of scenes from 4 to 2 hours. Following the performances in Vienna in September 1912, began filming in the vicinity of Vienna.
Max Reinhardt, who was to act as a director, had a falling out with the American producer Joseph unfit people, which is why the Frenchman Michel -Antoine Carre stepped in and directed.
The film had on 28 December 1912 in London, Covent Garden Royal Opera House world premiere. On February 13, 1913, the U.S. premiere followed in New York. It was only on May 15, 1914 was the German premiere in Berlin.
He had a length of four acts to 1459 meters, about 80 minutes.
The censorship of the Reich Film censorship on May 27, 1921 resulted in a reduction to then 1269 meters (about 70 minutes).
The film, which has been missing since the end of World War II, was a remarkable work of art for its time. For one, he was shot not in the studio but in different localities (castle, village, church, forest), on the other hand he came ( hand-colored ) in color and with sound ( live orchestra and choir ) in the cinemas. At each premiere, the premises have been provided as a theater piece with elaborate stage set.
Reception history and influence
The action story of the film is from the London World Premiere 1912 the U.S. premiere in 1913 and the Germany premiere in 1914. Thereafter, the film became a long seller, the primarily in Germany and Austria - Hungary during World War II from 1914 to 1918 and then again and again until the end of the twenties was shown. Given the global economic crisis of 1929 smashed the plans of the Hollywood Studios to produce the participation Vollmoeller and Reinhardt, a Tonverfilmung of the substance. In 1959, Hollywood was "The Miracle " as a sound film resurrected in a kitschy version.