Lady Windermere's Fan (1925 film)
- Ronald Colman: Lord Darlington
- May McAvoy: Lady Windermere
- Bert Lytell: Lord Windermere
- Irene Rich: Mrs. Erlynne
- Edward Martindel: Lord Augustus Lorton
- Carrie Daumery: The Duchess of Berwick
- Billie Bennett: Lady Plymdale
- Helen Dunbar: Mrs. Cowper - Cowper
- Larry Steers: guest at birthday party
- Ellinor Vanderveer: guest at birthday party
Lady Windermere's Fan is an American silent film directed by Ernst Lubitsch from the year 1925. It is based on the play by Oscar Wilde
Action
Lady Windermere's birthday is imminent. Once again, she receives a visit from Lord Darlington, who confesses his love for her. Lady Windermere's husband, meanwhile, is asked by the unfamiliar Mrs. Erlynne to a conversation. Mrs. Erlynne reveals to him that she was the mother of his presumed dead wife. She had once left her husband and child, was for breach of the Company and has now returned after long trips. Lord Windermere asks them to retain their identity for himself, and wrote to her in return a substantial check out.
Mrs. Erlynne is the center of social gossiping. As Lord Windermere proclaims that one should get to know the woman once before slaps over her, it excites Lady Windermere's suspicion. Lord Augustus Lorton, the most famous bachelors of the city and begins a relationship with Mrs. Erlynne, which now hopes to be soon taken back into society.
Lady Windermere receives from her husband birthday a fan. Mrs. Erlynne learns of the evening planned big celebration and blackmails Lord Windermere Should they not receive an invitation, they will Lady Windermere reveal their identity. Lord Windermere promises to be an invitation to send. Lord Darlington has Lady Windermere meanwhile reveal the money making Lord Windermere to Mrs. Erlynne and makes her husband to task. Lord Windermere denies a relationship and asks his wife to meet Mrs. Erlynne itself - at the ceremony in the evening. Since Lady Windermere threatens to beat Mrs. Erlynne with her fan in front of the whole society, Lord Windermere Mrs. Erlynne loads of writing. This appears because it has kept the projection for the invitation and not read.
Mrs. Erlynne quickly gaining the hearts of the guests. Even Lady Windermere preserves attitude runs but soon crying in the back garden. Here she evokes Lord Darlington again his love. When Lady Windermere Mrs. Erlynne seemingly flirting with her husband sees - in reality it is Lord Augustus Lorton, Mrs. Erlynne makes a proposal of marriage - she leaves her husband and goes to Lord Darlington's villa. Mrs. Erlynne hurries after her, but she can not move it in time for repentance. All men of the birthday party, including Lord Windermere and Lord Lorton, appear at Lord Darlington and the women flee into the next room. However, Lady Windermere forgets her fan, the Lord Windermere and Lord Darlington is suspected as a rival. Mrs. Erlynne appears and reveals to him that she had taken by mistake Lady Windermere's Fan of the celebration. Lady Windermere may go unrecognized escape. The men say goodbye rushed.
The next day Mrs. Erlynne appears again at Lady Windermere, to say goodbye, because they 'll go after the scandal in France. Front of the house she finally meets Lord Lorton and rebukes him for his shameful behavior on the previous day - it would therefore no longer marry him. He is puzzled and eventually follows her to her taxi.
Production
After 1916 it was the second screen adaptation of the play by Oscar Wilde. In contrast to the piece Lubitsch not only underlined some minor characters and moved the action to the 1920s, but abandoned in the intertitles also entirely on puns of Wilde'schen piece.
The film was released in the U.S. cinemas on December 26, 1925.
Criticism
The Film Daily wrote that Lubitsch had made the weak for the film material has a very good production, in the Lubitsch touch come to bear.
Variety praised the clever moves in the direction of Lubitsch's work.
Award
Lady Windermere's Fan was inducted into the National Film Registry in 2002.