The 1935 talkie has anton walbrook and he does the role justice. The student of prague 19 tells the story of balduin the student in question who is a popular and skilled fencer but feels unhappy and unfulfilled in life. Considered to be the worlds first featurelength horror movie, though some footage is now considered lost. The student of prague, a german film directed by arthur robison and starring anton walbrook. The following weapons were used in the film the student of prague. The student of prague 19 and you call yourself a scientist. Paul wegener, john gottowt and grete berger german movie. Stellan ryes 19 version of the student of prague is largely forgotten today, although it has a place in history as cinemas first featurelength horror movie, and is in fact a featurelength movie made two years before griffiths the birth of a nation, which is often mistakenly cited as cinemas first feature. No worse then the other german legends that portrayed the part of the student who sells his soul to the devil. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
The film featured impressive special effects for its time, especially the finale in which the lead character is forced to confront his other half, with seamlessly executed split screen technology. The film was remade in 1926, under the same title the student of prague. Many of the same story elements found in the original the student of prague 19 are present here, indicating a fairly faithful adaptation of the source material in early 19thcentury prague, balduin is a celebrated fencer and a student who is. Not only does 19s the student of prague offer an entertaining example of independent film from an era before even hollywood had become hollywood, it has a. The student of prague 19 film the student of prague 1926 film swimming pool 2001 film t. Fascinated by his films, like the student of prague 19 and the golem 1915, she persuaded her parents to enroll her in a theater group at the max reinhardt school of acting, where. Starring famed german silent actor paul wegener in the title role, it is a very short 40 minutes rendition of a classic german tale of the supernatural, based on a short story by hans heinz ewers, who wrote the great vampire novel alraune. The student of prague was made in early summer 19 on original locations in. The original film is a severely damaged, so, restored, but watermarked version is used. Tribeca film festival 2019 three prague film school students have their features in the official selection at tribeca. With paul wegener, grete berger, lyda salmonova, john gottowt. The film was remade as a sound film in 1935, directed by arthur robinson.
Today, wegener is best remembered for his trilogy of films based on the old. The student of prague 19 an obsessed student makes a deal with a sorcerer. New versions of the original 19 film were remade in 1926, 1935, and 2004 in addition to the bbcs 1938 broadcast. The student of pragueis the first manifistation of german expressionist horror in cinema and is thus of more historical importance then artistic.
It was on this day, august 14 th, in 1938 that bbc aired its first feature film, the silent film the student of prague. Moving at a fast pace the film runs just over an hour and fairly well written and characterised, the student of prague has echoes of the faust legend as well as. The student of prague 1926 in prague, dashing fencer and university student balduin conrad veidt meets engaging stranger scapinelli werner krauss, unaware that he is the devil. Other articles where the student of prague is discussed. Sarajevo film festival 2019 demet derelioglu arans short, the night before, coproduced by alumni steve reverand and martin raimans the lab, is selected for the 2019 edition of the sarajevo film festival. Alphas print seems to have been duped from an vhs copy and is murky and dark in places and is also missing the final shot of balduins doppelganger sitting mournfully over his tomb. Balduin, a student of prague, leaves his roystering companions in the beer garden, when he finds he has reached the end of his resources. Whereas the next wave of german horror embraced the concept of expressionism, paul wegener was interested in emphasising the difference between. Earlier filmmakers certainly played with elements of the macabre, most notably george. The student of prague is an early featurelength horror drama or, rather, it is an autorenfilm i. In making this available, one would think that alpha video has done a great service.
We knew that prague would be a film students heaven. The student of prague, a remake of the original film by henrik galeen. Rossoni, matt 20 cinematic potentialities and the student of prague 19, kino. Of interest in the 19 student of prague is the casting of paul. Piano virtuoso josef weiss, a student of liszt, wrote the first speciallycomposed film music for the premiere. The student of prague was made in early summer 19 on original locations in that city, as well as in the potsdambabelsberg studios, which had been constructed in 1912. The first remake of the classic 19 film is largely based on the original screenplay by hanns heinz ewers. Pages in category films set in prague the following 62 pages are in this category, out of 62 total. The silent film student of prague is the first feature. But this early feature film was one of the earliest examples of was became known as the german expressionist movement in motion pictures, and maintains a marginal degree of cinematic importance as such. On the student of prague, however, wegeners most important associate was. The student of prague of works well for the sound age as well. A student sells his soul to get wealth to court a rich girl. Of interest in the 19 student of prague is the casting of paul wegener in the title role.
This remake of hanns heinz ewers faustian story features conrad veidt and werner krauss as the student balduin and his temptor scapinelli. Advertising declared the film to be an attempt at great, serious dramatic and literary art. Although rye and wegener were to work together on several more projects, the collaboration was cut short by ryes untimely death in. The reflection he sells betrays him and he is expelled from the university and comes to a tragic end. He is scarcely seated in a quiet corner when a hideous, shriveledup old man taps him upon the shoulder and whispers vaguely of a big inheritance for prague. In addition to winning international prestige for german films, expressionism produced two directors who would become major figures in world cinema, fritz lang and f. Mexican border, won best student film at pragues independent film festival. The student of prague was the most expensive film produced in germany up to that time, and it was an enormous success both with the critics and audiences. It is loosely based on william wilson, a short story by edgar allan poe, the poem the december. There was made two silent versions, in 19 with paul wegener and again in 1926 with conrad veidt.
Anyone keenly interested in this theme and german silent films who can overlook poor production quality on budgetpriced labels might also like to compare both. A poor student rescues a beautiful countess and soon becomes obsessed with her. After watching this 1926 version, i was able to go back and appreciate the 19 version of the student of prague much more, even though it is only half the length of its later remake. Smc student wins prague film festival award santa monica. Its a piece of a movement of many movements that tried to lend cultural respectability to cinema, or just make a profit, by adapting literature or theatre onto the screen. The student of prague 19 1st horror feature film edgar allan. Smc student wins prague film festival award santa monica, ca the film, about life on the u. Not sure if the second scene should have been posted here as it is the finale of the movie, but its certainly evocatively filmed. The student of prague is a 19 german silent horror film. Uses vienna symphonic library, logic pro x, adobe premiere 12, final. Original fully orchestrated score completed in 2014 by chris congdon for grapevine video. He is scarcely seated in a quiet corner when a hideous, shriveledup old man taps him upon the shoulder and whispers vaguely of a big inheritance for pragues finest swordsman and wildest student if he will.
The summer programs at the prague film school offer students the opportunity to write, direct, shoot, and edit, all in four weeks. Prague film school is one of europes leading schools providing practical training in the core disciplines of filmmaking. Hanns heinz ewers, stellan rye, paul wegener stars. Paul wegener, lothar korner, john gottowt, grete berger imdb notice film on youtube wikipedia main reasons to select this film.