Der Student von Prag

1913
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1h 25m

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Paul Wegener in Der Student von Prag (1913)

Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueThe poor student Balduin sells his mirror image to the satanic sorcerer Scapinelli. He falls in love with a countess and tries to win her over. But his mirror image receives a life of its' o... Tout lireThe poor student Balduin sells his mirror image to the satanic sorcerer Scapinelli. He falls in love with a countess and tries to win her over. But his mirror image receives a life of its' own and sabotages Balduin's every move.The poor student Balduin sells his mirror image to the satanic sorcerer Scapinelli. He falls in love with a countess and tries to win her over. But his mirror image receives a life of its' own and sabotages Balduin's every move.

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Anecdotes
This is sometimes considered to be the first horror film ever made.

Citations
Balduin, a Student: Ruined am I! Procure for me the luckiest ticket in the lottery or a dowered wife.

Autres versions
There is an Italian edition of this film, included as Bonus Feature, on DVD "IL GOLEM" (1915), re-edited with the contribution of film historian Riccardo Cusin. This version is also available for streaming on some platforms.

Connexions
Featured in Fejezetek a film történetéböl: A német film 1933-ig (1989)

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9/10

creates a rare authentic atmosphere

This is definitely one one the best pre-WWI movies! Still, if you are looking for the typical German expressionism, you will not see a lot of this. The movie is great in its use of the Prague locations (remember- those were still the days of Austria-Hungary). You see some of the city sights and also the famous Jewish cemetery but not in a tourist fashion, it all serves the romantic atmosphere of the movie: romantic in the fashion of Hoffmann and the German doppelgänger idea. Paul Wegener is far away from a modern day movie star, but he was one of the top German theater actors of the days. He fully embraced the concept of movies and even directed some. The author Hanns Heinz Ewers produced some dangerous Nazi books later on, but this one is a major achievement.