Friedrich Schiller - Eine Dichterjugend

1923
1h 51m

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Friedrich Schiller - Eine Dichterjugend (1923)

Despite his wish to become a pastor, Friedrich Schiller is ordered to join a military school. There, he begins to write poetry...Despite his wish to become a pastor, Friedrich Schiller is ordered to join a military school. There, he begins to write poetry...Despite his wish to become a pastor, Friedrich Schiller is ordered to join a military school. There, he begins to write poetry...

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The production company ran out of money due to the inflation in the Weimar Republic in the 1920s. The movie, which was originally intended to be released in two parts, was cut down into a one-part feature.

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Horse hair stuffed historical drama.

There was considerable interest in the prospect of seeing an unknown 1923 German film, staring Theodor Loos, the conspicuous character player in the Lang films - secretary Josephat in METROPOLIS, the doctor left standing at the traffic light in TESTAMENT OF MABUSE and co-star with Conrad Veidt in couple of intriguing German early sound films.

There is little hint of the imposing work the German cinema was doing around it in this piece, which follows the familiar pattern of placing the young writer in opposition to his tyrannical duke, after he sees the injustices meted out to conscripts and artists.

Not helped by a washed out DVD transfer, which made it hard to tell who was who, this tedious production drags along, played largely in full length shots of characters in wigs and cocked hats. Loos makes little impression in the lead. It's nice to see Ilka Grunning in a minor part.