Gipsy Blood (1911 film)

Gipsy Blood (German: Heißes Blut) is a 1911 German silent drama film directed and written by Urban Gad and starring Asta Nielsen, Georg Schrader [de], and Leo Peukert.[1]

Gipsy Blood
Directed byUrban Gad
Written byUrban Gad
StarringAsta Nielsen
Georg Schrader [de]
Leo Peukert
CinematographyGuido Seeber
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Release date
  • 17 April 1911 (1911-04-17)
Running time
42 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguagesSilent
German intertitles

It was Asta Nielsen’s first film in Germany following the success of The Abyss. It was shot at the Deutsche Bioscope studios at 123 Chausseestraße in Berlin.[2]

Plot

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Jonna, a married woman with a daughter, begins an affair with their chauffeur. Her husband discovers this and fires the chauffeur and files for divorce. Jonna falls into a life of poverty and in an act of desperation steals from her ex-husband. He calls the police but their daughter, who is ill, recognises her mother and calls out for her. Jonna realises the error of her ways and her duties as a mother. Her husband forgives her and takes her back.

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References

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  1. ^ "HEISSES BLUT". Danish Film Institute. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  2. ^ Nielsen, Asta (1992). Die schweigende Muse. Henschel. ISBN 3362005969.
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