Lulu is a 1917 German silent film directed by Alexander Antalffy and starring Erna Morena, Adolf Klein and Harry Liedtke.[1]
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Directed by | Alexander Antalffy |
Written by | Frank Wedekind (play) |
Produced by | Paul Davidson |
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Cinematography | Frederik Fuglsang |
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Country | Germany |
Languages | Silent German intertitles |
The film's art direction was by Kurt Richter.
Plot
editThe circus dancer Lulu is a thoroughly liberal being. Although she loves her former savior, the clown Alfredo, she begins a relationship with the noble Henri von Reithofen. Henri kills himself, ruined by the horrendous expenses for Lulu.
Cast
edit- Erna Morena as Lulu
- Adolf Klein as Robert von Waldheim
- Harry Liedtke as Rudolf von Waldheim
- Rolf Brunner as Henri
- Emil Jannings as Alfredo, a clown
References
edit- ^ Isenberg p.233
Bibliography
edit- Isenberg, Noah William. Weimar Cinema: An Essential Guide to Classic Films of the Era. Columbia University Press, 2009.
External links
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