The Famous Woman
The Famous Woman (German: Die berühmte Frau) is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Robert Wiene and starring Lili Damita, Fred Solm and Warwick Ward. It was based on the play Die Tänzerin by Melchior Lengyel, who also wrote the film's screenplay.[1] While performing in Barcelona, a dancer falls in love with a Spanish aristocrat. He proposes marriage to her providing she give up her profession. She agrees and the wedding preparations begin. When her troupe returns to Spain, however, she is drawn back to her true calling as a dancer and her aristocratic lover reluctantly allows her to go free.[2] Damita's performance was particularly praised, as was the cinematography of Otto Kanturek who had done location shooting in Barcelona.[3]
| The Famous Woman | |
|---|---|
 Fred Solm and Lili Damita | |
| Directed by | Robert Wiene |
| Produced by | Hermann Fellner Josef Somlo Arnold Pressburger |
| Written by | Melchior Lengyel (play and screenplay) |
| Starring | Lili Damita Fred Solm Warwick Ward Lissy Arna |
| Music by | Walter Ulfig |
| Cinematography | Otto Kanturek |
| Distributed by | Deutsche Lichtspiel-Syndikat |
Release date | 29 October 1927 |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | Silent German intertitles |
Cast
- Lili Damita – Sonja Litowskaja
- Fred Solm – Alfredo de Cavalcante
- Warwick Ward – Gerald
- Lissy Arna – Zofe bei Sonja
- Alexander Granach – Diener bei Alfredo
- Arnold Korff – Der Herzog v. Olivarez
- Mathilde Sussin – Mutter des Alfredo
- Alexander Murski – Vater des Alfredo
- Nikolaus von Lovrie
References
- Jung & Schatzberg p.141
- Jung & Schatzberg p.141-142
- Jung & Schatzberg p.141-142
Bibliography
- Jung, Uli & Schatzberg, Walter. Beyond Caligari: The Films of Robert Wiene. Berghahn Books, 1999.
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