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On this day in 1929 (in Hungary), Alraune enjoyed its first theatrical release. Directed by Richard Oswald from a story by Hanns Heinz Ewers, Charlie Roellinghoff, and Richard Weisbach, the film starred Brigitte Helm, Albert Bassermann, Harald Paulsen, and others.
According to our friends at IMDB.com, here's the plot summary:
"A scientist, Professor Jakob ten Brinken, interested in the laws of heredity, impregnates a prostitute in a laboratory with the semen of a hanged murderer. The prostitute conceives a female child who has no concept of love, whom the professor adopts. The girl, Alraune, suffers from obsessive sexuality and perverse relationships throughout her life. She learns of her unnatural origins and she avenges herself against the professor."
Editor's Note:
This 1929 German Science Fiction film is a bit difficult to research, mostly because it's a remake of a 1928 version of the story ... and both incarnations starred the same lead actress, Brigitte Helm! In trying to obtain information regarding it, I'm often directed to the 1928 film instead of this one ... so at this juncture I can only hope that the above photo cites the correct version.
-- EZ
On this day in 1929 (in Hungary), Alraune enjoyed its first theatrical release. Directed by Richard Oswald from a story by Hanns Heinz Ewers, Charlie Roellinghoff, and Richard Weisbach, the film starred Brigitte Helm, Albert Bassermann, Harald Paulsen, and others.
According to our friends at IMDB.com, here's the plot summary:
"A scientist, Professor Jakob ten Brinken, interested in the laws of heredity, impregnates a prostitute in a laboratory with the semen of a hanged murderer. The prostitute conceives a female child who has no concept of love, whom the professor adopts. The girl, Alraune, suffers from obsessive sexuality and perverse relationships throughout her life. She learns of her unnatural origins and she avenges herself against the professor."
Editor's Note:
This 1929 German Science Fiction film is a bit difficult to research, mostly because it's a remake of a 1928 version of the story ... and both incarnations starred the same lead actress, Brigitte Helm! In trying to obtain information regarding it, I'm often directed to the 1928 film instead of this one ... so at this juncture I can only hope that the above photo cites the correct version.
-- EZ
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