The Merry-Go-Round (German: Der Reigen) is a 1920 German silent film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Asta Nielsen, Conrad Veidt and Eduard von Winterstein.[1] It was adapted from the 1897 play, La Ronde by Arthur Schnitzler.
| The Merry-Go-Round | |
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| Directed by | Richard Oswald |
| Written by | Richard Oswald |
| Based on | Reingen 1897 play by Arthur Schnitzler |
| Produced by | Richard Oswald |
| Starring | Asta Nielsen Conrad Veidt Eduard von Winterstein |
| Cinematography | Axel Graatkjær Carl Hoffmann |
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| Country | Germany |
| Languages | Silent German intertitles |
The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Dreier.
Plot
editThe film tells the story of Elena, a woman with a dubious past, who marries a shop keeper, Albert. When her former pimp, Peter shows up, her life is ruined. She shoots him and poisons herself.
Cast
edit- Asta Nielsen as Elena
- Conrad Veidt as Petre Karvan
- Eduard von Winterstein as Albert Peters
- Irmgard Bern as Frau Peters
- Theodor Loos as Fritz Peters
- Loni Nest
- Willi Schaeffers
- Ilse von Tasso-Lind as Mutter
- Hugo Döblin
- Willy Karin
- ^ Grange 2008, p. 61.
Bibliography
edit- Grange, William (2008). Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0810859678.
External links
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