Dora Brandes
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Directed by | Magnus Stifter |
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Starring | Asta Nielsen |
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Production company | Neutral-Film |
Distributed by | GmbH on bahlf of Saturn-Film, Berlin |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | Germany |
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Dora Brandes is a 1916 German silent film directed by Magnus Stifter,[1] starring Asta Nielsen, with a screenplay by Martin Jørgensen, and Louis Levy.[2][3] Dora is an actress who is involved with a political man, Gustave, as her lover. With money from Dora's former admirer, she decides to help further Gustave's political career. Once he becomes a parliamentary deputy, he achieves his goals and then leaves Dora. Dora cannot handle the betrayal and begins to drink and starts on a social decline. Years later, Gustave becomes a minister and Dora returns to his life to help him yet again with his career. Gustave does not accept Dora as a lover again due to her ill past causing Dora to commit suicide.
Cast[]
- Asta Nielsen as Dora Brandes
- Ludwig Trautmann as Gustav Calvia, journalist
- as Grev d'Albert, politiker[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ "Dora Brandes-KinoTV". KinoTV. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ "Dora Brandes". MUBI. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Danish Film Institute". Danish Film Institute. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
Bibliography[]
- Allen, Julie K. (2013). Icons of Danish Modernity: Georg Brandes and Asta Nielsen. Seattle: University of Washington Press. ISBN 978-0-295-80436-1.
External links[]
- Dora Brandes at IMDb
Categories:
- 1916 films
- German films
- Films of the German Empire
- Films directed by Magnus Stifter
- German silent feature films
- German black-and-white films
- 1910s German film stubs