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'''''Alraune''''' is a German [[science fiction]] [[Horror film]] directed by [[Richard Oswald]].<ref name="fp" /> Like the [[Alraune (1928 film)|1928 version]] this movie again features [[Brigitte Helm]] in the role of Alraune. This version aimed for greater realism but is still based upon the [[Alraune|original German myth]].
'''''Alraune''''' is a German [[science fiction]] [[horror film]] directed by [[Richard Oswald]].<ref name="fp" /> Like the [[Alraune (1928 film)|1928 version]], this movie again features [[Brigitte Helm]] in the role of Alraune. This version aimed for greater realism but is still based upon the [[Alraune|original German myth]].


==Plot==
==Plot==
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.
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 avenges herself against the professor.


==Cast==
==Cast==
{{castlist|
* [[Brigitte Helm]] as Alraune ten Brinken/Alma, a bar girl
* [[Brigitte Helm]] as Alraune ten Brinken/Alma, a bar girl
* [[Albert Bassermann]] as Privy Councillor ten Brinken
* [[Albert Bassermann]] as Privy Councillor ten Brinken
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* [[Henry Bender]] as The innkeeper
* [[Henry Bender]] as The innkeeper
* [[Elsa Bassermann]] as A lady
* [[Elsa Bassermann]] as A lady
* [[Wilhelm Bendow]]
* [[Wilhelm Bendow]]}}


==Release==
==Release==
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==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
From contemporary reviews,
From contemporary reviews,
''[[The New York Times]]'' described the film in 1934 as a "highly interesting production...Brigitte Helm, the versatile German actress, is the centre of the story...Her work is up to the high standard she has established in several foreign language pictures that have reached New York. Albert Bassermann, one of Germany's best veteran actors, is excellent as the scientist whose efforts to emulate the wonder-workers of the ancient days bring so much trouble upon nearly all involved in the affair, regardless of their innocence or guilt. The support is first class...Although this picture was made almost four years ago, the sound reproduction and photography are clear. The direction is competent."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=940DEEDE143CE23ABC4D53DFB366838F629EDE&module=Search&mabReward=relbias%3Aw|title=Another Brigitte Helm Film.|date=5 May 1934|website=New York Times|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306222920/https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=940DEEDE143CE23ABC4D53DFB366838F629EDE&module=Search&mabReward=relbias%3Aw|archive-date=6 March 2016}}</ref> "Magnus." of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' dismissed the film as being "very low level and involves a ghastly ideas by Hanns Heinz Ewers, the picture is bad and silly."<ref name="var">{{cite book|title=Variety's Complete Science Fiction Reviews|last=Willis|first=Donald|page=33|year=1985}}</ref> Magnus. felt that actors Agnes Straub and Alebrt Bassermann were "not well handled in this instance" and that director Oswald "is so inferior in his direction that good actors are wasted."<ref name="var" />
''[[The New York Times]]'' described the film in 1934 as a "highly interesting production… Brigitte Helm, the versatile German actress, is the centre of the story… Her work is up to the high standard she has established in several foreign language pictures that have reached New York. Albert Bassermann, one of Germany's best veteran actors, is excellent as the scientist whose efforts to emulate the wonder-workers of the ancient days bring so much trouble upon nearly all involved in the affair, regardless of their innocence or guilt. The support is first class… Although this picture was made almost four years ago, the sound reproduction and photography are clear. The direction is competent."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=940DEEDE143CE23ABC4D53DFB366838F629EDE&module=Search&mabReward=relbias%3Aw|title=Another Brigitte Helm Film.|date=5 May 1934|website=New York Times|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306222920/https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=940DEEDE143CE23ABC4D53DFB366838F629EDE&module=Search&mabReward=relbias%3Aw|archive-date=6 March 2016}}</ref> "Magnus." of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' dismissed the film as being "very low level and involves ghastly ideas by Hanns Heinz Ewers, the picture is bad and silly."<ref name="var">{{cite book|title=Variety's Complete Science Fiction Reviews|last=Willis|first=Donald|page=33|year=1985}}</ref> Magnus. Felt that actors Agnes Straub and Alebrt Bassermann were "not well handled in this instance" and that director Oswald "is so inferior in his direction that good actors are wasted."<ref name="var" />


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0020635|Alraune}}
* {{IMDb title|0020635|Alraune}}
* {{Amg movie|137590|Alraune}}
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Latest revision as of 16:28, 21 December 2024

Alraune
German film program page for Alraune
Directed byRichard Oswald
Screenplay by
  • Charlie K. Roellinghoff
  • Robert Weisbach[1]
Based onAlraune
by Hanns Heinz Ewers[1]
Produced byRichard Oswald[1]
Starring
CinematographyGünther Krampf[1]
Music byBronislau Kaper[1]
Production
company
Richard Oswald-Produktion GmbH[1]
Release date
  • 2 December 1930 (1930-12-02) (Germany)
Running time
103 minutes[1]
CountryGermany[1]

Alraune is a German science fiction horror film directed by Richard Oswald.[1] Like the 1928 version, this movie again features Brigitte Helm in the role of Alraune. This version aimed for greater realism but is still based upon the original German myth.

Plot

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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 avenges herself against the professor.

Cast

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Release

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Alraune was first shown in Germany at the Gloria-Palast theatre on 2 December 1930.[1]

Critical reception

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From contemporary reviews, The New York Times described the film in 1934 as a "highly interesting production… Brigitte Helm, the versatile German actress, is the centre of the story… Her work is up to the high standard she has established in several foreign language pictures that have reached New York. Albert Bassermann, one of Germany's best veteran actors, is excellent as the scientist whose efforts to emulate the wonder-workers of the ancient days bring so much trouble upon nearly all involved in the affair, regardless of their innocence or guilt. The support is first class… Although this picture was made almost four years ago, the sound reproduction and photography are clear. The direction is competent."[2] "Magnus." of Variety dismissed the film as being "very low level and involves ghastly ideas by Hanns Heinz Ewers, the picture is bad and silly."[3] Magnus. Felt that actors Agnes Straub and Alebrt Bassermann were "not well handled in this instance" and that director Oswald "is so inferior in his direction that good actors are wasted."[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Alraune". Filmportal.de. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Another Brigitte Helm Film". New York Times. 5 May 1934. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016.
  3. ^ a b Willis, Donald (1985). Variety's Complete Science Fiction Reviews. p. 33.
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