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{{short description|1930 film}}
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| name = Alraune
| name = Alraune
| image = "Alraune"_(1930_film).jpg
| image = "Alraune"_(1930_film).jpg
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| alt =
| caption = German film program page for ''Alraune''
| native_name = <!-- {{Infobox name module|language|title}} or {{Infobox name module|title}} -->
| director = [[Richard Oswald]]
| director = [[Richard Oswald]]
| producer = Richard Oswald<ref name="fp">{{cite web|url=https://www.filmportal.de/en/movie/alraune_ea43d4a6ea775006e03053d50b37753d|publisher=[[Filmportal.de]]|title=Alraune|access-date=13 January 2020}}</ref>
| writer = [[Hanns Heinz Ewers]] (novel)<br>[[Charlie Roellinghoff]]<br>[[Richard Weisbach]]
| screenplay = {{plainlist|* Charlie K. Roellinghoff
| producer = [[Erich Pommer]]
* Robert Weisbach<ref name="fp" />}}
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| starring = [[Brigitte Helm]]<br>[[Albert Bassermann]]
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| story =
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| cinematography = [[Günther Krampf]]
| based_on ={{Based on|''[[Alraune]]''|[[Hanns Heinz Ewers]]<ref name="fp" />}}
| music = [[Bronislau Kaper]]
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| starring = {{plainlist|* [[Brigitte Helm]]
| distributor = [[Universum Film AG|UFA]]<br>UFA Film Company (US)
* [[Albert Bassermann]]
| released = 2 March 1930<br>4 May 1934 (US)
* [[Harald Paulsen]]}}
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| runtime = 103 mins
| country = Weimar Republic
| music = [[Bronislau Kaper]]<ref name="fp" />
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| cinematography = [[Günther Krampf]]<ref name="fp" />
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| language = German
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| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1930|12|2|Germany}}
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'''''Alraune''''' ([[1930 in film|1930]]) is a [[Cinema of Germany|German]] [[science fiction]] [[Horror film|horror]] [[film]] directed by [[Richard Oswald]].<ref>http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6ae22167</ref> 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]].


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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]].
The film was produced by [[Richard-Oswald-Produktion]] and distributed by [[Universum Film AG]] (UFA) in Germany and UFA Film Company in the United States with English subtitles. The art direction was by [[Otto Erdmann]] and [[Hans Sohnle]].

==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 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
* [[Harald Paulsen]] as Frank Braun
* [[Harald Paulsen]] as Frank Braun
* [[Adolf E. Licho]] as Attorney-at-law Manasse
* [[Adolf E. Licho]] as Attorney-at-law Manasse
* [[Agnes Straub]] as Fuerstin Wolkonski
* [[Agnes Straub]] as Fuerstin Wolkonski
* [[Bernhard Goetzke]] as Dr. Petersen
* [[Bernhard Goetzke]] as Dr. Petersen
* [[Martin Kosleck]] as Wolfgang Petersen
* [[Martin Kosleck]] as Wolfgang Petersen
* [[Käthe Haack]] as Frau Raspe
* [[Käthe Haack]] as Frau Raspe
* [[Ivan Koval-Samborsky]] as Raspe
* [[Ivan Koval-Samborsky]] as Raspe
* [[Liselotte Schaak]] as Olga Wolkonski
* [[Liselotte Schaak]] as Olga Wolkonski
* [[Paul Westermeier]] as Von Walter
* [[Paul Westermeier]] as Von Walter
* [[Henry Bender]] as The innkeeper
* [[Henry Bender]] as The innkeeper
* [[Elsa Basserman]] as A lady
* [[Elsa Bassermann]] as A lady
* [[Wilhelm Bendow]]
* [[Wilhelm Bendow]]}}

==Release==
''Alraune'' was first shown in Germany at the Gloria-Palast theatre on 2 December 1930.<ref name="fp" />


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
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>http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=940DEEDE143CE23ABC4D53DFB366838F629EDE&module=Search&mabReward=relbias%3Aw</ref>
''[[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" />

==See also==
* [[Alraune (1918 film)]], 1918 Hungarian film
* [[Alraune, die Henkerstochter, genannt die rote Hanne]], 1918 German film
* [[Alraune (1928 film)]], German film
* [[Alraune (1952 film)]], German film


== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
<references/>
* Wingrove, David, ''Science Fiction Film Source Book'' (Longman Group Limited, 1985)
* {{cite book | last = Wingrove | first = David | title = [[Science Fiction Film Source Book]] | publisher = Longman | year = 1985 | location = Harlow | isbn = 978-0-582-89310-8 }}


== 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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