Anna and Elizabeth

Anna and Elizabeth (German: Anna und Elisabeth) is a 1933 German drama film directed by Frank Wisbar and starring Dorothea Wieck, Hertha Thiele and Mathias Wieman.[1] The film reunited Wieck and Thiele who had starred in Mädchen in Uniform together two years earlier.

Anna and Elizabeth
Directed byFrank Wisbar
Produced by
  • Hermann Ephraim
  • Frank Wisbar
Written by
  • Gina Fink
  • Frank Wisbar
Starring
Music byPaul Dessau
CinematographyFranz Weihmayr
Edited byAlice Ludwig
Production
company
Distributed byTerra Film
Release date
  • 13 April 1933 (1933-04-13)
Running time
74 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

The film's sets were designed by Heinrich Beisenherz and Fritz Maurischat.

Synopsis

Elisabeth, a wealthy young aristocratic woman who uses a wheelchair, hears of Anna a young peasant girl who is apparently able to work miracles. She brings the reluctant village girl to live with her, and appears to have been cured simply through her sheer belief in Anna's powers. However, an attempt to demonstrate Anna's skills to the public fails, and in her despair Elisabeth throws herself off a cliff while Anna returns to her simple village life.

Reception

The film was reviewed in the New York Times following its American release. The review praised the acting of Wieck, but was less impressed with that of Thiele. While admitting that the director had a natural flair for tragedy, the reviewer thought that the film was sometimes so slow-moving that it lapsed into ponderousness.[2]

Cast

References
  1. Bock & Bergfelder p. 530
  2. "Movie Review - - " Anna und Elisabeth" With Dorothea Wieck and Hertha Thiele - "Liebelei"". NYTimes.com. 1933-07-02. Retrieved 2016-12-27.

Bibliography
  • Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9.
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