Downfall (1923 film)
Downfall (German:Der Absturz) is a 1923 German silent film directed by Ludwig Wolff and starring Asta Nielsen.[1]
| Downfall | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ludwig Wolff |
| Produced by | Asta Nielsen |
| Written by | Ludwig Wolff |
| Starring | Asta Nielsen |
| Cinematography | Axel Graatkjær Georg Krause |
Production company | Art-Film |
Release date | 1923 |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | Silent German intertitles |
Plot
Kaja Falk ist a successful and admired middle-aged artist, who has been through a lot in her life: The man she loves has to pay for a murder Kaja is suspected to have committed. He accepts the punishment and is send to jail for ten years. Full of gratitude Kaja promises her love to stay faithful and wait for him to return. In the following years, he dreams of her every night. In his dreams she stays the young, admirable woman, for whom he took his prison sentence. In reality the ten years of his absence did not do Kaja well. When he finally returns, Kaja has aged a lot and is ravaged by disease. Out of prison, he waits for Kaja, who obviously did not come looking for him. But Kaja is there - he just did not recognize the old woman, who wanted to welcome her great love. Shocked and struck by grieve, Kaja collapses.
Cast
In alphabetical order
- Giuseppe Becce
- Albert Bozenhard as Frank Lorris
- Ivan Bulatov as Graf Lamotte
- Gregori Chmara as Peter Karsten
- Arnold Korff
- Asta Nielsen as Kaja Falk
- Adele Sandrock as Mutter Karsten
- Charlotte Schultz as Henrike Thomsen
- Hans Wassmann as Besucher
- Ida Wogau as Kajas Kammerfrau
References
- Bock & Bergfelder p.29
Bibliography
- Hans-Michael Bock and Tim Bergfelder. The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books.