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DAS SCHWEIGEN IM WALDE (1937)

Hansi Knoteck, Paul Richter and Gustl Gstettenbaur
$9.99

Verfilmung des gleichnamigen Romans von Ludwig Ganghofer: Inkognito unternimmt Fürst Heinz von Ettlingen mit seinem Diener Martin einen Jagdausflug. Im Wald macht er die Bekanntschaft der jungen Lo Petri, die nach dem Tod ihres Vaters allein in der Siebenhütte wohnt. Als von Ettlingen sie unter falschem Namen besucht, kommen sich beide schnell näher. Doch der jähzornige Toni Mazeger beansprucht Lo für sich, während Diener Martin seinen Herrn wieder mit dessen ehemaliger Geliebten Edith von Prankha zusammenbringen will. Die Ereignisse überstürzen sich, als Toni im Forst ein Feuer legt. Toni selbst kommt in den Flammen um, doch von Ettlingen kann Lo im letzten Moment retten. 

This is the film adapation of the novel by Ludwig Ganghofer.  Heinz von Ettingen, disappointed by the flirtatious behaviour of his fiancee, retreats into the mountains to put some distance between himself and the slut.  There, he he falls in love with the young painter, Lo Petri, who is also desired by the hunter Toni Mazegger.  In the meantime, however, Ettingen's fiancee journeys into the mountains to try and win him back.  Unfortunately, her whoring around has cooled Ettingen's feelings for her and he makes clear that he's now in love with Lo.  Ettinger then protects Lo from an attempted rape by Mazegger, who then sets the forest on fire, but dies while setting fire to the trees  (no doubt from the strain of trying to follow the film's plot).  Luckily, Ettingen is able to save Lo from the flames in the last second, proving that even love can conquer what 40 firemen and a flame-retardant-dropping plane can't.

 

THERE IS A NEWSREEL PREVIEW BEFORE THE FILM, JUST AS GERMAN AUDIENCES MIGHT HAVE SEEN WHEN THE MOVIE WAS FIRST SHOWN (except this newsreel may not be contemporary to when the film was released).


DVD-R IS IN GERMAN WITH NO SUBTITLES (except for the Newsreel). APPROX. 104 MINS. COMBINED TOTAL. QUITE DECENT FILM QUALITY OVERALL.

 

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