阿尔劳娜

制作总导演：Henrik Galeen
主要编剧：Hanns Heinz Ewers
演出人员：布里吉特·赫尔姆/保罗·威格纳/伊万·彼得罗维奇/Wolfgang Zilzer/路易斯·拉尔夫/约翰·洛德/瓦勒斯卡·格特
影视格式：MP4、FLV
剧情分类：剧情/科幻/恐怖/奇幻
发行地区：德国
采 样 率：44.1 kHz
帧 率：43.066 FPS (1024 SPF)
压缩模式：无损
语言种类：德语
放映时间：1928-01-25
网络视频平台：腾讯视频、爱奇艺、优酷视频
影片时长：108 分钟
影片别名：A Daughter of Destiny
IMDb编码：tt0017621

剧情简介：德国电影《阿尔劳娜》是由导演Henrik Galeen执导，预计于1928年上映。尽管导演Henrik Galeen的电影制作可能在多年前就已经开始，但由于大预算电影的演员选择被推迟，所以制作进度有所延迟。不过，观众可以期待这部电影将带来丰富精彩的故事内容，并且还有其他电影正在制作中。故事讲述的是ALRAUNE is another spectacular piece of early German cinema, surprisingly overlooked by film buffs and historians alike. The film is not"expressionist" in the way of CALIGARI or METROPOLIS, but fans of those films will enjoy it regardless.The plot (without spoilers) is creepy to begin with: a scientist (Paul Wegener) decides to experiment with humanity by creating a woman from the seed of a hanged man impregnated into a prostitute. Using two reprehensible creatures as parents, as well as artificial insemination (which is implied in the film, not stated as some articles on the film h*e indicated), the doctor aims to see if an individual's humanity is the product of nature or nurture.The woman he creates, called Alraune (although called"Mandrake" in the english title cards, a name ill-fitting the overtly feminine character) is played by Brigitte Helm. No better casting for this part could h*e been made at the time: Helm's performance here far surpasses that of her most famous film role (the robotrix from Fritz Lang's METROPOLIS) and (I feel) solidifies her position as top femme fatale of that era. Her sensuous, provocative movements, gestures, stares and sneers even outshine those of Marlene Deitrich in years to come. There are moments where Helm slips into the silliness that harms her role as Maria in METROPOLIS (flailing about wantonly), but these are kept to a minimum by the director.Paul Wegener, as the doctor, also proves to be an actor out of time. His performance would stand up to modern critici*, as it lacks the usual melodramatic facial manipulations or exaggerated movements of many silent film male stars. Rather, Wegener tells us his characters thoughts and feeling swith subtle glances, almost imperceptible lip movements, and ingenius body posture. Wegener, you may recall, played the great clay giant Der Golem in his film of the same name; to see Wegener play this role, sans makeup and gr*itas, is to understand the strength of his abilities.Overall the film is very good, although suffers from an ending not in keeping with all that builds up to it. A seduction scene between father and"daughter" is outrageous even by today's standards. But Alraune/Mandrake is presented as almost soulless, and this is much diluted by the end, although not truly explained. Was it nurture after all? Possibly, but the doctor's role in Alraune's maturation is almost nonexistent (she is raised in a girl's school, and spends the rest of the time running away from"father.") The film fails to answer the questions is presents. However, this may be one of the few negative symptoms of German silent films, which seem to universally fall apart at the resolution, backing away from the horrors they presented throughout.I am not sure if the version currently *ailable on video is complete, but seems to soft-pedal the insemination issue (some viewers will think mandrake root was used as opposed to the hanged man's seed.) The title cards are few and far between, allowing the visuals to tell the story, not the dialog.For fans of the Frankenstein myth, Alraune presents another take on the tale of scientific hubris gone awry. An excellent film, it should be sought out in f*or of the later (weaker)"Unholy Love" remakes.

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  布里吉特·赫尔姆

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  保罗·威格纳

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  伊万·彼得罗维奇

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  Wolfgang Zilzer

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  路易斯·拉尔夫

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  约翰·洛德

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  瓦勒斯卡·格特