Yvonne Frau (Frau Asta Nielsen), daughter of a rich and noble French family, falls in love with a young Prussian Lieutenant ( Herr Robert Valberg ); this proves to be a tormented and complicated relationship due to the sense of duty of the Prussian Lieutenant and the whimsical imprudence of the young bourgeois.
Danish film director Herr Urban Gad and Danish silent star Frau Asta Nielsen were husband and wife and worked together in many films during the 10s of the last century; unfortunately when WWI ended so did their marriage but their respective careers continued to thrive.
During their harmonized careers both worked together in many notable early German films; “Die Verräterin“ ( The Traitress ) has many characteristics of the Gad-Nielsen collaborations , particularly in the presence of a strong female lead.
In his German films, Herr Gad built the dramatic intensity of the story until it reached a crescendo and a powerful closing act was characteristic of his style. Although this may not seem noteworthy to modernen eyes one should remember that at this point in time (1911) films were often no more than simple “vignettes”, static and lacking in pace and with very unimaginative cinematography. And Herr Graf also wishes to say that female characters in the early 10s films were often minor or unimportant but Frau Nielsen, from the very start of her career, played independent and strong willed women.
“Die Verräterin” is a good example of a typical Frau Nielsen role; She is a frivolous bourgeois fräulein with an overbearing personality who can’t understand why the young Prussian lieutenant puts duty before passion. Ultimately, she will even flirt with the partisans ( the historical background is the 1870-71 German-French war ) and ends up betraying her lover with terrible and tragic results. Frau Nielsen’s performance captures the contradictions, whims and the love and hate duality of her character and is perfectly matched by Herr Urban’s dramatic construction of the story in which patriotism trumps love and has the final word.
And now, if you'll allow me, I must temporarily take my leave because this German Count must betray his own aristocratic convictions.
Herr Graf Ferdinand Von Galitzien
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Yvonne Frau (Frau Asta Nielsen) is the daughter of a rich and noble family Frenchified which has fallen in love all over a handsome young Prussian lieutenant (Herr Robert Valberg), is it all a complicated relationship because of the large sense of duty of the Prussian lieutenant and the whims and recklessness of the young bourgeoisie.
Herr Danish director Urban Gad together with the Danish actress Asta Nielsen Frau formed a marriage particular artistic and personal level, working both in numerous films during the first decade of last century, unfortunately the end of World War I, also marked the end of her marriage, but their careers continue over the years achieved many successes both, and became the two great and essential reference silent film world.
During his career together, they both worked in numerous outstanding Germanic silent productions, with "Die Verräterin" a good example of that era, the film having many characteristics of those works which helped Gad and Frau Herr Nielsen, may be the presence in those films with a powerful female character. During his time
Germanic Gad built Herr films in which the dramatic intensity and narrative of these films was "in crescendo", besides having the final the same, a dramatic final act. Perhaps today
these pioneering works eyed modernist view, its merits might otherwise go unnoticed, making it very convenient to remember that this is a film made in 1911 and numerous movies of the time were limited to mere illustrative vignettes, static and film lacked pace and imagination, and we must also stress that during that same period, the female roles were mostly minor or unimportant, nothing to do with the independent and powerful female characters featuring Frau Nielsen during those same years.
"Die Verräterin is a good example of such dramatic roles starring Frau Nielsen gave much fame, to play a frivolous Fraulein haughty bourgeois personality, which does not realize that her handsome young lieutenant precede Prussian military sense of duty rather than encouraging the passion between them, getting to that attitude that finally Frau Yvonne flirt with his fellow partisans (the film is inspired by the Franco-Prussian War occurred during the years 1870-71), betrayed and her lover, thus securing a terrible and tragic final end to this turbulent relationship. Frau
Nielsen's interpretation conveys emotional contradictions in which his character has sunk, his whims and the duality of feelings, a whole fatal love-hate relationship, noting also the perfect direction of Herr Urban Gad and dramatic structure peculiar history, where patriotism and sense of duty comes before love, managing to have the last word
And now, if I may, I have to leave because this count Germanic must betray his own convictions and aristocratic.
Herr Graf Ferdinand Von Galicia
Danish film director Herr Urban Gad and Danish silent star Frau Asta Nielsen were husband and wife and worked together in many films during the 10s of the last century; unfortunately when WWI ended so did their marriage but their respective careers continued to thrive.
During their harmonized careers both worked together in many notable early German films; “Die Verräterin“ ( The Traitress ) has many characteristics of the Gad-Nielsen collaborations , particularly in the presence of a strong female lead.
In his German films, Herr Gad built the dramatic intensity of the story until it reached a crescendo and a powerful closing act was characteristic of his style. Although this may not seem noteworthy to modernen eyes one should remember that at this point in time (1911) films were often no more than simple “vignettes”, static and lacking in pace and with very unimaginative cinematography. And Herr Graf also wishes to say that female characters in the early 10s films were often minor or unimportant but Frau Nielsen, from the very start of her career, played independent and strong willed women.
“Die Verräterin” is a good example of a typical Frau Nielsen role; She is a frivolous bourgeois fräulein with an overbearing personality who can’t understand why the young Prussian lieutenant puts duty before passion. Ultimately, she will even flirt with the partisans ( the historical background is the 1870-71 German-French war ) and ends up betraying her lover with terrible and tragic results. Frau Nielsen’s performance captures the contradictions, whims and the love and hate duality of her character and is perfectly matched by Herr Urban’s dramatic construction of the story in which patriotism trumps love and has the final word.
And now, if you'll allow me, I must temporarily take my leave because this German Count must betray his own aristocratic convictions.
Herr Graf Ferdinand Von Galitzien
- / -
Yvonne Frau (Frau Asta Nielsen) is the daughter of a rich and noble family Frenchified which has fallen in love all over a handsome young Prussian lieutenant (Herr Robert Valberg), is it all a complicated relationship because of the large sense of duty of the Prussian lieutenant and the whims and recklessness of the young bourgeoisie.
Herr Danish director Urban Gad together with the Danish actress Asta Nielsen Frau formed a marriage particular artistic and personal level, working both in numerous films during the first decade of last century, unfortunately the end of World War I, also marked the end of her marriage, but their careers continue over the years achieved many successes both, and became the two great and essential reference silent film world.
During his career together, they both worked in numerous outstanding Germanic silent productions, with "Die Verräterin" a good example of that era, the film having many characteristics of those works which helped Gad and Frau Herr Nielsen, may be the presence in those films with a powerful female character. During his time
Germanic Gad built Herr films in which the dramatic intensity and narrative of these films was "in crescendo", besides having the final the same, a dramatic final act. Perhaps today
these pioneering works eyed modernist view, its merits might otherwise go unnoticed, making it very convenient to remember that this is a film made in 1911 and numerous movies of the time were limited to mere illustrative vignettes, static and film lacked pace and imagination, and we must also stress that during that same period, the female roles were mostly minor or unimportant, nothing to do with the independent and powerful female characters featuring Frau Nielsen during those same years.
"Die Verräterin is a good example of such dramatic roles starring Frau Nielsen gave much fame, to play a frivolous Fraulein haughty bourgeois personality, which does not realize that her handsome young lieutenant precede Prussian military sense of duty rather than encouraging the passion between them, getting to that attitude that finally Frau Yvonne flirt with his fellow partisans (the film is inspired by the Franco-Prussian War occurred during the years 1870-71), betrayed and her lover, thus securing a terrible and tragic final end to this turbulent relationship. Frau
Nielsen's interpretation conveys emotional contradictions in which his character has sunk, his whims and the duality of feelings, a whole fatal love-hate relationship, noting also the perfect direction of Herr Urban Gad and dramatic structure peculiar history, where patriotism and sense of duty comes before love, managing to have the last word
And now, if I may, I have to leave because this count Germanic must betray his own convictions and aristocratic.
Herr Graf Ferdinand Von Galicia
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