Ecstasy [German version]
Category
filmGenre
dramaTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Extase [německá verze]Czech title
Extase [německá verze]English title
Ecstasy [German version]Parallel title
Ekstase / Symphonie der LiebeSynopsis
Eva, the daughter of a landowner, marries the well-off but many years older Emil Jermann. Upon returning from the marriage ceremony to their luxurious Berlin apartment she realizes her mistake: her husband shows no interest in her as a woman. The sensitive girl suffers from his cold and bachelor's meticulousness so much that she returns to her father's estate and requests a divorce on grounds of insuperable revulsion. While bathing in the pond Eva meets Adam, a young civil engineer working close by on a highway construction site. The man is the exact opposite of her husband: though he looks robust, he acts gently. During a night-time storm Eva goes after him to his house and becomes his lover. Only now does she know the passion of love. Her husband receives a court dispatch and sets off after Eva and beseeches her, to no avail, to return. On the way back he comes across Adam and realizes who he is. Both men are staying in a village inn where Eva comes to visit Adam. The husband commits suicide in his room. His death comes between the lovers. Adam returns to his work, Eva gives birth to a child.
Note
The film was issued in Czech, German and French versions. The German version, too, was released in a revised version under the title Symphonie der Liebe.
In 2001 the German version was reconstructed by Filmarchiv Austria.
Photos
Cast
Hedy Kiesler /ž/
Eva Jermannová
Aribert Mog
stavební inženýr Adam
Zvonimir Rogoz
Emil Jermann, Evin manžel
Leopold Kramer
velkostatkář, Evin otec
Werner Jantsch
advokát
Maria Motz
písařka na stroji
Jan Sviták
tanečník na barrandovských terasách
Eduard Šlégl
muž ve venkovské hospodě
Antonín Kubový
muž ve venkovské hospodě
dr. Vondráček
zvěrolékař ve stáji
Crew and creators
Director
Assistant Director
Screenstory
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Camera Operator
Production Designer
Set Designer
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Cooperation
František Illek (fotograf), Alexandr Paul (fotograf), Willy Ströminger (fotograf)
Music
Music Composed by
Music Conducted by
Songs
Weinen, das sollst du nicht /Weinen, weil die Liebe dir Leid gebracht/
Song Composer Giuseppe Becce
Writer of Lyrics Hedy Knorr /ž/
Singer mužské hlasy
Melodie beze slov
Song Composer Giuseppe Becce
Singer mužské hlasy
Extase (slowfox)
Song Composer Giuseppe Becce
Production info
Original Title
Extase [německá verze]
Czech Title
Extase [německá verze]
English Title
Ecstasy [German version]
Parallel Title
Ekstase / Symphonie der Liebe
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
drama
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1932
Production Year
1932
Production specifications
date of censorship 11 January 1933
withdrawal from distribution 01/1938
Premiere
premiere 01/1933 /unsuitable for youths/
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
AB Vinohrady (zvukové scény), Schönbrunn Vídeň (němé scény)
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
88 min
Original length in metres
2 500 meters
Distribution carrier
35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,19
Colour
black & white
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
Tobis – Klang
Versions
German
Dialogue languages
German
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
German
