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“SangenOmDenEldrödaBlomman”(“SongOfTheScarletFlower”)wasarecentandremarkablesilentsurpriseforthisHerrVon;theoeuvreisanexcellentHerrStillersilentfilmthatthisGermancountwatchedinanewlyrestoredandtintedcopy.Itcombinesthewell-knownaesthetics,technicalimprovementsandartisticmeritsforwhichtheNordicdirectorwasknownandpraisedsincethoseearlysilenttimestilltoday. eee
ThefilmtellsofthemerryandcarefreelovelifeofyoungOlof(HerrLarsHanson)awoodsmanwhoduringhissearchfortruelove,seducesmanyfrauleins(justlikethisGermanaristocrat…well,notexactlybecausethepurposeofthisHerrVon’sseductionofrichfräuleinheiressesaretheirgreatfortunes…).Hewillsufferdisappointmentanddeception,allthoseproblemsthatturnupinanylovingrelationship.Finallyhewillfindresponsibilityandmaturity,learningduringhisparticularquestthathisactionsalwayshaveconsequencesindifferentdegreestothepeoplearoundhim.ThisHerrVoncandescribe“SangenOm…”asakindofcomingofagefilm,thespecialintrospectivegrowthtowardmaturityofafreeandeasyyoungster.
AsthisGermancountsaidbefore,thefilmdisplaysStiller’scharacteristicartisticvirtues.;inthefirstpartofthefilm,wecanseeelementsofcomedy,notexactlylikethecomedyofintriguesinotherStillerfilms,buthumorofamorecheerfulsort,highlightingtheself-involvementofourhero.Olof‘sfrivolousflirtationswiththedifferentgirlseventuallyturnromanticandthenturnintodrama.ThereisconflictinthetroubledrelationshipbetweenOlofandhisfatherandlaterwiththefatherofhisbeloved.ThebeautifulandwildnaturallandscapesofNorrlandandnorthernSwedenlendthetaleacertainpowerandischaracteristicofHerrStiller’sothersilentswhereNatureemergesasanimportantcharacterinthestory.ThisisstronglyreflectedthroughoutthefilmbutespeciallyduringthefranticscenewhereinOlofdescendsintothetroubledwatersofariver,abeautifulmetaphorforthehardshipsthatourherohastoendureuntilhefindshimself.
“SangenOmDenEldrödaBlomman”isanexcellent,beautifulfilm,asolid,technicallyperfectandintricateproductionof1919thatdemonstratesonceagaintheimportanceofHerrStillerforsilentfilmhistory.
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