Nerves
About Nerves
At the end of the First World War, factory owner Roloff has lost faith in machines. His sister Marja loves the teacher Johannes, who preaches reform and will not break his religious rule to have her. She accuses him of rape. Roloff, already shaken, swears in court that he saw the attack. Marja withdraws the charge and takes over a revolutionary group, trading Johannes's pacifism for guns. Roloff goes mad. His wife, the last calm person in the house, sets fire to Johannes's home, kills his blind sister, and goes to a convent to do penance.
Cast & crew
More about Nerves
Robert Reinert wrote, directed, and produced. Süddeutsches Filmhaus distributed it. Helmar Lerski was the cinematographer. The English Wikipedia gives the release as 22 January 1919 and the length as 110 minutes. Eduard von Winterstein, Lia Borré, and Erna Morena lead the cast.
Themes
Background
The film opened in January 1919, in the months of the German revolution, and uses a factory owner, a reform preacher, and an armed group in the same story.
Look
Helmar Lerski photographed the picture.
Preservation
A restored copy is on the Internet Archive, and another is on Wikimedia Commons as Nerven (1919).
Notes
- The German title is Nerven.
- Paul Bender is also credited.
- Marja is engaged to a man named Richard while she wants Johannes.
- The catalog description calls the subject a nervous epidemic left by war and want.
- A restored copy is filed on the Internet Archive.
Scenes
- Marja accuses Johannes in court, and Roloff swears he saw the attack.
- Roloff's wife burns Johannes's house and then goes to a convent.
Also available
- Internet Archive (nerven-1919-restored-movie-720p-hd)
- Wikimedia Commons (Nerven)
