Johannes Reimann Movies
- 1940
In this German comedy, a man leaves his wife to be with his mistress, a singer. Unfortunately, like the dog in the manger, he gets jealous when another man begins courting his ex-wife. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1938
Yvette was adapted from the oft-filmed Guy de Maupassant story of the same name. The title character, played by Ruth Hellberg, is a convent-educated girl who is unaware that her mother Oktavia (Kaethe Dorsch) is a prostitute. Upon learning the truth, poor Yvette tries to kill herself. Touched by her plight, worldly Aristine de Saval (Johannes Riemann) who has always believed that all women are whores, falls deeply in love with the virginal Yvette. Reviewers in 1938 were pleasantly surprised that De Maupassant's tender fable was so well realized by director Wolfgang Liberneiner, hardly a master of subtlety. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Käthe Dorsch, Ruth Hellberg, (more)
- 1929
Die Frau auf der Folter was the original German title of Robert Wiene's 1928 production A Scandal in Paris. Based on a popular British stage play, the film stars Lili Damita, cast against type as the demure wife of a far-from-faithful but very powerful British politician. During a trip to Paris, Damita makes the mistake of falling for a handsome rake, whereupon she is subjected to the full fury of the Double Standard. The subsequent divorce trial literally crushes the poor heroine, who is painted in the most sordid of terms by her husband's attorneys. The climactic courtroom scene effectively utilizes the multiple-image techniques then in vogue in the German cinema. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Lili Damita, Johannes Reimann, (more)
