Mathieu Ahlersmeyer
1896 - 1979Figaros Hochzeit
Georg Wildhagen
Angelika Hauff, Willi Domgraf-Fassbaender
Shortly after WWII, the DEFA Studios produced a series of operas and operettas which belonged to the classical German musical heritage. This enchanting film, the very first opera production of DEFA, stands out because of its lavish decor and costumes, its outstanding actors and their masterful voices of that time.
Figaros Hochzeit
Das Fräulein von Scuderi
Eugen York
Henny Porten, Willy A. Kleinau
Several men have been murdered lately, mostly rich lovers on their way to meet their mistresses with gifts of fine jewelry. To fight this scourge, King Louis XIV decides to create a special court named "La chambre ardente", designed to find and punish the perpetrators of such heinous crimes. An unexpected person, Mademoiselle de Scudéry, the famous poetess, will find herself entangled in the web of a criminal intrigue linked with the jewel murders, along with a a goldsmith, his daughter and her fiancé...
The Young Woman of Scuderi
