About fifteen minutes of this silent version of LIEBELEI seem to survive in bit and pieces -- mostly concerning the duel sequence, in order but not edited together in a terribly cogent fashion. The actors seen stony-faced and a bit daft, which is probably not terribly wrong for people on their way to shoot at each other over a matter of honor.
Schnitzler apparently wanted to make this as a pure kammeraspiel, everything told by pantomime with no titles, but the executives at Nordisk seem to have nixed the suggestion. There are no titles on view. There is certainly a lot of talent on view, from the director and writer down to the actors. However, unless more of this shows up, there is no sensible way to judge its worth.
Schnitzler apparently wanted to make this as a pure kammeraspiel, everything told by pantomime with no titles, but the executives at Nordisk seem to have nixed the suggestion. There are no titles on view. There is certainly a lot of talent on view, from the director and writer down to the actors. However, unless more of this shows up, there is no sensible way to judge its worth.
