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Anna Boleyn. Anna Boleyn, also known as Deception, is a 1920 German historical film directed by Ernst Lubitsch. It stars Henny Porten as Anne Boleyn and Emil Jannings as King Henry VIII . The film was produced by Paul Davidson 's Union Film, a subsidiary of the giant German company UFA. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin.
- Eduard Prasch (Original), Javier Pérez de Azpeitia (2006)
- Paul Davidson
- 3 December 1920
- Madame DuBarry (1919) Having initially specialised in comedies with a Jewish slapstick flavour, Lubitsch became “the great humaniser of history” with Madame DuBarry and Anna Boleyn.
- The Marriage Circle (1924) When his much-vaunted Hollywood partnership with actor Mary Pickford ended after Rosita (1923), Lubitsch decamped to Warners.
- So This Is Paris (1926) Having refined his celebrated ‘touch’ in Forbidden Paradise (1924) and Kiss Me Again (1925), Lubitsch opted for a little optical exuberance in this exquisite marriage comedy.
- The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1927) Having acted in a 1915 take on Wilhelm Meyer-Förster’s novel, Karl Heinrich, Erich von Stroheim was slated to direct this lavish MGM adaptation as a follow-up to The Merry Widow (1925).
Deception: Directed by Ernst Lubitsch. With Henny Porten, Emil Jannings, Paul Hartmann, Ludwig Hartau. The story of the ill-fated second wife of the English king Henry VIII, whose marriage to the Henry led to momentous political and religious turmoil in England.
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- Biography, Drama, Romance
- Ernst Lubitsch
- 1921-04-04
Ernst Lubitsch (/ ˈ l uː b ɪ tʃ /; January 29, 1892 – November 30, 1947) was a German-born American film director, producer, writer, and actor. His urbane comedies of manners gave him the reputation of being Hollywood's most elegant and sophisticated director; as his prestige grew, his films were promoted as having "the Lubitsch touch".
- 1913–1947
Anna Boleyn (also known as Deception) carries on the threads of feminine independence against a stern masculine figure of power from Lubitsch's Sumurun, transcribing the same themes and story focus from a Middle Eastern locale to an Elizabethan England one. In the process showcasing that, while the names change, the streets stay the same.
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- Projektions-AG Union, Messter Film Berlin
- Ernst Lubitsch
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Aug 8, 2022 · His father, Simon, was a Russian-born tailor who had settled in Berlin; his mother, Anna, grew up east of the city. Lubitsch gravitated to the theatre at an early age and was mentored by Victor ...
Apr 25, 2023 · Film academic Paul Cuff joins us to discuss ANNA BOLEYN, Lubitsch’s second grand historical biopic about European royalty. We discuss Lubitsch’s career directory, the uses and misuses of Emil Jannings and Henny Porten, Weimar-era production design and lighting, silent film scores, and how this film compares to Lubitsch’s other epics.
