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Orphan of Lowood
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Wikipedia article
'Orphan of Lowood' (German: 'Die Waise von Lowood') is a 1926 German silent drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Evelyn Holt, Olaf Fnss and Dina Diercks.Bock & Bergfelder p.41 It is based on the 1847 British novel 'Jane Eyre' by Charlotte Bront, and is the last of at least eight silent film adaptations of the novel. It was shot at the Terra Studios in Marienfelde. Director Bernhardt, a Jew wanted by the Gestapo, escaped from Nazi Germany and immigrated to Hollywood (via England) where he directed films for MGM, RKO, Columbia Pictures and Warner Brothers.Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 302. .
Plot
Jane Eyre falls in love with the eccentric Lord Edward Rochester, not realizing he has his mentally ill wife locked up in the attic.
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Bibliography
* Bergfelder, Tim & Bock, Hans-Michael. 'The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopedia of German. Berghahn Books, 2009.
* Koepnick, Lutz. 'The Dark Mirror: German Cinema Between Hitler and Hollywood'.University of California Press, 2002.
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