Everyman
1915 · 56 MIN · IMDB 5.2 · 21 VOTES · DIR. Vilhelm Glückstadt
Overview
In 1911 the German poet Hugo von Hofmansthal wrote a new version of the medieval morality play Everyman, and this was staged in Danish translation at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen in 1915. At the time, it was radical example of symbolist abstraction. Its success inspired a film version, Enhver [Everyman], directed by Vilhelm Glückstadt for Filmfabrikken Danmark. The film, however, was set in a modern-day environment. It depict the moral choice confronting its protagonist at struggle because two attendant spirits, one good and one bad. The protagonist is tempted by dark figure of evil and succumbs, rejecting God and leading a life of iniquity, but he is then haunted by guilty visions until he finally dies, asking God for forgiveness at the last moment.
Dialogue Timeline — 61 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:00 Everyman ("In satan's power") first part
00:00:14 CHARACTERS Widow of the professor - Jonna Neyendam Theobald, her son - Rasmus Ottesen
00:00:36 The action itself takes place in the present, inside the frame of 2 days.
00:01:39 It's the image of the fools, who lust for honour and toil Lost in a stream of bilge.
00:03:51 Sylvia, the daughter of the vicar, and Theobald's wife
00:06:50 "My mother wanted me to be a vicar...
00:08:09 Sylvia, the daughter of the vicar, attracted me more than the study.
00:11:09 When my mother learned that I had abandoned the church and its teachings, she too rejected me...
00:12:57 I also tried my hand at gambling and I won...
00:14:41 Her father's words made a deep impression on Silvia.
00:17:57 Father and daughter.
00:19:56 The vicar with Theobald, the famous musician.
00:21:52 End of the first part.
00:22:03 The next morning, in the old surroundings.
00:26:11 "The impression I made on that impetuous Martha, I will use to arouse Sylvia's jealousy."
00:29:48 Some hours later.
00:32:04 The professor's widow is concerned about Martha's long absence.
00:34:10 Kurt sees Sylvia. He begs her to help him, so that Martha does not stay at the castle.
00:37:22 I return not for love, but I do not wish the happiness of two young people destroyed.
00:40:22 "As Theobald's mother, who used to lead him by example in virtue, I will have a word with him.
00:41:07 As the host, Theobald checks if nothing is missing from the table.
00:43:04 THE FEAST MEAL.
00:45:49 The anger causes Theobald a nervous attack... Then the last guest arrived...
00:55:30 If I tread right, affix my foot, And if I stray, then tell me Which way to go I should.