PROGRAMM 3: KINOMAGIE

]]>[Die Zaubereien des Mandarins]]]> (1906/10, schwarzweiß)
Produktion: Saturn-Film/Johann Schwarzer, Wien

]]>Die ideale Filmerzeugung]]> (1914, schwarzweiß, dt. Zwischentitel, 7 Minuten)
Kamera Ludwig Schaschek
Produktion: Sascha Filmfabrik A. Kolowrat (Pfraumberg/Primda)

]]>Der Mandarin/Il mandarino]]> (1918, viragiert, italienische Zwischentitel, 59 Minuten)
Regie: Fritz Freisler
Drehbuch: Fritz Freisler, Paul Frank
Darsteller: Carl Götz, Harry Walden, Grete Ruth, Hilde Radnay, Trude Merly, Cornelia Haszay, Nectar Flondor
Produktion: Sascha Filmindustrie AG (Wien)

Film and cinema became the focus of public interest just as the magic of the stage seemed to have lost its glamour. ]]>Zaubereien des Mandarins]]> simply and effectively combines the erotic charms of Saturn Productions with the contemporary popularity of the exotic. The moment of the trick is of not inconsiderable importance for ]]>Die ideale Filmerzeugung]]>, with the film itself appearing and operating as a living, breathing protagonist. Der Mandarin on the other hand represents the uncanny, threatening side of magic. Reality is torn asunder by magic’s power over love.