Manfred Noa (22 March 1893 – 5 December 1930) was a German film director. Noa was described by Vilma Bánky, who he directed twice, as her "favourite director".[1] Noa's 1924 film Helena has been called his "masterpiece" although it was so expensive that it seriously damaged the finances of Bavaria Film.[2]
Manfred Noa | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 March 1893 |
| Died | 5 December 1930 (aged 37) Berlin, Weimar Germany |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 1916 - 1930 |
| Relatives | Loo Hardy (sister) |
Noa is perhaps best known today for his 1922 film Nathan the Wise, an adaptation of Gotthold Ephraim Lessing's 1779 play of the same title, which made a plea for religious tolerance. He was the third husband of the actress Eva May, who was the daughter of his fellow director Joe May. Noa died 5 December 1930 in Berlin of peritonitis.
Selected filmography
edit- The Uncanny House (1916)
- The Diamond Foundation (1917)
- The Lord of Hohenstein (1917)
- Love (1919)
- The Girl and the Men (1919)
- Wibbel the Tailor (1920)
- Hate (1920)
- Sons of the Night (1921)
- Nathan the Wise (1922)
- Helena (1924)
- The Wonderful Adventure (1924)
- Should We Get Married? (1925)
- Young Blood (1926)
- Wrath of the Seas (1926)
- The Uncle from the Provinces (1926)
- Why Get a Divorce? (1926)
- Die Dame von Paris (1927)
- Queen of the Boulevards (1927)
- The Eighteen Year Old (1927)
- Casanova's Legacy (1928)
- The Lady and the Chauffeur (1928)
- Modern Pirates (1928)
- Revolt in the Batchelor's House (1929)
- My Sister and I (1929)
- Mon coeur incognito (1930)
- Der Walzerkönig (1930)
- Road to Rio (1931)
- La regina di Sparta (1931)
References
editBibliography
edit- Eisner, Lotte H. The Haunted Screen: Expressionism in the German Cinema and the Influence of Max Reinhardt. University of California Press, 2008.
- Kester, Bernadette. Film Front Weimar: Representations of the First World War in German films of the Weimar Period (1919-1933). Amsterdam University Press, 2003.
- Prawer, S.S. Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933. Berghahn Books, 2007.
- Schildgen, Rachel A. More Than A Dream: Rediscovering the Life and Films of Vilma Banky. 1921 PVG Publishing, 2010.
External links
edit- Manfred Noa at IMDb
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