Presentation | 11.11.2020 – 20.06.2021
„Das Meer ruft!“ A Venture into Sound Film
Das Meer ruft!
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Porträtaufnahme von Bernhard Joseph Brenninkmeijer, um 1925
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Dreharbeiten zum Spielfilm Das Meer ruft!, Eidophon-Zeitung, 1 (1932)
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Titelseite der ersten und einzigen Ausgabe der Eidophon-Zeitung vom Oktober 1932
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The perfection of a method of recording and reproducing sound on film was the challenge of the 1920s. Against this backdrop, an unusual partnership was formed: the textile retailer Bernhard Joseph Brenninkmeijer and the Catholic priest and physicist Heinrich Könemann set about developing such a method and eventually founded their own film company: Eidophon.
Two feature films were made - one of them was Das Meer ruft! with Heinrich George as main actor.
The exhibition in DAS Forum introduces the two protagonists and tells about the development and failure of this remarkable joint venture.
Das Meer ruft!
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In parallel
January
Thu
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As part of the online programme for the exhibition EMIL NOLDE - A CRITICAL APPROACH BY MISCHA KUBALL, the Draiflessen Collection invites you to an online round table.
March
Thu
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| Symposium
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The role of women in European family businesses in the 19th and 20th centuries
The Draiflessen Collection would like to organise a scientific symposium to discuss the role of women in European family businesses in the 19th and 20th centuries.DAS Forum: 'Business matters are men’s matters!'
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April
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