Rider of the Flames
Feuerreiter
Release: 1998-05-26
·Runtime: 130m
Drama
Feuerreiter is an elegant period drama that begins in Frankfurt in 1796. Through his friend, Baron von Sinclair, romantic and rebellious poet Friedrich Hölderlin secures the position of a private tutor in the home of a banker named Gontard. He is soon torn between his passion for poetry and his love for Susette, the lady of the house. To top it all off, Baron von Sinclair is in love with him. Hölderlin's most beautiful poems are written during this trying time. However, he becomes a total recluse when he loses Susette. The film examines the effects of conflicting demands, both emotional and sensual, that may inspire art. Feuerreiter was screened as part of the New German Films at the 49th International Berlin Film Festival, 1999.
Production Countries
Austria
France
Germany
Poland
Production Companies
Studio Filmowe Tor
Telewizja Polska
Cast
Marianne Denicourt
as Susette Gontard
Margit Carstensen
as Sinclair's mother
Zofia Saretok
as Madame Gontard d'Orville
Małgorzata Kalamat
as Mariele
Wojciech Skibiński
as doctor Muller
Mirosław Zbrojewicz
as (uncredited)
Ulrich Mühe
as Jacob Gontard
Piotr Gąsowski
Zofia Merle
Krzysztof Kiersznowski
as doctor Sommering (uncredited)
Martin Feifel
as Friedrich Holderlin
Ulrich Matthes
as Isaac von Sinclair
Ueli Jäggi
as "Germania"
Tobias Langhoff
as Georg Hegel
Lech Dyblik
Nina Hoss
Dieter Landuris
as "Marianna"
Pierre Besson
as Friedrich Schelling
Michał Pawlicki
Paweł Burczyk
as camel owner (uncredited)
