Der letzte Tag (1913)
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Cast
Albert Bassermann, Else Bassermann, Hanni Weisse, Ernst A. Becker
An elderly professor looks back on the day he learned his wife had been unfaithful.
The story
Told in flashback, the film follows an elderly professor recalling a decisive day in his life. He learned that his wife had a lover and had been unfaithful to him for some time; the discovery left him profoundly shaken.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
The film is structured like a chamber play told in flashback. An elderly professor recalls once more the decisive day of his life, when he killed his wife. The cause of this desperate act was the bitter and deeply shattering realization that his wife had a lover and had been cheating on him for some time. It is to be Professor Osterode’s last day, for when he decides to take his own life, he dies of natural causes.
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