Lola Montez (1918)
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Leopoldine Konstantin, Alfred Abel, Hans Wassmann, Hugo Werner-Kahle, Ito Waghalter, Helga Lassen, Bodo Serp, Inge Törnquist
A rising Spanish dancer becomes entangled with a notorious Carlist leader whom the authorities are determined to capture.
The story
In Spain at the beginning of the 19th century, Lola Montez is a fiery young dancer and rising star of Madrid’s theatrical scene, admired by men including the English envoy, Sir Eduards. Her life changes when Madons, a fellow countryman and leader of the notorious Carlist movement, abducts her to his castle and proposes marriage. Though Lola initially holds back, she is secretly attracted to his daring nature. Meanwhile, the English ambassador wants to improve Spanish-British relations and dispatches spies to learn about Lola’s prospective bridegroom, whose capture is being pursued by the Spanish government.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Lola Montez is a young, fiery dancer in Spain at the beginning of the 19th century. She is the rising star of Madrid’s theatrical scene. Lola turns the heads of all the men in the city, including high-ranking foreigners such as the English envoy, Sir Eduards. But her fellow countryman Madons, leader of the notorious Carlist movement, a band of feared desperados, abducts her to his castle and proposes to her. Lola still holds back, but secretly she is strongly attracted to the daring Madons. Since the English ambassador plans to improve Spanish-British relations, he sends his spies to obtain information from Lola Montez about her future bridegroom, so that they can pass it on to the Spanish government, which is very keen to capture Madons. Thanks to this information, the Carlist is captured by the Spanish and sentenced to death. As the procession taking him to his execution, accompanied by crowds of onlookers, passes Lola’s window, Madons briefly breaks away from his guards and rushes onto Lola’s balcony to embrace his beloved one last time. A shot rings out, and the bandit chief sinks to the ground, mortally wounded.
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