Sunday, December 6, 2015

Pola Negri 10 Artifacts




This is a scene from the movie, Moon Spinners. I play as Madame Habib. Disney convinced me to return for this role, even though i was retired for two decades. As you can see, this movie is more modern due to the colored picture. Also, the star of the film is rather young.(https://youtu.be/9oWjRSqxehc)

  
This artifact is of me and Emil Jannings in the movie, Eyes of The Mummy.  This is about a girl who is kidnapped. She is later held captive in an ancient Egyptian temple. She gets rescued and goes to England but the guy who held her captive is still hunting her. I play as the girl who is kidnapped. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0008854/)
This is an excerpt from my book, Memoirs of a star. If you want to know more about my life, you should definitely read this book. It's all about how i became a successful actress. It also mentions my personal life. This book is written by me. It gives you an inside view on the life of me, Pola Negri.
(http://www.amazon.com/Memoirs-star-Pola-Negri/dp/B0006C0782)
Pola Negri in Mania. Mania: The Story of a Cigarette Girl, dir. Eugen Illés, 1918, photo source: Filmoteka Narodowa/www.fototeka.fn.org.pl













This is a picture of me in a scene from Mania: The Story of a Cigarette Girl. In this movie i am featured as the protagonist, Mania Walkowska. In this film, Mania is a factory worker who models for a cigarette ad. Morelli tries to get Mania's attention, however, Mania is in love with Hans. This movie is about love, drama, and a plot twist! (http://culture.pl/en/artist/pola-negri)

This clip is from the film, Christmas Eve. Christmas Eve is a silent film. I play as Mona, a French farm girl. I receive devastating news from my estranged POW lover, Oscar. My father is sick and weak from the lost of his son, but wants to console his grief, so he gets involved. (https://youtu.be/RbWyoGik--Q)


This image is of me and Antonio Moreno in the film, The Spanish Dancer. I am portrayed as a gypsy fortune teller and Antonio is a romantic count. This film is a history and romance film. It was directed by Herbert Brenon. The Spanish Dancer was produced in 1923. (rettycleverfilms.com/movie-reviews/silent-movie-reviews/review-the-spanish-dancer-1923/#.VmRPjrgrJD8)

Here is a video of me singing "Kommt das Gluck nicht heut". This is a German song in the German film, Tango Notturno. It was produced in 1937 and directed by Fritz Kirchhoff. This film made a hit due to my singing. I sung a rendition to the song,"Ich hab' an dich gedacht". (https://youtu.be/H_WJ2M5r4go)

Hotel Imperial (1927) Poster
This artifact is from the movie, "Hotel Imperial". I am featured as a hotel maid. During World War I an Austrian officer gets trapped behind Russian lines. He goes to a small hotel where he meets me, the chambermaid and i hide him. We eventually fall in love. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0018014/) This is the cover of the movie, The Cheat. The cheat is  a silent film produced by Famous Players-Lasky. It is a remake of Cecile B. Demille's hit featured and it uses the same script. I am the star of the show and i play as Carmelita De Cordoba. This movie is directed by George Fitzmaurice. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0013920/)
                        
Forbidden Paradise (1924) Poster      This cover is from the movie, Forbidden Paradise. I am portrayed as Catherine, the czarina of a European nation. I am about to be captured by rebels. However, a military officer, Capt. Alexei Czerny comes in and saves me. In return i give him something that he will enjoy. ;). Alexei falls for me and ditches his lover in this dramatic film. (    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0014925/ )