Nerves

In Nerves, writer-director-producer Robert Reinert tried to capture the «nervous epidemic» caused by war and misery which «drives people mad». This unique portrait of the life in 1919 Germany, filmed on location in Munich, describes the cases of different people from all levels of society: Factory owner Roloff who looses his mind in view of catastrophies and social disturbances, teacher John who is the hero of the masses and Marja who turns into a radical revolutionary. Using different fragments the Munich Film Museum could reconstruct this forgotten German classic which is a historic document and anticipates already elements of the Expressionist cinema of the 1920s.

Nerves, directed by Robert Reinert, Germany 1919 (110')
Piano score by Jaochim Bänz
Side-by-side comparision of the fragments  
Posters, lobby cards and stills by Josef Fenneker
Bilder von der Volksbewegung in München, 1919 (3')
München im Zeichen der Räterpublik, 1919 (11')
16 page booklet with essays about the film by David Bordwell, Stefan Drössler & Jan-Christopher Horak

Edition Filmmuseum 41
Language Deutsch (intertitles) Subtitles english, français
Screen 1:1.33 - 4/3 PAL Sound Music score DD 2.0 FSK 14+ Region code All regions