Heinrich Vogeler – From the Life of a Dreamer: In this docudrama, Marie Noelle portrays the painter, architect and founder of the artists’ colony Worpswede and Marxist Heinrich Vogeler.
Film plot and background
Marie Noelle portrays the painter, architect and founder of the Worpswede artists’ colony and Marxist Heinrich Vogeler in this docudrama.
Heinrich Vogeler (1872 – 1942) was one of Germany’s most successful artists at the turn of the century and the so-called darling of the middle classes. In his oil paintings, he refined what he saw while the world was struggling with hunger and misery.
When the First World War broke out, he volunteered for service, regardless of whether he would fall at the front. He wanted to understand the needs of the people. His art changed towards expressionism. As a dissident, it took another turn and was devoted to the ideas of the emerging Marxism. He will eventually move to Moscow and paint important paintings of Socialist Realism.
The trailer gives an insight from the docudrama about the artist Heinrich Vogeler:
“Heinrich Vogeler” – theatrical release, background, cast
In the docudrama “Heinrich Vogeler – Aus dem Leben eines Träumers” (Heinrich Vogeler – The Life of a Dreamer), director Marie Noëlle (“Marie Curie”) combines interviews and conversations with art historians with contemporary photos of Vogeler and his works with staged reappraisals in which stars such as Florian Lukas as Heinrich Vogeler, Anna Maria Mühe as his wife Martha Vogeler and Johann von Bülow portray the poet Rainer Maria Rilke. The scenic filming with Lukas and the other cast members took place at the original locations where Vogeler himself lived and painted.
On the occasion of the artist’s 150th birthday, the film “Heinrich Vogeler – from the life of a dreamer” will be released in German cinemas on 12 May 2022. At the same time, an exhibition on the artist will be held in the Worpswede Museum.
The discussion partners include Vogeler expert Klaus Modick, the artists Sophie Sainrapt and Norbert Bisky, director of the Barkenhoff Museum Beate Arnold and the living descendants of Vogeler himself, Daniele Platz and Jan Vogeler.
