Diary of a Lost Woman
Diary of a Lost Woman (German: Das Tagebuch einer Verlorenen) is a 1918 German silent drama film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Erna Morena, Reinhold Schünzel, and Werner Krauss. The rising star Conrad Veidt also appeared. It is now considered a lost film.[1] It was remade at the end of the silent era as Diary of a Lost Girl by Georg Wilhelm Pabst.
| Diary of a Lost Woman | |
|---|---|
![]() Conrad Veidt and Erna Morena  | |
| Directed by | Richard Oswald | 
| Written by | Richard Oswald | 
| Based on | Tagebuch einer Verlorenen {novel) by Margarete Böhme  | 
| Produced by | Richard Oswald | 
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Max Fassbender | 
Production company  | Richard-Oswald-Produktion  | 
Release date  | 
  | 
Running time  | 94 minutes | 
| Country | Germany | 
| Languages | Silent  German intertitles  | 
Due to the film's over theme of prostitution it had major censorship issues which delayed its release for several months and led to a number of cuts.[2]
The film's sets were designed by the art director August Rinaldi.
Cast
    
- Erna Morena as Thymian
 - Reinhold Schünzel as Graf Kasimir Osdorff
 - Werner Krauss as Meinert
 - Paul Rehkopf as Geoteball
 - Conrad Veidt as Dr. Julius
 - Max Laurence as Der alte Graf
 - Ilse Wejrmann as Elisabeth Woyens
 - Marga Köhler as Lene Peters
 - Marie von Buelow as Frau Kindermann
 - Clementine Plessner as Tante Frieda
 
References
    
- Soister p.38
 - Kreimeier p.44
 
Bibliography
    
- Kreimeier, Klaus. The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918-1945. University of California Press, 1999.
 - Soister, John T. Conrad Veidt on Screen: A Comprehensive Illustrated Filmography. McFarland, 2002.
 
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