加利福尼亚的皇帝

  • 玛切拉·阿尔巴尼 埃莉泽·奥林格
  • 120分钟
  • TheKaiserofCalifornia(GermanDerKaiservonKalifornie… TheKaiserofCalifornia(GermanDerKaiservonKalifornien)isa1936filmthathastheuniquedistinctionofbeingtheonlywesternfilmmadeinNaziGermany.AlmostalloftheexteriorsceneswereevenshotonlocationinCalifornia. ThefilmfollowsthelifestoryofJohnSutter,orJohannSuter,theownerofSutter'sMill,famousasthebirthplaceofthegreatCaliforniaGoldRushof1848. WhilethebasicstoryofSutter'slifeisretained,theproducersinsertedsomenotablechangesreflectingthepoliticalenvironmentofthefilm'screation:thoughSutterwasaSwiss-German,thefilmemphasizeshisgermanethnicityandthoughhechangedhisnametoJohnSutterwhenhecametotheUnitedStates,throughoutthefilmheretainsthenameJohannSuter.Besidesthatthefilmhardlystressesavölkischconcept,asSuter'smenareportrayedasimmigrantsfromallovertheworld,notonlyGermany. Thefilmopposesthe"easy"moneyofgold-diggingwiththewealthandvaluescreatedbyhardwork,astheGoldRusheventuallydestroysSuter'sfortunesandcreatessocialdisintegrationandthelossofsolidarityandcompanionship.

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