Rider of the Flames (1998)
Feuerreiter is an elegant period drama that begins in Frankfurt in 1796. Through his friend, Baron von Sinclair, romantic and rebellious poet Friedrich Hölderlin secures the position of a private tutor in the home of a banker named Gontard. He is soon torn between his passion for poetry and his love for Susette, the lady of the house. To top it all off, Baron von Sinclair is in love with him. Hölderlin's most beautiful poems are written during this trying time. However, he becomes a total recluse when he loses Susette. The film examines the effects of conflicting demands, both emotional and sensual, that may inspire art. Feuerreiter was screened as part of the New German Films at the 49th International Berlin Film Festival, 1999.
Director: Nina Grosse
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Martin Feifel as Friedrich Holderlin |
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Marianne Denicourt as Susette Gontard |
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Ulrich Matthes as Isaac von Sinclair |
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Nina Hoss as |
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Margit Carstensen as Sinclair's mother |
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Matthias Faber as Henry Gontard |
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Jochen Regelien as detective |
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Ueli Jäggi as "Germania" |
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Dieter Landuris as "Marianna" |
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Pierre Besson as Friedrich Schelling |
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Tobias Langhoff as Georg Hegel |
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Ulrich Mühe as Jacob Gontard |
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Zofia Saretok as Madame Gontard d'Orville |
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Lech Dyblik as |
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Piotr Gąsowski as |
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Małgorzata Kalamat as Mariele |
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Redbad Klijnstra-Komarnicki as Georg Hammelmann |
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Zofia Merle as |
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Michał Pawlicki as |
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Wojciech Skibiński as doctor Muller |
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Paweł Burczyk as camel owner (uncredited) |
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Witold Gajzler as (uncredited) |
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Krzysztof Kiersznowski as doctor Sommering (uncredited) |
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Tadeusz Woszczyński as servant (uncredited) |
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Mirosław Zbrojewicz as (uncredited) |
| Directing | Nina Grosse | Director |
| Production | Krzysztof Zanussi | Co-Producer |
| Crew | Jacek Ryniewicz | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | Marcin Makowski | Still Photographer |
| Production | Michał Szczerbic | Production Manager |
| Production | Beata Cybula | Assistant Production Manager |
| Crew | Tadeusz Pilich | Catering |
| Art | Ewa Tarnowska | Interior Designer |
| Production | Elżbieta Heleniak | Administration |
| Crew | Kazimierz Wróblewski | Special Effects |
| Crew | Jacek Jeleń | Stunts |
| Art | Grzegorz Rzepecki | Props |
| Sound | Biber Gullatz | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Joanna Jedlecka-Skrodzka | Assistant Production Manager |
| Art | Andrzej Przedworski | Production Design |
| Lighting | Jacek Kurowski | Master Lighting Artist |
| Art | Grzegorz Piątkowski | Production Design |
| Art | Dariusz Lipiński | Props |
| Sound | Eckes Malz | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Małgorzata Guga-Majkowska | Translator |
| Art | Wojciech Kocemba | Props |
| Camera | Tomasz Tarasin | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Art | Joanna Doroszkiewicz | Interior Designer |
| Art | Edward Koralewski | Props |
| Editing | Anna Wagner | Assistant Editor |
| Writing | Susanne Schneider | Writer |
| Production | Magdalena Szwarcbart | Casting |
| Production | Piotr Kolodziejczyk | Assistant Production Manager |
| Production | Małgorzata Dedek | Administration |
| Camera | Egon Werdin | Director of Photography |
| Art | Bogdan Piotrowski | Props |
| Crew | Mirosław Bartosik | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Waldemar Pokromski | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Piotr Bujnowicz | Still Photographer |
