Doesn't he just? The film is from 1981, so just before Schimanski, and way before he reinvented himself as a middle aged critically praised character actor. But like I said, he's fantastic in the part. Great job, casting people!
Was about to ask if "without a wig" was an actual thing but then I remembered that Fritz wore his own hair in Rheinsberg, if I remember correctly. Although that doesn't say anything about FW of course
I don't know about FW as a young King, either, but yes, Fritz as a young man - even as a young King - did go without a wig often enough for some envoys to include it in their "hot or not?" reports. And I think at least one of the reports on young MT mentions her, along with the simple dresses she wears on non-festive ways, not always donning a wig. It's always worth reminding that the way all these monarchs look on portraits, in full state robes and splendid get up, was not how they walked around on a day to day basis. And as long as you are young and still have your full hair, and are someone who works a lot, I imagine removing your wig now and then is a temptation. For FW in particular, since he scorned all the court ceremonies and splendor so much it could also be a statement, though I note in the movie he only has the wig off in intimate surroundings - in the first meeting scene, he, Gundling and Creutz are alone in FW's study and FW is working - and on whenever he's with a greater number of people.
Golden Hats!?
He. Even for his beloved Potsdam Giants, I doubt FW would have forked over the money. Maybe whichever material was used in the original uniforms didn't photograph well?
Grumbkow: Like I said, the movie doesn't identify him or give him any lines at all. I only know who this is supposed to be from the descriptions in the novel. (The movie cut down the speaking Tobacco College members to Forcade - who gets humiliated when FW is making read a petition out loud, which shows Forcade can barely read - and Old Dessauer (the one with the eyepatch).
The kid playing Fritz does look adorable. It's a shame that "Der Thronfolger" is no longer online, for the kid playing Fritz there in the first ten minutes does, too.
Old Dessauer: well, Seckendorff's late 18th century biographer is convinced he was the most evil, vile-tempered man of the century. *g* Whereas Grumbkow was accused of many things, but an unability to keep his temper was not one of them....
ETA: I forgot re: library - I don't know, but I suspect Prague. Because filming historical movies in Prague became a thing for Western producers in the 1980s, notably for Amadeus, of course, and that library looks very much like the one on the Hradschin.
Huh, so it seems they fictionalized his role completely in the movie, as opposed to the novel. Because I don't think he wore an eyepatch and IMDB actually calls the guy in question v. Hermsdorf, which is a name I've never heard. Strange decision, given Dessauer's prominence.
On the other hand, googling the non-existent eyepatch, I learned that Old Dessauer, against the wishes of his mother, married a non-noble who was the daughter of their court pharmacist and his childhood sweetheart. Did not expect that.
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Doesn't he just? The film is from 1981, so just before Schimanski, and way before he reinvented himself as a middle aged critically praised character actor. But like I said, he's fantastic in the part. Great job, casting people!
Was about to ask if "without a wig" was an actual thing but then I remembered that Fritz wore his own hair in Rheinsberg, if I remember correctly. Although that doesn't say anything about FW of course
I don't know about FW as a young King, either, but yes, Fritz as a young man - even as a young King - did go without a wig often enough for some envoys to include it in their "hot or not?" reports. And I think at least one of the reports on young MT mentions her, along with the simple dresses she wears on non-festive ways, not always donning a wig. It's always worth reminding that the way all these monarchs look on portraits, in full state robes and splendid get up, was not how they walked around on a day to day basis. And as long as you are young and still have your full hair, and are someone who works a lot, I imagine removing your wig now and then is a temptation. For FW in particular, since he scorned all the court ceremonies and splendor so much it could also be a statement, though I note in the movie he only has the wig off in intimate surroundings - in the first meeting scene, he, Gundling and Creutz are alone in FW's study and FW is working - and on whenever he's with a greater number of people.
Golden Hats!?
He. Even for his beloved Potsdam Giants, I doubt FW would have forked over the money. Maybe whichever material was used in the original uniforms didn't photograph well?
Grumbkow: Like I said, the movie doesn't identify him or give him any lines at all. I only know who this is supposed to be from the descriptions in the novel. (The movie cut down the speaking Tobacco College members to Forcade - who gets humiliated when FW is making read a petition out loud, which shows Forcade can barely read - and Old Dessauer (the one with the eyepatch).
The kid playing Fritz does look adorable. It's a shame that "Der Thronfolger" is no longer online, for the kid playing Fritz there in the first ten minutes does, too.
Old Dessauer: well, Seckendorff's late 18th century biographer is convinced he was the most evil, vile-tempered man of the century. *g* Whereas Grumbkow was accused of many things, but an unability to keep his temper was not one of them....
ETA: I forgot re: library - I don't know, but I suspect Prague. Because filming historical movies in Prague became a thing for Western producers in the 1980s, notably for Amadeus, of course, and that library looks very much like the one on the Hradschin.
Re: Der König und sein Narr: Screencaps
Huh, so it seems they fictionalized his role completely in the movie, as opposed to the novel. Because I don't think he wore an eyepatch and IMDB actually calls the guy in question v. Hermsdorf, which is a name I've never heard. Strange decision, given Dessauer's prominence.
On the other hand, googling the non-existent eyepatch, I learned that Old Dessauer, against the wishes of his mother, married a non-noble who was the daughter of their court pharmacist and his childhood sweetheart. Did not expect that.