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 Marta Flantz, 1934 | |
| Born | 1885 |
| Died | 1938 |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, director |
Marta Flantz, also spelled Flanz [1] (1885 – 1938) was a Polish German-speaking actress and film director. She was among the first women in Poland to direct a feature film.
Marta Flantz was born in 1885. [2] She studied acting in Vienna with Max Reinhardt; [3] she acted in German. [2] Flantz was married to the film director Bolesław Land. [4] [5] Together with Nina Niovilla, [2] [6] Stanisława Perzanowska (co-director of Jego wielka miłość; 1936) [6] and Wanda Jakubowska, she was one of four women who directed full-length feature films in the interwar Poland. [2] [6]
In 1929, [7] Flantz played the title role in The Morality of Mrs. Dulska (1930) – the first Polish sound film, an adaptation of Gabriela Zapolska's play with the same title. [3] Flantz was also a co-director of the sound scenes. [7] Because she played in German, her role was dubbed. [2] [4] Her acting received favorable reviews. [7]
In the 1930s, Flantz joined the Leo-Film production company ran by Maria Hirszbein. [8] Flantz, together with Bolesław Land, wrote the screenplay for Prokurator Alicja Horn (1933), based on the novel by Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz. Flantz also directed the film together with Michał Waszyński. [9] Two years later, she was the sole director of the romantic comedy Kochaj tylko mnie produced by Leo-Film. The main roles were played by: the debutante Lidia Wysocka, Kazimierz Junosza-Stępowski, Michał Znicz, Witold Zacharewicz and Helena Grossówna. The film followed love affairs of a theater star. [10]
Flantz died in 1938. [2]
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