Gert, Valeska
Overview
| Works: | 124 works in 276 publications in 5 languages and 2,413 library holdings |
|---|---|
| Genres: | Drama Film adaptations History Silent films Musical films Opera films Operas Comedy films Fantasy films War films |
| Roles: | Actor, Author, Contributor, Performer, Singer, Other, Honoree, Vocalist, Dancer, Creator |
| Classifications: | PN1997, 791.4372 |
Publication Timeline
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Most widely held works about
Valeska Gert
- Valeska Gert : Tänzerin, Schauspielerin, Kabarettistin : eine dokumentarische Biographie by Frank-Manuel Peter( Book )
- Valeska Gert : Fragmente einer Avantgardistin in Tanz und Schauspiel der 1920er Jahre by Susanne Foellmer( Book )
- Music for contortionist by Morwyn Brebner( Book )
- Je suis une sorcière : kaléidoscope d'une vie dansée by Valeska Gert( Book )
- Valeska Gert - Ästhetik der Präsenzen by Wolfgang Müller( Book )
- Valeska Gert ein Leben in Tanz, Film und Kabarett by Elke-Vera Kotowski( Book )
- Die tänzerin Valeska Gert by Fred Hildenbrandt( Book )
- Valeska Gert : Tanz Fotografien( Book )
- Die Bettlerbar von New York by Valeska Gert( Book )
- European Tanztheater : an overview of its past and present( Visual )
- Modernity in motion : the performance art of Mary Wigman and Valeska Gert in the Weimar Republic by Sydney Norton( Book )
- Katze von Kampen by Valeska Gert( Book )
- Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material by Valeska Gert( )
- Valeska Gert : Bewegte Fragmente : eine Quellenedition = Fragments in motion : a source book( Book )
- Bewegte Fragmente : eine Quellenedition = Fragments in motion : a source book( Book )
- Inside/out Gayle Tufts [and Dieter Heitkamp]( Visual )
- Valeska Gert Tänzerin, Schauspielerin, Kabarettistin : eine dokumentarische Biographie by Frank-Manuel Peter( Book )
- European Tanztheater by Germany) Tanztheater (Wuppertal( Visual )
- Valeska Gert Tänzerin, Schauspielerin, Kabarettistin : eine dokumentarische Biographie by Frank-Manuel Peter( Book )
- Valeska Gert Von Berlin bis Kampen auf Sylt by Siegfried Müller( Book )
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Most widely held works by
Valeska Gert
Die 3groschenoper = The threepenny opera by
Kurt Weill(
Visual
)
19 editions published between 1931 and 2007 in German and Undetermined and held by 758 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Set in the impoverished back alleys of Victorian London, The threepenny opera follows underworld antihero Mackie Messer (a.k.a. Mack the Knife) as he tries to woo Polly Peachum and elude the authorities. With a palpable evocation of corruption and dread, set to Weill's irresistible score, The threepenny opera remains a benchmark of early sound cinema." -- container
19 editions published between 1931 and 2007 in German and Undetermined and held by 758 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Set in the impoverished back alleys of Victorian London, The threepenny opera follows underworld antihero Mackie Messer (a.k.a. Mack the Knife) as he tries to woo Polly Peachum and elude the authorities. With a palpable evocation of corruption and dread, set to Weill's irresistible score, The threepenny opera remains a benchmark of early sound cinema." -- container
Der Fangschuss = Coup de grace by
Volker Schlöndorff(
Visual
)
9 editions published between 2000 and 2016 in German and French and held by 441 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Set in Latvia in 1919 at the end of the Russian civil war, a Prussian soldier rejects the advances of an aristocratic woman. She retaliates by joining the Bolsheviks
9 editions published between 2000 and 2016 in German and French and held by 441 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Set in Latvia in 1919 at the end of the Russian civil war, a Prussian soldier rejects the advances of an aristocratic woman. She retaliates by joining the Bolsheviks
The 3 penny opera = Die 3groschenoper(
Visual
)
2 editions published in 2007 in German and held by 122 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Set in the impoverished back alleys of Victorian London, The threepenny opera follows underworld antihero Mackie Messer (a.k.a. Mack the Knife) as he tries to woo Polly Peachum and elude the authorities. With a palpable evocation of corruption and dread, set to Weill's irresistible score, The threepenny opera remains a benchmark of early sound cinema." -- container
2 editions published in 2007 in German and held by 122 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Set in the impoverished back alleys of Victorian London, The threepenny opera follows underworld antihero Mackie Messer (a.k.a. Mack the Knife) as he tries to woo Polly Peachum and elude the authorities. With a palpable evocation of corruption and dread, set to Weill's irresistible score, The threepenny opera remains a benchmark of early sound cinema." -- container
Die 3groschenoper = The threepenny opera by
Bertolt Brecht(
Visual
)
3 editions published between 2014 and 2019 in German and held by 117 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The sly melodies of composer Kurt Weill and the daring of dramatist Bertolt Brecht come together on-screen under the direction of German auteur G.W. Pabst (Pandora's box) in this classic adaptation of the Weimar-era theatrical sensation. Set in the impoverished back alleys of Victorian London, The threepenny opera follows underworld antihero Mackie Messer (a.k.a. Mack the Knife) as he tries to woo Polly Peachum and elude the authorities. With its palpable evocation of corruption and dread, set to Weill's irresistible score, The threepenny opera remains a benchmark of early sound cinema. It is presented here in both its celebrated German and rare French versions
3 editions published between 2014 and 2019 in German and held by 117 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The sly melodies of composer Kurt Weill and the daring of dramatist Bertolt Brecht come together on-screen under the direction of German auteur G.W. Pabst (Pandora's box) in this classic adaptation of the Weimar-era theatrical sensation. Set in the impoverished back alleys of Victorian London, The threepenny opera follows underworld antihero Mackie Messer (a.k.a. Mack the Knife) as he tries to woo Polly Peachum and elude the authorities. With its palpable evocation of corruption and dread, set to Weill's irresistible score, The threepenny opera remains a benchmark of early sound cinema. It is presented here in both its celebrated German and rare French versions
Nana by
Jean Renoir(
Visual
)
10 editions published between 1926 and 2021 in 3 languages and held by 99 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When the vivacious and beautiful Nana bombs at the theater, she embarks on the life of a courtesan, using her allure and charisma to entice and pleasure men
10 editions published between 1926 and 2021 in 3 languages and held by 99 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When the vivacious and beautiful Nana bombs at the theater, she embarks on the life of a courtesan, using her allure and charisma to entice and pleasure men
Je suis une sorcière : kaléidoscope d'une vie dansée by
Valeska Gert(
Book
)
21 editions published between 1968 and 2019 in German and French and held by 82 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Autobiographie de la danseuse allemande V. Gert (1892-1978) qui inventa aux Etats-Unis dans les années 20 la danse expressive, dite danse moderne et qui se fit plus particulièrement connaître pour son art de la danse grotesque ou satirique de cabarets. Propose une lecture esthétique, érotique, sociale et politique de la culture occidentale du XXe siècle
21 editions published between 1968 and 2019 in German and French and held by 82 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Autobiographie de la danseuse allemande V. Gert (1892-1978) qui inventa aux Etats-Unis dans les années 20 la danse expressive, dite danse moderne et qui se fit plus particulièrement connaître pour son art de la danse grotesque ou satirique de cabarets. Propose une lecture esthétique, érotique, sociale et politique de la culture occidentale du XXe siècle
Giulietta degli spiriti by
Federico Fellini(
Visual
)
4 editions published between 1999 and 2005 in Italian and held by 59 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When she suspects her husband of infidelity, a housewife unleashes an unconscious ripe with erotic fantasies. In this film, Fellini's first feature-length color film, his examination of the sexual psyche unfolds via the surrealistic use of abrupt cut-aways to illustrate the woman' sexual fantasies
4 editions published between 1999 and 2005 in Italian and held by 59 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When she suspects her husband of infidelity, a housewife unleashes an unconscious ripe with erotic fantasies. In this film, Fellini's first feature-length color film, his examination of the sexual psyche unfolds via the surrealistic use of abrupt cut-aways to illustrate the woman' sexual fantasies
Die Bettlerbar von New York by
Valeska Gert(
Book
)
11 editions published between 1950 and 2012 in German and held by 39 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
11 editions published between 1950 and 2012 in German and held by 39 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Mein weg by
Valeska Gert(
Book
)
9 editions published between 1930 and 1950 in German and Undetermined and held by 27 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
9 editions published between 1930 and 1950 in German and Undetermined and held by 27 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The joyless street(
Visual
)
9 editions published between 1974 and 2010 in English and French and held by 24 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In the post World War I depression in Vienna, Austria two beautiful women from good families fallen on hard times become prostitutes to avoid starvation
9 editions published between 1974 and 2010 in English and French and held by 24 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In the post World War I depression in Vienna, Austria two beautiful women from good families fallen on hard times become prostitutes to avoid starvation
Diary of a lost girl by
G. W Pabst(
Visual
)
8 editions published between 1929 and 2007 in English and German and held by 22 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Pharmacist's daughter is seduced by her father's assistant, has a child as a result, and is placed in a militarisitic house of correction
8 editions published between 1929 and 2007 in English and German and held by 22 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Pharmacist's daughter is seduced by her father's assistant, has a child as a result, and is placed in a militarisitic house of correction
Tagebuch einer Verlorenen = Diary of a lost girl by
G. W Pabst(
Visual
)
5 editions published between 1929 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 22 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The story of the fall and rise of a young woman of substance. After becoming pregnant by her father's assistant, the young woman is sent to a repressive reform school from which she soon escapes. In search of a life and identity, she is directed to a brothel where she becomes a liberated woman and returns to face her family
5 editions published between 1929 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 22 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The story of the fall and rise of a young woman of substance. After becoming pregnant by her father's assistant, the young woman is sent to a repressive reform school from which she soon escapes. In search of a life and identity, she is directed to a brothel where she becomes a liberated woman and returns to face her family
Essential Fellini(
Visual
)
1 edition published in 2020 in Italian and held by 19 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Variety lights: A beautiful and ambitious young woman joins a traveling troupe of third-rate vaudevillians and inadvertently causes jealousy and emotional crises
1 edition published in 2020 in Italian and held by 19 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Variety lights: A beautiful and ambitious young woman joins a traveling troupe of third-rate vaudevillians and inadvertently causes jealousy and emotional crises
The 3 penny opera = Die Dreigroschenoper(
Visual
)
3 editions published in 2007 in German and held by 18 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Set in the impoverished back alleys of Victorian London, The threepenny opera follows underworld antihero Mackie Messer (a.k.a. Mack the Knife) as he tries to woo Polly Peachum and elude the authorities. With a palpable evocation of corruption and dread, set to Weill's irresistible score, The threepenny opera remains a benchmark of early sound cinema." -- container
3 editions published in 2007 in German and held by 18 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Set in the impoverished back alleys of Victorian London, The threepenny opera follows underworld antihero Mackie Messer (a.k.a. Mack the Knife) as he tries to woo Polly Peachum and elude the authorities. With a palpable evocation of corruption and dread, set to Weill's irresistible score, The threepenny opera remains a benchmark of early sound cinema." -- container
Die freudlose Gasse by
G. W Pabst(
Visual
)
1 edition published in 2015 in German and held by 15 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Drama about the hunger and passion of the people living under the distorted conditions of inflation-ridden, post-World-War-I Vienna
1 edition published in 2015 in German and held by 15 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Drama about the hunger and passion of the people living under the distorted conditions of inflation-ridden, post-World-War-I Vienna
Valeska Gert : Tanz Fotografien(
Book
)
1 edition published in 2013 in German and held by 13 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 2013 in German and held by 13 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Die-Valeska-Gert-Story Hörcollage von Peter Eckhart Reichel by
Valeska Gert(
)
1 edition published in 2015 in German and held by 12 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 2015 in German and held by 12 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Katze von Kampen by
Valeska Gert(
Book
)
4 editions published between 1973 and 1974 in German and held by 12 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
4 editions published between 1973 and 1974 in German and held by 12 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Je suis une sorcière : kaléïdoscope de ma vie by
Valeska Gert(
Book
)
3 editions published between 2020 and 2021 in French and held by 9 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published between 2020 and 2021 in French and held by 9 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
... so ist das Leben = (Takový je život)(
Visual
)
2 editions published in 1929 in Undetermined and held by 6 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 1929 in Undetermined and held by 6 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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Related Identities
- Pabst, G. W. (Georg Wilhelm) 1885-1967 Restager Performer Director Author
- Rasp, Fritz 1891-1976 Singer Performer Actor
- Neher, Carola 1900-1942 Singer Performer Actor
- Busch, Ernst 1900-1980 Vocalist Actor
- Forster, Rudolf 1884-1968 Performer Vocalist Actor
- Rentschler, Eric
- Bathrick, David
- Janus Films Distributor
- Brecht, Bertolt 1898-1956 Bibliographic antecedent Librettist Conceptor
- Lion, Margo 1899-1989 Actor
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Associated Subjects
Actresses Antiheroes Aristocracy (Social class) Austria Austria--Vienna Bausch, Pina Bettauer, Hugo, Brecht, Bertolt, Choreographers Choreography Criminals Dancers Drama England--London England--London--Dalston England--London--Soho Europe Gay, John, Germany Gert, Valeska Italy Jooss, Kurt, Latvia Manners and customs Man-woman relationships Middle-aged women Modern dance Moral conditions Motion pictures Motion pictures, German Motion pictures, Italian Musicals Operas Poor Prostitutes Prostitution Psychosexual disorders Sexual fantasies Social conditions Social conflict Soldiers Soviet Union Tanztheater Tanztheater (Wuppertal, Germany) Unmarried mothers Weill, Kurt, Women Women--Psychology Women--Sexual behavior--Psychological aspects Yourcenar, Marguerite
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Alternative Names
Anderson, Gertrud Valesca
Anderson, Gertrud Valesca 1892-1978
Anderson, Valesca, 1892-1978
Anderson, Valeska
Anderson, Valeska 1892-1978
Samosch, Gertrud Valesca
Samosch, Gertrud Valesca 1892-1978
Samosch, Gertrud Valeska 1892-1978
Samosch, Gertrude
Samosch, Gertrude 1892-1978
Samosch, Gertrude Valesca, 1892-1978
Samosh Gertrud Valesca
Scot Valeska
Valeska Gert
Valeska Gert actrice allemande
Valeska Gert Ballarina de cabaret i actriu alemanya
Valeska Gert ballerina e cabarettista tedesca
Valeska Gert deutsche Tänzerin und Kabarettistin
Valeska Gert Duits acteur
Valeska Gert Duits actrice
Valeska Gert German dancer, cabaret artist, actress
Valeska Gert German dancer, cabaret artist, actress (1892-1978)
Валеска Герт немецкая актриса и танцовщица
Վալեսկա Գերտ
ולסקה גרט שחקנית גרמנייה
فاليسكا جيرت فكاهيه من المانيا
والسکا گرت طراح رقص و بازیگر آلمانی
발레스카 거트
ゲルト, ヴァレスカ 1892-1978
發列斯加·格特
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