Rider of the Flames
130 mins
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.
Matthias Faber
Henry Gontard
Jochen Regelien
detective
Redbad Klynstra-Komarnicki
Georg Hammelmann
Witold Gajzler
(uncredited)
Tadeusz Woszczyński
servant (uncredited)
Nina Grosse
Director
Piotr Bujnowicz
Still Photographer
Ewa Tarnowska
Interior Designer
Joanna Doroszkiewicz
Interior Designer
Susanne Schneider
Writer
Egon Werdin
Director of Photography
Mirosław Bartosik
Special Effects
Piotr Kolodziejczyk
Assistant Production Manager
Małgorzata Dedek
Administration
Edward Koralewski
Props
Anna Wagner
Assistant Editor
Elżbieta Heleniak
Administration
Grzegorz Rzepecki
Props
Kazimierz Wróblewski
Special Effects
Grzegorz Piątkowski
Production Design
Bogdan Piotrowski
Props
Tomasz Tarasin
Second Unit Director of Photography
Waldemar Pokromski
Makeup Artist
Magdalena Szwarcbart
Casting
Tadeusz Pilich
Catering
Eckes Malz
Original Music Composer
Joanna Jedlecka-Skrodzka
Assistant Production Manager
Beata Cybula
Assistant Production Manager
Wojciech Kocemba
Props
Jacek Jeleń
Stunts
Małgorzata Guga-Majkowska
Translator
Jacek Kurowski
Master Lighting Artist
Dariusz Lipiński
Props
Marcin Makowski
Still Photographer