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
Marcin Makowski
Still Photographer
Beata Cybula
Assistant Production Manager
Tadeusz Pilich
Catering
Ewa Tarnowska
Interior Designer
Elżbieta Heleniak
Administration
Kazimierz Wróblewski
Special Effects
Jacek Jeleń
Stunts
Grzegorz Rzepecki
Props
Joanna Jedlecka-Skrodzka
Assistant Production Manager
Jacek Kurowski
Master Lighting Artist
Grzegorz Piątkowski
Production Design
Dariusz Lipiński
Props
Eckes Malz
Original Music Composer
Małgorzata Guga-Majkowska
Translator
Wojciech Kocemba
Props
Tomasz Tarasin
Second Unit Director of Photography
Joanna Doroszkiewicz
Interior Designer
Edward Koralewski
Props
Anna Wagner
Assistant Editor
Susanne Schneider
Writer
Magdalena Szwarcbart
Casting
Piotr Kolodziejczyk
Assistant Production Manager
Małgorzata Dedek
Administration
Egon Werdin
Director of Photography
Bogdan Piotrowski
Props
Mirosław Bartosik
Special Effects
Waldemar Pokromski
Makeup Artist
Piotr Bujnowicz
Still Photographer