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The Black Spider is a novella by the Swiss writer Jeremias Gotthelf written in 1842. Set in an idyllic frame story, old legends are worked into a Christian-humanist allegory about ideas of good and evil. Though the novel is initially divided, what is originally the internal story later spills over into the frame story as well. The ...
- Jeremias Gotthelf
- 1842
24. Nov. 2022 · Based on a 18th century novel by Jeremias Gotthelf, the film depicts the story of a midwife who makes a deal with the devil to stop the Teutonic Knights from terrorizing her village. The film features a spider plague, superstition, violence and a female protagonist.
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- Drama, Thriller
- Markus Fischer
- 2022-11-24
2. Nov. 2015 · The Black Spider is a short novel about a plague of spiders that ravages a Swiss village after a pact with the devil. It is a chilling tale of evil, horror and cosmic horror, influenced by German Romanticism and Swiss folklore.
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- Paperback
30. Okt. 2018 · A woman who makes a deal with a green man to save her village from a feudal lord is cursed with a spider growing on her face. Read an excerpt from the 1842 novel, translated by Susan Bernofsky, and learn about its historical and literary context.
Featuring a cruelly overbearing lord of the manor and the oppressed villagers who must render him service, an irreverent young woman who will stop at nothing, a mysterious stranger with a red beard and a green hat, and, last but not least, the black spider, the tale is as riveting and appalling today as when Jeremias Gotthelf set it down more ...
- Jeremias Gotthelf
- Paperback
THE BLACK SPIDER. Emmental in the 13th century: The brave and rebellious midwife Christine enters a pact with the devil to protect her village from the terror of the Teutonic Knights. But punished henceforth with a spider plague, Christine goes from being the saviour to the hunted.
24. Nov. 2022 · Die Schwarze Spinne ist ein Thriller film des Regisseurs Markus Fischer. Verliehen wird der Film von Snakefilm GmbH und Laokoon Filmgroup. Marin Blülle, Philipp Droste, Mária Dér spielen im Die Schwarze Spinne und der Kinostart war am 10-3-2022. Erscheinungstermine. Auch verfügbar auf: Trailer. Film Informationen. Budget: $0 (0)
