Eine Liebe für den Frieden: Bertha von Suttner und Alfred Nobel – an Austrian-German co-production - is a historical and biographical drama which premiered on Austrian television in December 2014 and on German television in January 2015.
This drama focuses on the lives of Bertha von Suttner and Alfred Nobel.
Here is some basic information about it:
** Director: Urs Egger
** Writers: Rainer Berg & Thomas Wendrich
** Based on the play Mr. & Mrs. Nobel by Esther Vilar
** Soundtrack: German – no English subtitles!
** Released on DVD in 2015
** Run time: 88 minutes
The cast includes the following:
The first group
** Birgit Minichmayr as Bertha von Suttner (1843-1914) – an author and a peace activist (born in Prague)
** Sebastian Koch as Alfred Nobel (1833-1896) – a Swedish-born businessman, founder of the Nobel Foundation
** Philipp Hochmair as Arthur von Suttner (1850-1902) – Bertha’s husband
The second group
** Yohanna Schwertfeger as Sofie Hess – Alfred Nobel’s lover for fifteen years (1876-1891)
** Johannes Herrschmann as Auguste – Alfred Nobel’s butler
** André Jung as Fréderic Passy (1822-1912) – a French economist and a peace activist
In this drama, we follow the life and career of Bertha von Suttner. We learn how she became an author and a peace activist.
We also follow the life and career of Alfred Nobel. We learn how he decided to set up the Nobel Foundation which offers five annual prizes:
Four awards for scientific and literary works, which are handed out in Stockholm, and one award for promoting peace in the world, which is handed out in Oslo.
Bertha and Alfred met in Paris in 1875 when he hired her as his private secretary. She did not stay long. She left after two weeks to marry the love of her life, Arthur von Suttner.
But the short time in Paris made a huge impression on both of them. They kept in touch by correspondence until Alfred passed away in 1896. In 1892, they met face to face in Switzerland.
It is believed that Bertha and her work as a peace activist inspired Alfred to establish the Nobel Peace Prize.
What do reviewers say about this historical and biographical drama? Here are some answers:
On IMDb it has a rating of 67 percent.
On Amazon Germany there are at the moment 26 ratings of this product, including seven with reviews.
The average rating is 4.7 stars, which corresponds to a rating of 94 percent.
In my opinion, the rating on IMDb is too low, while the rating on Amazon is more appropriate.
Why?
I have four reasons:
# 1. The script is well-written
# 2. The actors play their roles well
# 3. The story is captivating, dramatic and often highly emotional
# 4. The drama is based on a true story
I want to go all the way to the top with this product. I think it deserves a rating of five stars (100 percent).
PS # 1. The following item is available online: Irwin Abrams, “Alfred Nobel, Bertha von Suttner and the Nobel peace prize.”
PS # 2. Urs Egger - the director of the drama - was born in Switzerland in 1953.
PS # 3. Esther Vilar – the author of the play on which the drama is based - was born in Argentina in 1935. In 1960, she moved to West Germany.
She is best known for her 1971 book The Manipulated Man. She is still alive in 2023.
PS # 4. In 1905 Bertha von Suttner was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. She was the second woman to win a Nobel Prize (the first woman was Marie Curie).
PS # 5. Regarding Alfred Nobel and Sofie Hess, see the following item:
A Nobel Affair:
The Correspondence between
Alfred Nobel and Sofie Hess
Edited and translated by Erika Rummel
(2017)
REFERENCES
The Nobel Brothers
This three-part docudrama premiered in 2024
Alfred Nobel und Bertha von Suttner:
Ein Preis für den Frieden
This docudrama premiered in 2025
*****
Eine Liebe für den Frieden
Bertha von Suttner und Alfred Nobel
A historical and biographical drama
(Released on DVD in 2015)
*****
The famous Swedish entrepreneur
Alfred Nobel
(1833 - 1896)
*****
The famous Austrian peace activist
Bertha von Suttner
(1843 - 1914)
*****
A Nobel Affair:
The Correspondence between
Alfred Nobel and Sofie Hess
Edited and translated by Erika Rummel
(2017)
*****
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