Main title: Das künstlerisch begabte Dienstmädchen. (The artistically gifted servant girl) [frame scan 1] – IT: Dem Dienstmädchen ist gekündigt. (The servant girl has been sacked) – IT: Ein neues Dienstmädchen wird erwartet. (A new servant girl is expected) – IT: Am folgenden Tag. (The next day) – IT: Mein Ideal ist die antike Tagödie! (My ideal is ancient tragedy!) – IT: Ich beende mein Epos. (I complete my epic)
Content: The new "artistically gifted servant girl" is joyously received [frame scan 2], as her references sound extremely promising [frame scan 3]. Unfortunately, the servant girl discovers her artistic streak. She plays wildly on the piano [frame scan 4], unable to hear the calls of her masters as a result. She dresses as a tragic actress and appears before an imaginary public with a zither [frame scan 5 & 6]. She prefers writing poetry to minding the dinner as it burns on the stove. The kitchen catches fire, the fire brigade extinguish it – all the while the servant girl continues to write undisturbed and completes her epic! [frame scan 7]
Jeanpaul Goergen, Deutsche Kinemathek, 23.07.2010
