Marta Flantz

• Name — Marta Flantz • Born — 1885 • Died — 1938 • Occupation — Actress, director

• Illustration — Cover of a leaflet promoting The Morality of Mrs. Dulska with Flantz at the fore Marta Flantz was born in 1885. She studied acting in Vienna with Max Reinhardt; she acted in German. Flantz was married to the film director Bolesław Land. Together with Nina Niovilla, Stanisława Perzanowska (co-director of Jego wielka miłość; 1936) and Wanda Jakubowska, she was one of four women who directed full-length feature films in the interwar Poland. In 1929, Flantz played the title role in The Morality of Mrs. Dulska (1930) – the first Polish sound film, an adaptation of Gabriela Zapolska's play with the same title. Flantz was also a co-director of the sound scenes. Because she played in German, her role was dubbed. Her acting received favorable reviews. In the 1930s, Flantz joined the Leo-Film production company ran by Maria Hirszbein. Flantz, together with Bolesław Land, wrote the screenplay for Prokurator Alicja Horn (1933), based on the novel by Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz. Flantz also directed the film together with Michał Waszyński. Two years later, she was the sole director of the romantic comedy Kochaj tylko mnie produced by Leo-Film. The main roles were played by: the debutante Lidia Wysocka, Kazimierz Junosza-Stępowski, Michał Znicz, Witold Zacharewicz and Helena Grossówna. The film followed love affairs of a theater star. Flantz died in 1938.

• 1929: Police Chief Tagiejew – the role of Ciotunia • 1930: The Morality of Mrs. Dulska – the role of Aniela Dulska, direction of sound scenes • 1931: Uwiedziona – the role of Madame • 1933: Prokurator Alicja Horn – screenplay and direction • 1935: Kochaj tylko mnie – direction