Terra baixa explained

Terra baixa (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /ˈtɛrə ˈβaʃə/, meaning in English Lowlands, also known as Martha of the Lowlands) is a Catalan-language play written by Àngel Guimerà in 1896. The drama is considered his most popular work, having become an international sensation after its premiere.^[1]

It served as the basis for three operas, among them Tiefland, by Eugen d'Albert,^[2] which in turn served as the basis for two films, including one by Leni Riefenstahl. Six other films based directly on the play were also made.

Filmography

• Terra baixa, directed by Fructuós Gelabert and Narciso Cuyàs (Spain, 1907)
• Feudalismo, directed by Alfredo Robert (Italy, 1912)
• Tierra baja, directed by Mario Gallo (Argentina, 1912)
• Marta of the Lowlands, directed by J. Searle Dawley (1914)
• Tiefland, directed by Friedrich Rosenthal and (Austria, 1918, based on the opera Tiefland)
• Under the Mountains, directed by Béla Balogh (Hungary, 1920, based on the opera Tiefland)
• Lowlands, directed by Adolf E. Licho (Germany, 1922, based on the opera Tiefland)
• Tierra baja, directed by Miguel Zacarías (Mexico, 1951)
• Tiefland, directed by Leni Riefenstahl (Germany, 1940–54, based on the opera Tiefland)
• Tiefland, directed by Werner Kelch (West Germany, 1964, TV film, based on the opera Tiefland)
• Tierra Baja, directed by (Spain, 1971, TV film)
• Terra baixa, directed by (Spain, 1982, video)
• Terra baixa, directed by (Spain, 1991, TV film)
• Terra baixa, directed by (Spain, 2011)

Notes and References

1. http://www.elmundo.es/2000/12/03/catalunya/3N0150.html Crítica de Teatre de l'obra del TNC - Diari el Mundo
2. Eduardo Almagro, Tierra Baja https://web.archive.org/web/20091027090231/http://geocities.com/ubeda2007/tiefland/tiefland.htm