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Robert Storm Petersen, 1927

A short, fragmentary film comprising a brief animation sequence and live-action footage of Storm P in the Zoo. If one were to piece together a synopsis, it seems as if Storm P is given the task – by secret order – to draw the penguins in the Zoo. Using real penguins as models, he draws his well-known cartoon character Ping from the ‘Peter and Ping’, and the drawing is subsequently delivered to the person who commissioned it via a messenger dog.

Nordisk Films Kompagnis Studier

1915

This small clip is part of a promotional film for Nordisk Film from around 1915. It contains aerial footage of Valby and the Nordisk Film studios, as well as footage of their biggest star, Valdemar Psilander.

Det gamle Købmandshjem

Ubekendt, 1911

FRAGMENT | The fragment consists of three scenes from The Old Merchant’s Home. The first scene shows the meeting between a distinguished man (played by Philip Beck), a beautiful young woman, and another man. In the next scene, a train draws up at a platform.

Gendarmen

Robert Storm Petersen, 1921

A strangely surreal short animated film by the beloved multi-talented artist Storm P. The film begins with live-action footage of Storm P. standing in front of a canvas where his familiar characters, the Three Little Men, come to life and walk out of a door in the picture.

Børnedansen af Elverhøj

Peter Elfelt, 1902

The Children's Dance from 'Elverhøj', performed by Gudrun Christensen and Helga Smith.

Elverhøj (1828; literal translation, Elves’ Hill) by Johan Ludvig Heiberg, with music by Frederik Kuhlau, is considered the Danish national play. It was commissioned by King Frederik VI for the marriage of his youngest daughter Vilhelmine Marie to Frederik Carl Christian (later King Frederik VII).

Die geliebte Roswolskys

Felix Basch, 1921

Mia Verhag loses her job as a chorus singer when she rejects the advances of the theatre director. While she is in the grips of despair, she encounters the millionaire Roswolsky, who takes her to his luxurious house and gives her a key to the garden gate, allowing her to visit the surrounding park whenever she pleases. This chance meeting sends rumours flying everywhere, and soon Mia appears on the front pages of all the newspapers as Roswolsky’s mistress.

Lindstrøms skuespil

Peter Elfelt, 1912

Two fine gentlemen battle brutishly for the favour of two fine ladies. However, one of the gentlemen forgets his suitcase at the station, and his competitor spots his chance to gain a huge lead.

This film has no intertitles.

Tøffelheltens Fødselsdag

Lau Lauritzen Sr., 1918

In the main protagonist’s household, his wife, Ilsebil, calls all the shots. Even on his own birthday he cannot get a word in edgewise, and when some friends invite him out for the evening, his wife takes the key to the front door so he cannot get out. Later that night, the henpecked husband seizes an opportunity to escape, but when he finally returns home he is in for a nasty surprise.

[Nordisk Films Co. animationsfilm]

Ubekendt, 1915

A man falls asleep in the middle of the street and dreams that he is far away from the noise and clamour of the big city. The dream quickly becomes a nightmare in which he finds himself in life-threatening situations involving cowboys and tribal people. Just as things are about to reach a sticky end, he is jolted back into the real world by a police officer.

Et Menneskeliv

Sven Lange, 1910

A boy from a poor family grows up to become a successful scientist. The demanding work costs him the love of his life which he bitterly regrets, lying on his deathbed.

The film was found on four reels in a collection from the local history archive in Aalborg.

Une vie gaspilleé

Ubekendt, 1910

A man spends all his time sitting at home, drinking all day, while his daughter tries – and fails – to get him off the bottle. However, her father’s penchant for drink is a hereditary trait. Once his daughter develops a taste for the effects of alcohol, she runs away from her hard life with her parents to lead a carefree existence in the city’s nightlife.

Mand drikker Kaffe

Robert Storm Petersen, 1925

In this small film, prominent Danish artist, actor and cartoonist Storm P advertises CLOC Liqueur. An animated sequence also shows a man drinking coffee; he only starts smiling when the black gold is followed by a generous drop of liquor.

The film was made by the popular Danish cartoonist Robert Storm Petersen, popularly known as ‘Storm P’, who created some of Denmark’s very first cartoons, among many other things.