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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.

Den Dovnes Himmerige

Ubekendt, 1918

A lazy , bibulous tramp is admitted to the hospital by mistake. Even though he is forced to obey new rules like showering and drinking milk instead of alcohol, life in the hospital is like a dream. He is fed every day and cared for by beautiful nurses.

Den gyldne drøm

Ubekendt, Robert Storm Petersen, 1925

Two small commercials advertising the department store Magasin du Nord. The first is proclaimed to be ‘An amusing little film recorded by Nordisk Films Kompagni’ with the title ‘The Golden Dream’. Having seen a fashion show in Magasin du Nord, the lady of the house dreams of owning a dress from the store’s model salon.

Bokserparodi

1907

A clown interrupts a boxing match and challenges one of the two men to fight. In the first round, it looks as if the clown is in way over his head, but the fight takes an unexpected turn when he makes a comeback with a series of dirty tricks up his sleeve.

The two French clowns Ihles and Antonio star in the film.

Peter og Ping i Stor-Magasin

Robert Storm Petersen

Two small films advertising the Copenhagen-based department store Magasin du Nord. The first presents a fashion show comprising what are presumably dresses from the store’s Model Salon. The second is a short film featuring Peter and Ping, two well-known characters created by cartoonist Storm P.

Hjemmet reklamefilm

Robert Storm Petersen, 1920

This animated film is an advertisement for the Danish weekly magazine ‘Hjemmet’, which is still published today. ‘Hjemmet’, meaning ‘Home’, was originally called ‘Damernes Blad’ (‘The Ladies’ Magazine’) but changed its name in 1904, a few years after it was acquired by the publishing company Egmont. The advertisement was drawn by the much beloved Danish multi-talent Robert Storm Petersen, popularly known as Storm P.

Faustinus

Peter Elfelt, 1906

The short clip shows a spiritualist séance featuring a medium and two ‘spirits’, shot in Peter Elfelt’s studio. Dr Faustinus (1868–1946 – real name Faustinus Edelberg Pedersen), after whom the film is named, was an active figure within the field of spiritism and the occult.

The spiritualist movement, which had its breakthrough in Denmark around 1890, can be seen as a response to the void caused by the general erosion of religion.

Wania Tartakoff

Peter Elfelt, 1902

Spirited Ukrainian trepak dance, performed by Russian soloist Wania Tartakoff.

Royal court photographer Peter Elfelt (1866-1931) was Denmark's first filmmaker. He made his first recording in early 1897, the one-minute reel 'Driving With Greenland Dogs', and the following ten years he documented every important national event as well as daily life in Denmark.

En livlig Drøm

Lau Lauritzen Sr., 1916

A young man unsuccessfully practices a variety of circus tricks at home. He then goes out on the town where his eagerness and clumsy excitement gets him in trouble more than once. In the end, the unfortunate clown manages to escape the most impossible situations after all.

Fra Sibirien til Moskva

Peter Elfelt, 1905

'From Siberia to Moscow' (1876) was August Bournonville’s last long ballet. It was inspired by an 1874 trip to Russia, where Bournonville met Marius Petipa and saw several of his ballets. The music was composed by Carl Christian Møller.

Jafet, der søger sig en Fader III. Kapergasten

Emanuel Gregers, 1922

Japhet and Tim have hired a ship bound for the Portuguese port city of Pontevidera, where Japhet hopes to find his father. His tireless search once again turns into an adventurous and dangerous journey. The two friends must fight both Portuguese criminal gangs and South American Indians, and when they finally return to London, Japhet is convicted of a murder he never committed.