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Danish Silent Film
Asta Nielsen – #Bosslady
THEME. If Asta Nielsen had died only recently, we would be wearing t-shirts with her name emblazoned across our chests. We would sip our morning coffee from cups graced with her dark-rimmed staring…
Betty Nansen – a self-made woman
THEME. The great diva of Danish theatre, Betty Nansen, was the first Danish actress to be headhunted by the American film industry. And before that, Nordisk Film had given her a lucrative contract…
Pat and Patachon - The Danish Duo that Conquered Germany
THEME. The comedy duo Pat and Patachon were the undisputed favourites of Danish moviegoers in the 1920s – and well into the sound film era, too. Hugely successful, they sold heaps of tickets in…
Pat und Patachon - Die Kino-Lieblinge des dänischen Stummfilms
THEMA. Das dänische Komikerduo Pat und Patachon waren unbestreitbar Favoriten des Stummfilms der 1920er Jahre – jedoch ebenso in den ersten Jahren des Tonfilms und darüber hinaus. Ihr Erfolg…
The Silent Art
THEME. A century ago Danish cinema was world leading. Now we digitize and re-vitalize Danish silent film heritage, telling stories from the time when Asta Nielsen, Valdemar Psilander and Pat &…
The Great War on the big screen
THEME. War is an ancient but everlasting theme in art and literature, which thereby became a natural fit for the new entertainment industry of the 1910s: cinema. War is exciting, a battle for life…
The Whole World’s Valdemar
THEME. He made more than 83 films in just six years before he was found dead in his hotel room in Copenhagen at the age of 32. Valdemar Psilander became a world star in record time and died with…
Benjamin Christensen, the genius behind Häxan
THEME. Visual tricks, great visions and an incredible ability for self-staging. Here's the story about the first real auteur in Danish cinema.
Sounding Silents
THEME. What does Asta Nielsen’s gaucho dance sound like in 2023? How do you create a soundscape to accompany a Mars landing in a science fiction film from 1918? A collaboration with two music…
Movie Marketing: Selling Strategies in the Silent Film Era
THEME. Luscious legs revealed by racy bathing costumes, poster-sized reproductions of recently deceased superstars, and scandals involving big game shot dead in front of rolling cameras. The film…