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Pas de deux

Peter Elfelt, 1902

A joyful pas de deux, performed by Clara Rasmussen and Margrethe Andersen.

Clara Rasmussen/Wieth/Pontoppidan (1883-1975) was to become one of the most famous actresses of Danish silent cinema; one of her most notable performances is in Dreyer’s 'Leaves from Satan’s Book' (1921), in which she plays Siri in the last of the four sections.

Royal court photographer Peter Elfelt (1866-1931) was Denmark's first filmmaker.

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.

Kærlighedens Almagt

A.W. Sandberg, 1919

Nina turns in a wanted criminal, Carl Weldon, to get the reward and save her ailing mother. But when Nina returns, her mother has already expired. Visiting his father in jail, Weldon’s son Victor learns that his father is innocent of the murder for which he has been convicted.

Ekspeditricen

August Blom, 1911

Edgar the rich man’s son meets Ebba the waitress, and sparks fly. Ebba quickly becomes pregnant, but when the young lovers want to marry, Edgar’s father will stop at nothing to quash the mismatch.

En Opfinders Skæbne

August Blom, 1912

The creative yet debt-ridden inventor Fred must sell his beloved prototype of an aeroplane. Fred’s wife is ill and needs expensive medicine. The buyer is the usurer Frank, who doesn’t understand technology other than a status symbol.

Shanghai'et

Eduard Schnedler-Sørensen, 1912

Things are going well for the young ship’s mate Willy. He has just completed his exams with excellent results and, what is more, he has become engaged to his great love, Lilly, a shipowner’s daughter. Her scorned suitor, Mr Bang, a merchant, whose proposal to Lilly was rejected shortly before, is incandescent with rage and hatches a malicious plan to get his rival out of the way.

Hjertestorme

August Blom, 1916

When Eve Vange regains her sight after a successful operation, she falls in love with her saviour – the young ophthalmologist Juel. Her fiancé Ernst, who is both her cousin and a teacher at the school for the blind, sets her free so she can marry the man she loves. However, it doesn’t take long before the marital bliss crumbles and darkness descends on Eve’s life again.

Lægen

Fritz Magnussen, 1918

A ravaging epidemic is fast approaching the world city of Atlantica. In his laboratory, the famous doctor Harold Lister works like a maniac on a serum to counteract the deadly plague. His colleague and competitor Whistler labels Lister’s efforts as pure fantasies and even plants seeds of doubt in the mind of Lister’s fiancée, Julia, the daughter of a millionaire.

Vennerne fra Officersskolen

Eduard Schnedler-Sørensen, 1913

The two young officers Edmond and Clayton both fall in love with Rose – the daughter of the Minister of War. When Rose falls victim to a serious accident, Clayton risks his life to save her whereas Edmond cowardly shrinks from helping. As Rose and Clayton become a couple, Edmond's jealousy gets the better of him.

Mormonens Offer

August Blom, 1911

On a holiday, the family Gram meets a young, mysterious man who turns out to be a mormon. In spite of her fiancèes presence, the daughter Nina is drawn to the stranger. Hypnotized, she soon follows his every step.

Stodderprinsessen

A.W. Sandberg, 1920

The carefree Countess Evelyn lives a life of luxury at her people’s expense. Even her 25th birthday must be celebrated with a bang, even though the coffers are empty and the people are waiting for their paychecks. The estate’s main creditor, Mr.

Kærlighedens Styrke

August Blom, 1911

Director Saxild and his wife naively believe that their son Gunnar is a model of virtue. Their shock is great when one evening the director finds Gunnar in the company of loose-living women. Without delay, Gunnar is assigned a job in his father's company, where he meets Tove – a good and respectable woman with whom he soon falls in love.