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The Adventures of Japhet II
Emanuel Gregers, 1922, 77 min.
Two friends, Japhet and Tim, travel to London with the gypsy girl Fleta. There Japhet gains access to the bourgeoisie, where the gypsy queen Nattée had predicted he would find his father. Through a mysterious letter marked with the initials J.
From Darkness Towards Light
H.F. Rimmen, 1928, 63 min.
Spanning three generations, the film depicts life in Copenhagen from the perspective of the working class. The film portrays the development of the city, the new opportunities arising and the improved living conditions created as the welfare state expands.‘From darkness towards light’ is Denmark’s first-ever Social Democratic propaganda film, and it was part of the election campaign leading up to the local elections in 1929.
The Battle of the Houses
Ernst Dittmer, 1918, 74 min.
After living a lie for 20 years, Ejvin Nordeck learns the grim truth about his parents. In a wistful letter from Princess Jadviga Morensky, she reveals that she is in fact his mother. At the same time, Ejvin learns that she is to blame for his father’s death years ago.
The City Hyena
Knud Lumbye, 1912, 31 min.
Having grown up in poverty, the ambitious Nana is determined to break out of it. She becomes part of the Paris theatre scene and gets involved with several of the men who court her. However, Nana’s impoverished past catches up with her, and the story comes to a tragic end.