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En Skuespillers Kærlighed
Martinius Nielsen, 1920
19-year-old Melitta von Windheim is profoundly fascinated by the famous actor Ludvig Romay. That’s why she can hardly believe her own good fortune, as it turns out that her cousin Rudolf is an old friend of Romay and wants to introduce them. Romay and Melitta hit it off straight away, and before poor Rudolf can look twice, the woman he’s in love with is married off to someone else.
Kean
Holger Rasmussen, 1910
FRAGMENT | The film is loosely based on Alexandre Dumas’ play about the celebrated actor Kean, who moves effortlessly through all walks of life in 1830s London. One evening he’s in the company of counts and princes, and the next he’s enjoying the company of poor artists at the city’s pubs. A series of infatuations drive him into a complicated love drama.
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.
Livets Karneval
Laurids Skands, 1923
The celebrated comedy playwright Halfdan Berg has always been adored by the press, so he is shocked when his latest play is declared a resounding failure in the morning papers. To steady his nerves, he attends a party that evening, and here he meets Leonid Ivanoff, a tormented Russian artist who tells him about a demonic woman who haunts and hypnotises him. Before leaving the party, Ivanoff gives his keys to Berg, fearing he might ‘strike her down’ if he returns home and finds her there.
Hotelmysterierne
Ubekendt, 1911
FRAGMENT | An infamous criminal couple, nicknamed ‘The Hotel Rats’, have long haunted the hotels of the city. As yet, no one has been able to best the cunning nocturnal thieves. One day, the proprietor of a hotel recently visited by these unwelcome guests turns to Sherlock Holmes for help.
Lykkehjulet
Urban Gad, 1926
At full speed on the ice, the young scultptor and eager skater Erik Elmer meets a charming young lady, Ethel, who quite literally sweeps him off his feet. She is being deceived by her lawyer, who manages the inheritance from her father in America. The deceitful lawyer courts Ethel, who is soon to inherit her wealthy father’s fortune.
Du skal ære din Hustru
Carl Th. Dreyer, 1925
Ida toils from morning till night, while Viktor demands constant attention and is always complaining. When Ida moves back with her mother to recuperate, Mads the nursemaid takes over the household, shaking up Viktor’s daily routines. After a month under Mads's strict tutelage, Viktor is gracious and accommodating, but does he still have a chance with his beloved wife? The film was directed by Carl Th.
Balletdanserinden
August Blom, 1911
Ballet dancer Camille dreams of becoming an actress. Her wish comes true when she meets the young screenwriter Jean. Soon, her career is well underway, and Camille’s name is on everyone's lips.
Under Mindernes Træ
Holger-Madsen, 1913
The young artist Simon Durand happens to find himself in an idyllic village. Here he finds board and lodging with Marietta, who lives alone with her sick mother, and soon Durand has won the heart of his young hostess. Their happy state is threatened by the wealthy farmer Jerome, who has been courting Marietta in vain for a long time and is not about to abandon his hopes of eventually marrying her.
Den hvide Slavinde
Viggo Larsen, 1907
Having responded to a newspaper advertisement, a young girl sets out to take up a position as a housekeeper. Not long after arriving, it transpires that she has fallen into the clutches of the white slave trade. The house is in fact a brothel, and its lecherous clients are queuing up to get a piece of the new girl.
Minder fra Zünftens Dage
Valdemar Andersen, 1926
A Danish journeyman carpenter, Søren Hvid, and his friend Christian are travelling through Germany as part of their journeyman years, known as being ‘on the Walz’. They are accepted into the brotherhood of journeymen with the usual rituals prescribed for such events, meet fellow craftsmen on their travels and find work in a lumber yard. Their bindles, distinctive twisted canes and ‘travelling books’ remain with them all the way.
Lykkens Galoscher
Gunnar Sommerfeldt, 1921
Everybody wishes for the happiness just outside their reach, without regard to the cost. One day, a pair of magical galoshes appear in the big city, which have the power to grant the wishes of anyone who wears them. The galoshes find their way to many wearers from all walks of life, who all learn an important lesson about being content with what they have.