The Last of the Family

Emanuel Gregers, 1922, 82 min
Niels has everything a young person could wish for. A bold appearance, a woman’s love and a secure future on the family farm. Yet he longs for something else and something more. The big city beckons, and despite his father’s misgivings, Niels is allowed to set off to study theology. He thrives in the city, but when he receives bad news about his lost childhood love, Niels finally understands the depth of his guilt. Bravely he takes up the fight to win back everything he had so carelessly thrown away.

This story resembles that of Lucky Per and was directed by Emanuel Gregers, who was also behind ‘The Flying Dutchman’ (1920), ‘The Adventures of Japhet (1922), and ‘Shadow Plays’ (1920) with Bodil Ipsen in the lead role.

The film only has Danish intertitles.