Love's Devotee

FRAGMENT | Two friends, Fritz and Theodor, make the acquaintance of Christine and Mizzi, who are also friends.

A Revolution Marriage

It’s the spring of 1793 and the French Revolution is raging.

Our mutual friend I-II

A fisherman finds a corpse in a river, and he turns out to have been the victim of murder.

Money (after Zola's novel)

FRAGMENT | Following some dodgy dealings, stockbroker Saccard is determined to pull himself out of the gutter and regain is reputation.

Her Son

Attorney Krogh and his wife, Gerda, are distraught about their only son, Kai, a wastrel and ne’er-do-well with no aim or direction in life.

Lumpacivagabundus

A carpenter’s apprentice, Spaan (‘Chip’), has been thrown out by his master for being romantically involved with his daughter, Ernestine.

Blind Justice

On New Year's Eve, the convicted murderer, Strong John (‘Henry’ in the original Danish), escapes from prison and collects his son from the orphanage.

The Black Chancellor

Chancellor von Rallenstein is terrorizing the country.

In the Thrall of Opium

A deeply indebted count blackmails his old school friend to rescind his engagement to the millionaire's daughter Lizzie.

The Execution

A child murderess is led to her execution.