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Gammel Ost og Blomsterduft

Lau Lauritzen Sr., 1916

‘Oh! That Cheese!’ offers a foul-smelling jape between two friends. David and his girlfriend are going to a ball, but they forget to invite David’s friend Jonathan. This hurts Jonathan, who vows to prank David by hiding a piece of ancient cheese in his jacket.

Boston og Kikkerten

Ubekendt, 1912

FRAGMENT | A young man accidently gets hold of a telescope, which he quickly finds good use for. First, he studies a woman’s slender ankles up close. Later, he peeks through a window at a girl getting ready at her dressing table.

En hustru till låns

Lau Lauritzen Sr., 1920

When Halfdan’s old flame, Karina, comes to town, the reaction of his jealous wife Märthe begins to concern him. But Halfdan has no clue that they’re in fact childhood friends, and the two women agree to keep Halfdan in the dark for a little while longer. When Märthe is on her way out of town, Halfdan sees an opportunity to replace his jealous wife with an actress in order to impress Karina.

Testamentet

Viggo Larsen, 1908

FRAGMENT | A man lies on his deathbed and shows his will to his carer. After his death, a grieving man and woman come in. The scene changes and we find ourselves on a beach in the company of two couples.

Flugten fra Seraillet

Viggo Larsen, 1907

When a young Englishman sees the caliph’s favourite wife, it is love at first sight. She shares his feelings, but the seraglio is heavily guarded and the strict caliph lets no-one near his harem. Still, the Englishman will do anything to get his beloved out of there – and with the help of a friend, he comes up with a plan.

Zigeunersken

Einar Zangenberg, 1911

A female ‘gypsy’ – in the parlance of the time – must choose between helping her own camp or a kidnapped girl. The woman once fell in love with the local count. However, without hesitation, the count left her heartbroken for a rich aristocratic girl who seduced him.

De fire Djævle

Robert Dinesen, Alfred Lind, 1911

As children, Fritz and Adolphe are sold to a traveling showman, who trains them to become circus artists. Together with the two girls Louise and Aimée, they perform to audiences night after night while being subjected to a harsh training regimen and daily beatings. As the four friends grow up to become young adults, their master dies, and they begin to perform to an enthusiastic audience as The Four Devils.

Dødsspring til Hest fra Cirkuskuplen

Eduard Schnedler-Sørensen, 1912

When Count Willy von Rosenörn finds himself broke, he moves in to an artist hotel where he meets the staff of Circus Carino. He falls madly in love with Mademoiselle Doré and recklessly plans to perform a deadly stunt to impress her.

Tarantellen af Napoli

Peter Elfelt, 1903

‘Napoli’ (1842), ballet by August Bournonville (1805-1879), soloist, head of the royal ballet, and choreographer. Performed by Hans Beck (1861-1952), soloist and head of the royal ballet, and Valborg Guldbrandsen (later: Borchsenius), soloist (1872-1949). The scenes were performed in Elfelt’s studio, due to the lighting requirements, which then gave rise to a problem of lack of space.

Zigeunerdans af Troubaduren

Peter Elfelt, 1906

Dance from the opera ‘Il Trovatore’ (1853) by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901). Choreography by August Bournonville, 1865. Performed by Valborg Borchsenius (née Guldbrandsen).

Sylfiden

Peter Elfelt, 1903

Solo from ’La sylphide’ (1836), ballet by August Bournonville. Performed by Ellen Price (1878-1968), soloist from 1903. Ellen Price’s dancing in Hans Beck’s ballet ‘The Little Mermaid’ (1909) was the inspiration for Edvard Eriksen’s statue of the same name (1911).

Orfeus og Eurydike

Peter Elfelt, 1906

Dance from the 1762 Italian opera 'Orfeo ed Euridice' by Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787); choreography by Hans Beck, 1896. Performed by Valborg Guldbrandsen (later Borchsenius), Ellen Price, Elisabeth Beck (1865-1946), and Anna Marie Agerholm (1875-1929).

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