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Lady Mary's Love
Miss Vibeke takes no pleasure in hearing of her fiancé’s imminent arrival.
Love and Money
FRAGMENT | Wild love drives a woman to steal money from her own father.
The Little Railroad Queen
A frivolous count disposes of his unwanted, newborn child in a first-class train compartment bound for Moscow.
In the Hands of Imposters
On her way to her aunt's house, motherless young Edith is kidnapped by a white slave trader and put in a brothel.
The Rights of Youth
Court huntsman, Søtoft, is courting his daughter Else’s lady-in-waiting, Miss Engelke.
The two convicts
Students Lind and Beck are on a hiking trip in North Zealand.
Temptations of a Great City
Mrs Hellertz is distraught about her son Aage, who – in spite of a good pay and generous support from home – manages to spend every penny on debauchery in the night life.
The White Slave Trade
Anna, a young girl from a poor but honest household, is offered an attractive position as a lady's companion in London.
The Aeroplane Inventor
The creative yet debt-ridden inventor Fred must sell his beloved prototype of an aeroplane.
When Passion Blinds Honesty
The poor shipwright's daughter Hulda i dating the equally poor clerk Aage.
Love without words
THEME. A diverse catalogue of the paths and detours of love unfolds in the era of silent film – and with good reason! This is because the language of the heart is, as we all know, silent. What’s…
The fascination of silent film
THEME. Five prominent fans of silent films share enthusiastic recommendations.
Making It Monumental
THEME. David Bordwell on 'The End of the World' and storytelling strategies characteristic of Danish silent cinema.
The brightest stars of early Danish film
THEME. It wasn’t just Ole Olsen’s ambition that made early Danish silent film a global phenomenon—another major factor was a unique constellation of talented Danish film actors who appealed to both…
The Silent Art
THEME. A century ago Danish cinema was world leading. Now we digitize and re-vitalize Danish silent film heritage, telling stories from the time when Asta Nielsen, Valdemar Psilander and Pat &…
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