The Child (1940)
The action begins one early summer morning in a hostel, where we see, among others, two young girls, a law student, Ruth, and a small office lady, Ilse. From their conversation, we understand that Ilse has a very bourgeois outlook on life. By chance, these two girls come across one of Ruth's fellow students, Pontus Berthelsen, who is spending the summer holidays in a fisherman's cabin. Ilse, who has little world experience, quickly takes an interest in Pontus, who possesses a lot of innate charm. Pontus does his best to conquer Ilse, but her bourgeois attitude means - at first - that she does not fall for his rather deft approaches.
Director:
Benjamin Christensen
Writer:
Leck Fischer
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Agis Winding as Fru Bertelsen, moderen |
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Charles Tharnæs as Elias |
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Beatrice Bonnesen as Cora |
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Mogens Wieth as |
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Inger Lassen as |
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Gunnar Lauring as |
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Lis Smed as |
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Grethe Paaske as |
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Helga Frier as |
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Inger Stender as |
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Annie Jessen as |
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Gudrun Ringheim as |
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Emmy Schønfeld as |
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Guri Richter as |
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Ellen Margrethe Stein as |
| Directing | Benjamin Christensen | Director |
| Writing | Fleming Lynge | Writer |
| Camera | Valdemar Christensen | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Leck Fischer | Screenplay |
| Writing | Leck Fischer | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Benjamin Christensen | Writer |