Qivitoq (1956)
A young teacher, Eva Nygaard, arrives in Greenland from Denmark to surprise her fiancé, the Doctor Erik Halsøe, but is crushed to find he has not waited for her and he is about to be married to his assisting nurse. Eva travels to a small fishing village to await the next ship back to Denmark. There she enters into a tense and often confrontational relationship with Jens, a quiet moody Dane who manages a trading company outpost. Meanwhile, Jens is trying to persuade a Greenlander named Pavia to become a company fisherman, despite Pavia's fear of alienating his fellow villagers and upsetting the spirit, Qivitoq.
Director: Erik Balling
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Poul Reichhardt as Jens Lauritzen |
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Astrid Villaume as Eva Nygaard |
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Gunnar Lauring as Marius Mariboe |
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Randi Michelsen as Fru Mariboe |
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Bjørn Watt-Boolsen as Dr. Erik Halsøe |
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Kirsten Rolffes as Sygeplejerske Kirsten Prage |
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Niels Platou as Pavia |
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Justus Larsen as Nuka |
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Dorthe Reimer as Naja |
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Johanne Larsen as Cæcilie |
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Edward Sivertsen as Zakarias |
| Directing | Erik Balling | Director |
| Production | O. Dalsgaard-Olsen | Producer |
| Editing | Carsten Dahl | Editor |
| Writing | Leck Fischer | Writer |
| Art | Kai Rasch | Production Design |
| Sound | Jens E. Hansen | Sound |
| Sound | Svend Erik Tarp | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Inger Bjarne | Costume Design |
| Camera | Poul Pedersen | Director of Photography |
