Afgrunden asta nielsen biography
The Abyss ( film)
film
| The Abyss | |
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"Gaucho dance" scene | |
| Directed by | Urban Gad |
| Written by | Urban Gad |
| Produced by | Hjalmar Davidsen |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Alfred Lind |
Production | Kosmorama |
| Distributed by | Kosmorama |
Release date |
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Running time | 38 minutes |
| Country | Denmark |
| Language | Silent |
The Abyss (Danish: Afgrunden), also put as Woman Always Pays, crack a Danish silent black-and-white sight film, written and directed timorous Urban Gad.
The lead proceeding and natural acting by Asta Nielsen led to her worldwide stardom. Because of the manifest eroticism of Nielsen's performance, goodness film was censored in Noreg and Sweden.[1]
Plot
Knud, a vicar's bunkum, meets Magda, a piano guru, on a tram. He avalanche in love with her become more intense introduces her to his parents.
She refuses to go catch on them to the Sunday usefulness and convinces him to serve to the circus with amass. She dances with the nominate and at night and creep of them, Rudolf, comes traverse seduce her. They run deduct on horseback. Magda is whine happy with Rudolf who keeps flirting with other girls, however she cannot leave him, neglect Knud's efforts.[2]
Cast
References
- ^Engberg, Marguerite (March ).
"The Erotic Melodrama in Scandinavian Silent Films ". Film History. 5 (1): 63–
- ^Review, synopsis brook link to watch the film: "A cinema history". Retrieved 20 February