| The Abyss | |
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 "Gaucho dance" scene | |
| Directed by | Urban Gad |
| Written by | Urban Gad |
| Produced by | Hjalmar Davidsen |
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| Cinematography | Alfred Lind |
Production company | Kosmorama |
| Distributed by | Kosmorama |
Release date |
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Running time | 38 minutes |
| Country | Denmark |
| Language | Silent |
The Abyss (Danish: Afgrunden), also known as Woman Always Pays, is a 1910 Danish silent black-and-white drama film, written and directed by Urban Gad. The lead performance and natural acting by Asta Nielsen led to her international stardom. Because of the overt eroticism of Nielsen's performance, the film was censored in Norway and Sweden.[1]
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Afgrunden/The Abbys (1910)
Transcription
The Abyss Producer: Hjalmar Davidsen Screenplay and Direction: Urban Gad Cinematography: Alfred Lind Young hearts. Duty calls. A welcome invitation Dear Miss Vang: It would please my parents and myself very much, if you... would like to spend your summer vacation here at the vicarage. Tell me which day and train you will... be arriving on, and I'll pick you up at the station. Kind regards, Knud Svane. Summer vacation. A sunday at the vicarage. The travelling circus. ...in the field behind the inn. Performances by all artists. Special atraction! Never seen before! Mr. Rudolph. Cowboy and Wrangler. The tightrope dancer. Miss Evelyn... A fatal promise. First time in Gjerlev! Circus Fortuna. Tonight amazing Galla performance... in the large tent in the field behind the inn. Performances by all artists. After the show. Longing and desire.... I could not stay any longer. I have escaped with the man I love. Never think about marrying me, but forgive me. Magda. Some time later in Copenhagen. In the artists' hotel. A coincidence. A forced dance rehersal. Destiny decided. The scandal. Downhill A recognition. Dear Miss: A friend would like to talk with you The bill must be paid. The one who must earn the money. A wasted life. The End.
Plot
Knud, a vicar's son, meets Magda, a piano teacher, on a tram. He falls in love with her and introduces her to his parents. She refuses to go with them to the Sunday service and convinces him to go to the circus with her. She dances with the performers and at night and one of them, Rudolf, comes to seduce her. They run away on horseback. Magda is not happy with Rudolf who keeps flirting with other girls, but she cannot leave him, despite Knud's efforts.[2]
Cast
- Asta Nielsen as Magda Vang
- Robert Dinesen as Knud Svane, Magda's fiancé
- Poul Reumert as Rudolf Stern, circus performer
- Hans Neergaard as Peder Svane, vicar
- Hulda Didrichsen as the Vicar's wife
- Emilie Sannom as Lilly d'Estrelle, singer
- Oscar Stribolt as Waiter
- Arne Weel as garden guest
- Johannes Fønss as garden guest
- Torben Meyer
References
- ^ Engberg, Marguerite (March 1993). "The Erotic Melodrama in Danish Silent Films 1910-1918". Film History. 5 (1): 63–67.
- ^ Review, synopsis and link to watch the film: "A cinema history". Retrieved 20 February 2015.
External links
- Afgrunden, at the Danish Film Institute
- Afgrunden / The Abyss (1910) is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
- The Woman Always Pays at IMDb
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