Rare Cinematic Gems Exploring the Legacy of Dagfin: Cult Guide

The Dagfin Phenomenon

For many, the first encounter with Dagfin is to provoke thought and inspire awe in equal measure.

In a Swiss winter resort, Lydia Boysen, who has just divorced from her husband, meets the young ski instructor Dagfin Holberg. It doesn't take long before they both fall in love with each other. One day her ex-husband Axel shows up, not long after he had tried to set Lydia up with the much older, rich Turkish man Sabi Bey. A little later, Alex Boysen is found lying dead in the snow. Dagfin and Lydia suspect each other of killing Boysen. To protect Lydia, Dagfin takes all the blame. Not entirely unselfish, he receives full support in his actions from Sabi Bey, who also promises to help Dagfin escape. The Turkish general hopes to get closer to his goal in this way and finally win Lydia over. Lydia, in turn, is ready to sacrifice herself for Dagfin. In order to be sure of Sabi Bey's support for the fugitive Dagfin, she follows the Muslim despot, who was once responsible for a massacre of Armenians and only narrowly escaped an assassination attempt, to his castle in southern Germany. As luck would have it, Dagfin has gone into hiding right next door, on Colonel von Gain's neighboring estate. Meanwhile, Tilly, the colonel's daughter, has fallen head over heels in love with the reclusive permanent guest. Sabi Bey gradually realizes that he won't let Lydia down in the future and swallows poison out of desperation. Dying, he confesses that he killed Axel Boysen in self-defense as Boysen was blackmailing him. Lydia and Dagfin can now look into the future together.