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Dir: Lau Lauritzen

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Lau Lauritzen

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Den fattige Millionær perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: Lau Lauritzen

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Lau Lauritzen

Director Jessen lives with his sons Fritz and Jørgen in a country house on the coast of Øresund. One day, Jessen announces that his boss is coming to visit from Australia, and that he will bring along his daughter, Alice. Jessen further proclaims that he wants one of his sons to marry Alice. Full of prejudice against Australians, Fritz and Jørgen end up drawing lots to determine who must accept this terrible fate. Upon arriving in Denmark, Alice decides to send her friend Elsie ahead to the country house to take the measure of the two fellows and report back to her. She pretends to be Alice, and to complicate things further, Fritz and Jørgen have in the meantime hired two strange vagabonds, Pat and Patachon, to pretend to be them, hoping that this will make her turn around and leave immediately. Once Fritz and Jørgen discover that the young Australian woman in no way matches any of their preconceived notions, but is in fact sweet and beautiful, their dispute suddenly changes in nature: now, it becomes about who can win her heart. At this point they still have no idea that the young woman is not Alice at all.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Harestegen perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: Lau Lauritzen

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Lau Lauritzen

On a magnificent estate on the coast of Scania live a landowner, his wife, their daughter and a temporary lodger, baron. The lord and lady of the house eagerly try to bring the baron into the family as their son-in-law, but neither the baron nor their daughter, Eva, seem particularly interested. Eva is a bit of a wildcat who spends her days roaming the countryside and play fighting with her male friends, while the baron yearns for the urban sophistication of the city life from which he came. When an old friend, the celebrated actress Aspesia, invites him to attend some nearby film shoots, he doesn't hesitate for a second. However, the letter from Aspesia ends up in the hands of two wandering knife grinders, Pat and Patachon, who soon find a way to use the letter's contents to their own advantage.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Mellem muntre musikanter perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: Lau Lauritzen

Colonel Körner is staying in a mountain cabin with his daughter Greta. Greta begins to feel impressed by the patron Glob, who boasts about his courage in bear hunts.

Dir: Lau Lauritzen

A love triangle is building up to a drama in and around the old mill. The wealthy and self-absorbed Per Persson is in love with the miller's beautiful daughter, Grethe, whose heart, however, belongs to the miller's apprentice. To Persson's great frustration, Grethe would never dream of choosing wealth over love, so Persson instead - and unsuccessfully - tries to get rid of his rival in all sorts of nefarious ways. As a result of various complications, Pat and Patachon are employed as helping hands at the old mill and become good friends with the miller's widow, Grethe and the apprentice. The miller's widow is in financial trouble, and Patachon's eagerness to help soon gets him and Pat embroiled in an arson case.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Det blaa vidunder perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: Lau Lauritzen

Wholesaler Blomberg has two beautiful daughters, Inger and Else, who are lively courted by the young gentlemen Billy and Willy. Blomberg's housekeeper is set to guard the girls' virtue.

Dir: Lau Lauritzen

Professor Bradford has a painter's school and a daughter named Alice. Among the students is Mr. Skönberg who is poorly talented but rich, and the professor wants Alice to marry him.