Ansigttyven I

Summary

Consul Bjørn receives an urgent call to attend a company meeting in the city, leaving his wife Ingeborg alone in their villa, where a lurking thief seizes the opportunity to break in through a window, only to become fixated on a portrait of the consul and decide to impersonate him, setting off a chain of events that explores themes of identity, class, and social status.

Synopsis

Consul Bjørn is urgently called to a company meeting in the city. He rushes off leaving his wife Ingeborg alone in their villa. The thief that has lurking outside the house enters through a window. The first thing he sees on is a large portrait of the consul. He eyes the face, discovers a resemblance and decides to become the consul.