Summary
Tom Nigel is a man out of time, or perhaps just out of his mind. Strolling through the cobblestone streets of Copenhagen, Nigel exists as a flâneur of the grotesque, a character whose very presence seems to invite the universe to bend in uncomfortable directions. After a phantom personal ad—one he never even submitted—links him to a mysterious woman whose smile is defined by a set of unnervingly large teeth, Nigel enters a spiral of urban paranoia. His life becomes a series of frantic escapes and ill-advised pursuits. While he tries to charm a beautiful stranger who appears and vanishes like a recurring ghost, he is simultaneously hunted by his unwanted 'fiancée.' This dual chase leads him into the dark heart of the city’s underground, eventually centering on a whispered rumor of a 'cocaine temple.' Director Aage Brandt crafts a world where coincidences aren't just convenient plot devices—they are aggressive, psychedelic interventions that challenge Nigel’s sanity and the viewer’s expectations of 1920s narrative structure.
Synopsis
The eccentric Tom Nigel strolls through Copenhagen. Psychedelic dreams and grotesque coincidences propel him from one insane situation to the next. Via a personal ad he never submitted, he meets a mysterious woman with giant teeth and cannot get rid of her again. She chases him through the city while he tries to ingratiate himself with a beautiful woman who keeps crossing his path. At a café, he overhears a conversation about a cocaine temple and promptly sets out to find it.