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Saga Borgarættarinnar (film)
''Sons of the Soil'' ( Danish: ''Borgslægtens historie'', Icelandic: ''Saga Borgarættarinnar'') is a Danish film directed and shot by Gunnar Sommerfeldt in Iceland in 1919, based on the novel by Gunnar Gunnarsson. It was released in 1920, and it was the first film shot in Iceland. Cast *Philip Bech – Vivild, banker * Stefanía Guðmundsdóttir * Guðmundur Thorsteinsson – Ormar Örlygsson *Elisabet Jacobsen – Snæbjörg *Frederik Jacobsen – Örlyg *Ove Kuhl – Örn * Karen Poulsen *Gunnar Sommerfeldt Gunnar Sommerfeldt (4 September 1890 – 30 August 1947) was a Danish actor and film maker. In 1919 he directed ''Saga Borgarættarinnar (film), Saga Borgarættarinnar'', which was released in 1920 and was the first feature film shot in Iceland. ... – Ketill *Inge Sommerfeldt – Danish girl * Ingeborg Spangsfeldt – Rúna References External links * Films shot in Iceland 1920 films Danish silent films Danish black-and-white films {{den ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunnar Sommerfeldt
Gunnar Sommerfeldt (4 September 1890 – 30 August 1947) was a Danish actor and film maker. In 1919 he directed ''Saga Borgarættarinnar (film), Saga Borgarættarinnar'', which was released in 1920 and was the first feature film shot in Iceland. Sommerfeldt also wrote the script, based on Gunnar Gunnarsson's novel by that name. He made his last feature film in 1921, an adaption of Knut Hamsun's ''Growth of the Soil'', which received the Nobel Prize in Literature the year before. Filmography Actor *''Kærlighed og Mobilisering'' (1915) - Grev Heinrich von Borgh *''Nattens gaade'' (1915) *''Fyrstindens skæbne'' - Alf Hardy (1916) *''Lotteriseddel No. 22152'' - Belling, Detective (1916) *''Pro Patria'' (1916) *''Hotel Paradis'' (1917) *''Synd skal sones'' (1917) *''Gillekop'' (1919) *''Rytterstatuen'' - Baron v. Nobel (1919) *''Borgslægtens historie'' - Ketill aka Gæst (1920) (Iceland) *''Growth of the Soil (film), Growth of the Soil'' - Geissler, lensmannen (1921) *''Lykkens gal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunnar Gunnarsson
Gunnar Gunnarsson (18 May 1889 – 21 November 1975) was an Icelandic author who wrote mainly in Danish. He grew up, in considerable poverty, on Valþjófsstaður in Fljótsdalur valley and on Ljótsstaðir in Vopnafjörður. During the first half of 20th century he became one of the most popular novelists in Denmark and Germany. One time he went to Germany and had a meeting with Hitler and is considered to be the only Icelander to have met him. Often considered one of the most important Icelandic writers, he wrote the novel ''Af Borgslægtens Historie'' (translated into English as ''Guest the One-Eyed''), the first Icelandic writing ever made into a movie. He also wrote the autobiographical novel ''The Church on the Mountain'' (1923–28). Background Gunnar lost his mother at an early age. Until the age of 18, he worked at the family farm and received his education attending small rural schools. He started early writing poetry and short stories, and published his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denmark
Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous administrative division, autonomous territories of the Faroe Islands and Greenland in the north Atlantic Ocean.* * * Metropolitan Denmark, also called "continental Denmark" or "Denmark proper", consists of the northern Jutland peninsula and an archipelago of 406 islands. It is the southernmost of the Scandinavian countries, lying southwest of Sweden, south of Norway, and north of Germany, with which it shares a short border. Denmark proper is situated between the North Sea to the west and the Baltic Sea to the east.The island of Bornholm is offset to the east of the rest of the country, in the Baltic Sea. The Kingdom of Denmark, including the Faroe Islands and Greenland, has roughly List of islands of Denmark, 1,400 islands greater than in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danish Language
Danish (, ; , ) is a North Germanic languages, North Germanic language from the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family spoken by about six million people, principally in and around Denmark. Communities of Danish speakers are also found in Greenland, the Faroe Islands, and the northern Germany, German region of Southern Schleswig, where it has minority language status. Minor Danish-speaking communities are also found in Norway, Sweden, the United States, Canada, Brazil, and Argentina. Along with the other North Germanic languages, Danish is a descendant of Old Norse, the common language of the Germanic peoples who lived in Scandinavia during the Viking Age, Viking Era. Danish, together with Swedish, derives from the ''East Norse'' dialect group, while the Middle Norwegian language (before the influence of Danish) and Bokmål, Norwegian Bokmål are classified as ''West Norse'' along with Faroese language, Faroese and Icelandic language, Icelandic. A more recent c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icelandic Language
Icelandic ( ; , ) is a North Germanic languages, North Germanic language from the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family spoken by about 314,000 people, the vast majority of whom live in Iceland, where it is the national language. Since it is a West Scandinavian languages, West Scandinavian language, it is most closely related to Faroese language, Faroese, western Norwegian dialects, and the extinct language Norn language, Norn. It is not mutually intelligible with the continental Scandinavian languages (Danish language, Danish, Norwegian language, Norwegian, and Swedish language, Swedish) and is more distinct from the most widely spoken Germanic languages, English language, English and German language, German. The written forms of Icelandic and Faroese are very similar, but their spoken forms are not Mutual intelligibility, mutually intelligible. The language is more Linguistic conservatism, conservative than most other Germanic languages. While most of them hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinema Of Denmark
Denmark has been producing films since 1897 and since the 1980s has maintained a steady stream of product due largely to funding by the state-supported Danish Film Institute. Historically, Danish films have been noted for their realism, religious and moral themes, sexual frankness and technical innovation. The Danish filmmaker Carl Theodor Dreyer (1889–1968) is considered one of the greatest directors in the history of cinema. Other Danish filmmakers of note include Benjamin Christensen, who outside his native country directed several horror classics including ''Häxan'' (1922) and ''Seven Footprints to Satan'' (1929); Erik Balling, the creator of the popular ''Olsen-banden'' films; Gabriel Axel, an Academy Award, Oscar-winner for ''Babette's Feast'' in 1987; and Bille August, the Oscar, Palme d'Or and Golden Globe Award, Golden Globe-winner for ''Pelle the Conqueror'' in 1988. In 1995, Danish filmmakers Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg founded the experimental film, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iceland
Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the region's westernmost and most list of countries and dependencies by population density, sparsely populated country. Its Capital city, capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which is home to about 36% of the country's roughly 380,000 residents (excluding nearby towns/suburbs, which are separate municipalities). The official language of the country is Icelandic language, Icelandic. Iceland is on a rift between Plate tectonics, tectonic plates, and its geologic activity includes geysers and frequent Types of volcanic eruptions, volcanic eruptions. The interior consists of a volcanic plateau with sand and lava fields, mountains and glaciers, and many Glacial stream, glacial rivers flow to the sea through the Upland and lowland, lowlands. Iceland i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Bech
Philip, also Phillip, is a male name derived from the Macedonian Old Koine language, Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who popularized the name include List of kings of Macedonia, kings of Macedonia and one of the apostles of early Christianity. ''Philip'' has #Philip in other languages, many alternative spellings. One derivation often used as a surname is Phillips (surname), Phillips. The original Greek spelling includes two Ps as seen in Philippides (other), Philippides and Philippos, which is possible due to the Greek endings following the two Ps. To end a word with such a double consonant—in Greek or in English—would, however, be incorrect. It has many diminutive (or even hypocorism, hypocoristic) forms including Phil, Philly (other)#People, Philly, Phillie, Lip (other), Lip, and Pip (other), Pip. There ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guðmundur Thorsteinsson
Guðmundur Pétursson Thorsteinsson (5 September 1891, Bíldudalur – 27 July 1924, Søllerød), better known as Muggur, was an Icelandic painter, graphic artist, author and film actor. Biography Muggur was born in Bíldudalur, Iceland. His father, Pétur, was one of the richest men in Iceland and later one of the founders of the fishing company Milljónarfélagið. When he was twelve, the family moved to Copenhagen, but they travelled continuously between there and Iceland.Brief biography with photographs, by Elfar Logi Hannesson @ Arnfirðingur. His younger brothers, Samúel, |
Karen Poulsen
Karen Poulsen (10 May 1881 – 15 February 1953) was a Danish stage and early film actress. She performed regularly at the Royal Danish Theatre until 1938 and took part in many silent and sound films from 1911 to 1950. Early life Born in Copenhagen on 10 May 1881, Karen Poulsen was the daughter of the celebrated stage actor Olaf Poulsen (1849–1923) and his wife, the ballet dancer Henriette Emilie née Bryde (1846–1909). After being trained by her father, she became a pupil at the school of the Royal Danish Theatre where she made her debut on 4 February 1900 as Pernille in Ludvig Holberg's ''Gert Westphaler''. She was appreciated for her good humour and clear diction. Career After gaining further experience while performing for a number of seasons at Copenhagen's , she went on to perform in the provinces, including a period at the Aarhus Theatre, where she played the leading role in Hervé's ''Frøken Nitouche''. She then performed at Det Ny Teater in Copenhagen from its ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingeborg Spangsfeldt
Ingeborg Spangsfeldt (born Christiane Ingeborg Margrete Olsen; 25 July 1895 – 21 June 1968) was a Danish film actress whose career began in the early 1910s until her retirement upon getting married in 1924. Early life Ingeborg Spangsfeldt was born Christiane Ingeborg Margrete Olsen, the daughter of a merchant, Niels Hansen Olsen and his wife Kirstine Marie Olsen. She began her film career at Nordisk Film in 1912, and was often credited in her earliest performances as Ingeborg Olsen. Her earliest films were often small roles as maids or nurses. Her first film for Nordisk was a small role in the 1913 Holger-Madsen-directed ''Af elskovs nåde'' (English: ''By the Grace of Love''), which starred Betty Nansen. Career In 1916 and 1917, Spangsfeldt's career built momentum and she began receiving larger roles at Nordisk, appearing opposite such Danish leading men as Carl Lauritzen, Gunnar Sommerfeldt, Valdemar Psilander and Frederik Buch. In all, she appeared in nearly sixty film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
