''Fager er lien'' (Fair Is the Hillside) is a Norwegian romantic silent film from 1925 directed by

Harry Ivarson Harry Ivarson (September 7, 1892 – 1967) was a Norwegians, Norwegian film director and screenwriter. Ivarson was born in Chicago, the son of the actor William Ivarson and actress Anna Ivarson. In addition to Harry, the couple had a son Wictor ( ...

(his second feature film after his debut with '' Til sæters'' in 1924). Ivarson also wrote the screenplay. The film belongs to the national romantic period of the 1920s. The title is a reference to the thirteenth-century ''

Njáls saga ''Njáls saga'' ( ), also ''Njála'' ( ), or ''Brennu-Njáls saga'' ( ) (Which can be translated as ''The Story of Burnt Njáll'', or ''The Saga of Njáll the Burner''), is a thirteenth-century Icelandic saga that describes events between 960 a ...

''. Before the film was released, six meters of footage showing dancing were edited out. The film is now considered lost.

Plot

Aase lives with her grandfather in a cabin on a hill. Life seems sad and poor to her. The best thing she knows is to sit at dusk and dream. Aase is fond of Kaare, who works on a large estate nearby. The estate owner, Fredrik-August Reventlow, is also interested in Aase and does not give up even though she has rejected his invitations. Fredrik-August arranges a party at the estate, and Aase is asked to serve at the party. She is attacked by the landlord and later gives birth to a child.

Cast

* Aase Bye as Aase Nordhaug * Oscar Larsen as Aase's grandfather * Olafr Havrevold as Kaare * Finn Lange as Kristian, a Salvation Army member * Didi Holtermann as Hulda Stiansen * Oscar Magnussen as Oskar *

Frithjof Fearnley Frithjof Fearnley (December 16, 1896 – April 18, 1971) was a Norwegian actor. Fearnley was born in Kristiania (now Oslo). He debuted in 1920 in a traveling theater with Hauk Aabel and Harald Stormoen, and he later worked at Chat Noir, the Ma ...

as Fredrik-August Reventlow, an estate owner * Ruth Brünings-Sandvik as Mademoiselle Wadjewska * Rebekka Lie as a prostitute * Britt Eriksen as a little girl * Erling Knudsen * Unni Torkildsen

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 0015790
''Fager er lien''
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1925 films Norwegian silent feature films Films directed by Harry Ivarson Norwegian black-and-white films 1925 drama films Silent Norwegian drama films 1920s Norwegian-language films Norwegian-language drama films