''Fattigdommens forbandelse'' (The Curses of Poverty) is a Norwegian silent film that premiered at the

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Theater in

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(now Oslo) on October 7, 1911. The film is considered the first Norwegian feature film, and was also announced as "the first Norwegian art film" (''Den første norske kunstfilm''). It was directed by Halfdan Nobel Roede, who also directed the films '' Under forvandlingens lov'' (1911), '' Alt for Norge'' (1912), and '' Hemmeligheden '' (1912). The film is considered lost, and so its exact content is not known, but the film was described as a "a mini-drama on the shady side of life in three acts" (''minodrama paa Livets Skyggeside i 3 Akter''). The indoor scenes were filmed at Riis farm in

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. The outdoor scene was partly filmed in

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and partly elsewhere.

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at Norsk filmografi 1911 films Norwegian black-and-white films 1911 drama films Lost Norwegian films 1911 lost films Silent Norwegian drama films 1910s Norwegian-language films Lost silent films Norwegian-language drama films {{Norway-film-stub