Under forvandlingens lov (Under the Law of Change)[1][2] or Jo tykkere, jo bedre (The Thicker, the Better) is a Norwegian silent film from 1911. It is the oldest known surviving Norwegian film,[1][3] and it was directed by Halfdan Nobel Roede.[1][2] The film has been characterized as an erotic melodrama,[4] and it premiered in Kristiania (now Oslo) on December 4, 1911.[5] The script for the film was written by Peter Lykke-Seest under the pseudonym Søløvenskjold Pedersen.[5]
| Under forvandlingens lov | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Halfdan Nobel Roede |
| Written by | Peter Lykke-Seest |
| Starring | Olaf Hanson Ingeborg Hauge Birger Widt Signe Danning Hans Ingi Hedemark Bertha Ræstad Botten Soot Hedvig Dietrichson Christian Danning |
| Cinematography | Henrik Jaenzon |
| Distributed by | Internationalt Filmskompani |
Release date | December 4, 1911 |
Running time | 26 minutes |
| Country | Norway |
| Language | Norwegian |
In 1992, Gunnar Iversen claimed that Roede's lost 1912 silent film I frihetens bur (In the Cage of Freedom) is actually the same film as Under forvandlingens lov.[6]
Plot edit
The film is a jealousy drama in which Camillo and Francisca discover that their spouses Julia and Arthur are having an affair with each other. They drug the unfaithful spouses and lock them in separate cages until they get tired of each other, and the spouses find each other again and become happy. The film's plot includes a visit to an outdoor variety show. Four songs from the variety show are incorporated into the film. The opera singer Hans Ingi Hedemark performs there, Bertha Ræstad dances a cake-walk, Botten Soot dances an Egyptian dance, and Hedvig Dietrichson dances the "Dance of Chopin."[5]
Cast edit
- Birger Widt as Camillo
- Olaf Hansson as his friend Arthur
- Signe Danning as Camillo's wife Julia
- Ingeborg Hauge as Arthur's wife Franziska
- Hans Ingi Hedemark as a singer
- Bertha Ræstad as a dancer
- Botten Soot as a dancer
- Hedvig Dietrichson as a dancer
- Christian Danning
References edit
- ^ a b c Gunnar Iversen (2018). "Dancing and Boxing in Early Norwegian Cinema". In Dahlquist, Marina; Galili, Doron; Olsson, Jan; Robert, Valentine (eds.). Corporeality in Early Cinema: Viscera, Skin, and Physical Form. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press. p. 134.
- ^ a b Sundholm, John; Thorsen, Isak; Andersson, Lars Gustaf; Hedling, Olof; Iversen, Gunnar; Møller, Birgir Thor (2012). Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema. Lanham, MD: The Scarecrow Press. p. 265.
- ^ Iversen, Gunnar (November 25, 2016). "Med hjertet i dansen (2016)". Montages. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
- ^ Iversen, Gunnar; Solum, Ove (1997). Nærbilder: artikler om norsk filmhistorie. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. pp. 15–18.
- ^ a b c Braaten, Lars Thomas (1995). Filmen i Norge: norske kinofilmer gjennom 100 år. Oslo: Ad Notam Gyldendal. p. 75. ISBN 8241701950.
- ^ Myrstad, Anne Marit (1997). Melodrama, kjønn og nasjon: en studie av norske bygdefilmer 1920–1930. Dragvoll: Senter for kvinneforskning, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet.
External links edit
- Under forvandlingens lov at IMDb
- Under forvandlingens lov at Norsk filmografi
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