Download Valdemar Psilander: Three Films: Temptations of a Great City (1. The Great Circus Catastrophe (1. The Candle and the Moth (1. DVD9. Valdemar Psilander (1. Danish silent cinema. He died in 1. 91. Despite his early death, he nevertheless acted in 8. Nordisk Films Kompagni. The three films on this DVD are not only representative of Valdemar Psilander's qualities as an actor, but also the production of Nordisk Films Kompagni during the most productive and successful years of Danish cinema. Contents: Ved F. However, she appeared in only three Danish films before she moved to Germany in the spring of 1. Die Asta' - Germany's great diva. Asta did, on the other hand, pave the way for another actor who was waiting in the wings and, like her, had not had much success with his theatre career. This was Valdemar Psilander, who is often mentioned in books on Danish silent cinema but who few people actually know much about. He was to become the biggest star of Danish silent cinema. Psilander's debut was in October 1. Asta's, in a film produced by a small art film company. However, shortly afterwards he was hired by the Nordisk Films Kompagni in Valby, where, in the space of six years, he appeared in 8. Already shortly after his first film, Ved F. In particular, the German, Russian and Hungarian audiences were taken by storm, and even a mediocre script became - at least in the eyes of the public - a film worth seeing simply because of this charismatic actor. It was lucky for Psilander that his debut at Nordisk Film Ved F. The roles are well cast, the acting subdued and moving. Because Detroit had long been known as the “Motor City. Did Our Love Go,” while the Temptations released the eternal Motown. Marguerite Engberg goes as far as describing the film as . Psilander is in good company and does particularly well. Right from the start, there is a naturalness and youthful integrity in his acting, which comes across as dazzling on the big screen. The film is one of the first in a long row of . Of the films that Psilander made at Nordisk during the first two years it is the film D. Maybe not so much for Psilander's acting, but for the sensational, action- packed storylines that he was in. This film shows the other side of Psilander's fame: his daring. He was an excellent rider and looked fantastic in long riding boots and elegant riding jackets and this skill was exploited in his films. Although he did use a stand- in for the crucial scene in D. Additionally, he demonstrates his strength and suppleness in a scene where, together with the female lead, he has to fight his way out of a burning hotel. Ved F. The two films are also among the three best- selling Nordisk films of the whole silent- film era. Most of Psilander's films were formulaic, but here are, however, a few of his films that stand out: Evangeliemandens Liv (The Candle and the Moth) in 1. Klovnen (The Clown) in 1. In both of these films he plays characters that, in terms of type, stand out from the roles he usually played and in both films he has the opportunity of giving his characters greater depth. The plots themselves are not particularly original: a spoilt son of a wealthy man, who regrets his amoral lifestyle and chooses to preach Christianity and save other lost souls; and the laughing clown with the tragic and painful past - but Psilander, working together with Holger- Madsen and especially A. W. Sandberg, succeeded in creating two strong and moving characters. Klovnen had its premiere after Psilander's death and was his greatest artistic success. Temptations See also Spirits. That 'all the fountains of the great deep were broken up' signifies the extreme of. When I shall make thee a desolate city.Psilander died on 6th March 1. Related posts: Mahanagar / The Great City / The Big City (1. Kapurush / The Coward (1. DVD9 + DVD5 Criterion Collection. Georges Melies Encore: New Discoveries – 2. Rare and Original Films by the First Wizard of Cinema (1. DVD9. Hypocrites (1. Eleanor’s Catch (1. DVD5. Berlin, die Sinfonie der Gro.
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