Cinema
Gypsy Anne
Fante-Anne
Rasmus Breistein · 1920
Synopsis
Anne, a foundling, is brought up by the Storlein family on their large farm, alongside Haldor, the son and heir of the estate, and Jon Sandbakken, a farmhand. Remaining a stranger in the house, she grows into a lively and jealous young woman, caught between the heir and the farmhand. The film, based on a peasant tale by Kristofer Janson, follows her youth in the Norwegian countryside, between the farm, the work in the fields and the village church.
Context
The film was released on 11 September 1920. According to the Vågå historical bulletin, it was shot in the municipality in the summer of 1920, at the Sandbu farm, with the pastor lending his church; Breistein, who wanted Norway to do for itself what the Swedes had just filmed there, mortgaged his farm to finance it. It is said to be the first Norwegian film played by professional actors. The original negative is lost; the National Library restored it in 2011, with new music by Halldor Krogh.
Who it is for
A silent film from 1920 with Norwegian intertitles, worth seeing for the landscapes of the Gudbrandsdal and the early days of the country's cinema.
Prizes and reception
The first Norwegian national romantic film according to the Giornate del cinema muto, the starting point of a genre tradition.
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