The Child

Overview

The action begins one early summer morning in a hostel, where we see, among others, two young girls, a law student, Ruth, and a small office lady, Ilse. From their conversation, we understand that Ilse has a very bourgeois outlook on life. By chance, these two girls come across one of Ruth's fellow students, Pontus Berthelsen, who is spending the summer holidays in a fisherman's cabin. Ilse, who has little world experience, quickly takes an interest in Pontus, who possesses a lot of innate charm. Pontus does his best to conquer Ilse, but her bourgeois attitude means - at first - that she does not fall for his rather deft approaches.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 20, 1940

Original language

Danish

Spoken languages

Danish

Countries

Denmark

Production

Nordisk Film Denmark

Cast

Charles Tharnæs,Helga Frier,Inger Stender,Beatrice Bonnesen,Gudrun Ringheim,Grethe Paaske,Mogens Wieth,Ellen Margrethe Stein,Emmy Schønfeld,Agis Windingand 5 more

Director

Benjamin Christensen

Writer

Fleming Lynge,Benjamin Christensen,Leck Fischer

Cinematography

Valdemar Christensen

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0032237