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The Child

Aug 20, 1940 · 1h 25m
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Drama
Comedy

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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.

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CAST

Agis Winding
Fru Bertelsen, moderen
Charles Tharnæs
Elias
Beatrice Bonnesen
Cora
Mogens Wieth
Inger Lassen
Gunnar Lauring
Lis Smed
Grethe Paaske
Directed by Benjamin Christensen

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Nordisk Film Denmark
Country
DK
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