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Tag Archives: Ebbe Rode
Harry and the Butler AKA Harry og kammertjeneren (1961) Bent Christensen, Osvald Helmuth, Ebbe Rode, Gunnar Lauring
Set in the late fifties in Denmark the poor junk yard assistant Harry inherits some money. Read More »
John and Irene (1949) Asbjørn Andersen, Anker Sørensen, Bodil Kjer, Ebbe Rode, Ib Schønberg
This sombre drama qualifies to be a true film noir. The atmosphere is sinister and depressing, and the performances are resigned and tragic. Read More »
Afsporet / Derailed (1942) Bodil Ipsen, Lau Lauritzen, Illona Wieselmann, Ebbe Rode, Poul Reumert, Crime, Drama, Romance, Film-Noir
“Afsporet” (Derailed) focuses on the intense erotic relationship between a rich woman suffering from amnesia and petty thief on probation entangled with organized crime. Read More »
Gertrud (1964) Carl Theodor Dreyer, Nina Pens Rode, Bendt Rothe, Ebbe Rode, Drama, Romance
In the elegant world of artists and musicians, Gertrud ends her marriage to Gustav and takes a lover, the composer Erland Jansson. When he also fails to live up to her idealistic standards, she leaves him and imposes on herself a kind of exile of the heart. In flashbacks and in conversations laced with memories, we also learn of her affair with Gabriel, who still wishes she would go off with him, and we learn of her adolescence, with its early expression of her isolating ideal of absolute love.
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