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enterfilm · 11 months

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HÄXAN (Benjamin Christensen, 1922)

#haxan #haxan witchcraft through the ages #haxan la brujeria a traves de los tiempos #benjamin christensen #elisabeth christensen #kate fabian #ella la cour #emmy schonfeld #karen winther #oscar stribolt #gerda madsen #astrid holm #film #cine

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romantic-classicist · 3 years

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I don't know if you'll find this as amusing as I did, but here's an insight into one of my old family members:

My grandfather was the son of the Danish actor Angelo Bruun, who had him with his second wife, but when she died his first wife and best friend, Gerda Madsen, came to help take care of him. Eventually my great grandfather Angelo passed away, and as my grandfather was still young at the time, Gerda went on to become his foster mother and lived long enough that my mother knew her for some time.

When Gerda was older, according to my mother she had a bit of a temper, and was a very serious person. I don't know if she was religious or not, but she did have a Bible that she had annotated, which my mother happened to come across one day as a kid. She flipped it open to a random page, which ended up being in the book of Genesis, where the snake was tempting Eve, and there was a verse which read something along the lines of "the snake said..." and written in pen right next to it, in Gerda's handwriting, 'SNAKES CAN'T TALK'.

There was also another time where she was yelling at a group of boys playing on the pavement outside the apartment, and a strong gust of wind came by and sent her wig flying, so naturally the boys grabbed it and ran away, resulting in even more yelling. (WIG SNATCHED)

So, that's my sort-of great grandmother :)

#look her up though she was a pretty cool danish actress last century #gerda madsen #angelo bruun #SNAKES CANT TALK

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opera-ghosts · 2 years

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Ebba Anna Elisabeth Wilton, also Ebba Dane, née Pedersen (1896–1951) was a Danish operatic soprano who sang at the Royal Danish Theatre from 1924 to 1949. The foremost coloratura singer of her generation, her principal roles included Olympia in The Tales of Hoffmann, Zerlina in Don Giovanni, Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro, Gilda in Rigoletto and Ännchen in Der Freischütz. She made guest appearances in Berlin, Paris and Riga. Born in Lille Heddinge, Stevns Municipality, on 13 December 1896, Ebba Anna Elisabeth Pedersen was the daughter of the restaurant owner Carl Christian Pedersen (1869–1939) and his wife Karen Marie Hansigne née Madsen (1869–1935). Her musical talents developed early, allowing her to made her first appearance when she was just 15. She attended the Music Conservatory as a student of Poul Bang and received training from her husband-to-be, the tenor Einer Wilton (1888–1932). They married in June 1922. When she was 15, she joined the choir at the Casino Theatre where Gerda Christophersen noticed her potential and encouraged her to join the trio she put together. In 1919, she performed in the revue Capriciosa as Ebba Dane but it was not until she married Einar Wilton that her voice really started to improve. It was thanks to her husband's training that in December 1924, she made her début at the Royal Danish Theatre as Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute. The same year, she appeared Tivoli's concert hall. Recognized for her voice rather than her acting, she went on to take the key soprano roles in the classical operas as well as in Danish works, including as Aase in Peter Heise's Drot og Marsk. She retired on the occasion of her 25th jubilee in 1949, singing Rosina in The Barber of Seville. Ebba Wilton died in Gentofte on 1 April 1951.

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spectralarchers · 5 years

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Top 5 people you meet this year?

Oyy, I have a couple!

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Cosplayer @_r_o_n_i_n because he’s frankly amazing and I can’t believe I got to hang at New York Comic Con with him.

I got to hug @tygerblaze! It was so cute meeting her

I got to see @thebestpersonherelovesbucky in person as well! That was so much fun!

And I also got to see both @stephrc79 and @isjustprogress again, which was super nice, while I was in New York. I also saw @solrosan when I went to another Comic Con, so that’s super amazing too!

I got to see @daughterof-wolves again, and bring her to the farm in Sweden, while it was covered in snow!

Other people:

Phil Noto - I got to interview him about being a comicbook artist and he was so nice

Todd McFarlane - I got to talk to him about Spawn (and Jeremy Renner!) and he was so kind and motivated about the project, it made me even more excited to see the movie, once it comes out.

Hailee Steinfeld, John Cena and Travis Knight - I was privileged enough to get the Danish slot to interview those three people for Bumblebee, and they were SO nice. Hailee is a ball of amazing energy and I wish I’d had more than five minutes with her (she also commented on my Hawkeye and Captain Marvel pins, so that’s #goals). John was very intellectual with his answers and laughed at my RKO-shirt (because if there’s one time where I was gonna wear an RKO-shirt, it was for a John Cena interview). Travis was fantastic, he broke the tension immediately and it was so nice to hear him about directing a movie with robots (also, when I introduced myself and said ‘Christine, from Denmark’ he replied with ‘Travis, from Oregon’ which made everything a lot more relaxed, and I thank him for it, lol)

Alex Høgh Andersen - this was a last minute thing because I knew he was in Denmark and I had the possibility to interview him. I know for a fact that @clumsychicken can attest to how sweet and nice he was, he was so passionate about his acting and his opportunities - he was an angel, all in all, a very nice guy to interview!

David Sakurai - I know this probably isn’t someone anyone knows, but it’s the guy who played Scythe in Iron Fist, and he’s the one who played Krall in Crimes of Groopadoop (the guy who gets disintegrated at the end by the blue fire). He was so nice, a little bit stiff in the beginning, but when I asked him if you had to take a chewing gum in order to not have bad breath when Johnny Depp was right up in your face, he laughed and we had a lot of fun. It was super cool!

I also met Clara Rosager, Fanny Bornedal, Christoffer Boe, Ali Abbasi, Pilou Asbæk, Paprika Steen, Lue Støvelbæk (son of Lars Mikkelsen), Sebastian Jessen, Rosalinde Mynster, Joey Moe, Michael Bertelsen, Anders Lund Madsen, Martin Buch, Gerda Lie Kaas, Ditte Hansen and more through my internship, so that was super fun!

Ask me my top 3 / 5 /10 of anything!

#ask meme #top things #thepoolofthedead #people ask christine stuff

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late-night-thinkers-product-blog · 7 years

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Andersen High Chronicles LIW

We all know how "The Snow Queen" goes, right? Well, what if the characters found themselves in a bit different circumstances? We introduce "Andersen High Chronicles" - a new LIW inspired by a couple of different fairy tales but mostly "The Snow Queen"!

The webseries will follow students of Andersen High School, a boarding school, as told by the vlogs of two of them - Winter "Winnie" Lind and Gerda Madsen. There'll be elements of the original story, rewritten to fit our world as well as something completely new. Other than the characters from "The Snow Queen" you'll see some of your favourites from completely different classic fairy tale stories.

We're currently working on the script, since we already know most of what we want to do. More information soon and meanwhile we'll gladly answer any of the questions that you could have! We also have an instagram - @thelatenightthinkers and snapchat - @lnightthinkers where you can follow us for updates!

You can see the links on our tumblr

#LIW #literary webseries #lit webseries #literary web series #web series #fairy tales #the snow queen #lnightthinkers

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downordic-blog · 5 years

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Dangerous Kisses

In this Danish suspense film, the foibles of the psychological helping professions are wryly surveyed. A woman has murdered her husband. That's clear enough. Now the woman is in a psychiatric hospital because it seemed clear to the judges that she was not fully competent. Her doctor, who is helping her a great deal, has problems of his own. First, he is against the cookie-cutter treatment practices of his hospital, second, he is on shaky mental ground himself. Then he violates his therapeutic ethics by carrying on an affair with the woman he is treating.

Farlige.Kys.1972.VHSrip.DANISH.PAL.DVDR-TULLE Farlige kys. DK. 1972. Optaget fra DK4 paa VHS og overspillet paa DVD. Spilletid 1 time, 19 minutter. Dansk tale. Ingen undertekster. Medvirkende: Lotte Tarp - Birthe Kold, psykiatrisk patient Erik Wedersoee - Torben, psykiater Jens Oesterholm - Birthes mand Anne-Lise Gabold - Torbens eks-kone Lisbeth Movin - Birthes mor Georg Kringelbach - Psykiatrisk overlaege Hans Chr. Aegidius - Psykiater Erik Noergaard - Psykiater Niels Barfoed - Psykiater Finn Joergensen - Psykiater Danny Andersen - Psykiater Steen Kaaloe - Paranoid patient Vera Gebuhr - Patient Gerda Madsen - Patient Manja Mourier - Patient Elsebeth Reingaard - Patient Rachel Baeklund - Patient Erik Kjersgaard - Museumsomviser Lise Schroeder - Sygeplejerske Inger Stender - Sygeplejerske Peter Ronild En yngre psykiater forelsker sig i en patient, en kvinde, der er indlagt paa statshospital efter at vaere kommet til at slaa sin usympatiske mand ihjel under et skaenderi. Psykiateren, der oplever sit arbejde som frustrerende og resultatloest, stikker af sammen med kvinden. Efter en kort lykke indser han, at hendes psykiske lidelse er alvorligere end foerst troet. Han kan ikke leve op til hendes kompromisloese kaerlighed og maa lade det traditionelle behandlersamfund traede til. Read the full article

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docrotten · 4 years

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Häxan (1922) - Episode 79 - Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

“Here, young maiden, take a potion of cat feces and dove hearts, boiled during the full moon. A drop of this in a man's drink will soften his heart at once.” Yummy, yummy, yummy. I’ve got love in my tummy. Join this episode’s Grue-Crew - Whitney Collazo, Chad Hunt, Jeff Mohr and special guest host Ralph Miller - as they learn about witchcraft through the ages with Benjamin Christensen’s innovative silent film, Häxan (1922).

Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 79 – Häxan (1922)

Part history lesson followed by re-enactments with actors, this film depicts the history of witchcraft from its earliest days through to the present day (in this case, 1922 or thereabouts). The result is a documentary-like film that must be among the first to use re-enactments as a visual and narrative tool. From pagan worship to satanic rites to hysteria, the film takes you on a journey through the ages with highly effective visual sequences.

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Writer/Director: Benjamin Christensen

Cinematography: Johan Ankerstjerne

Selected Cast:

Benjamin Christensen as the Devil

Ella la Cour as Sorceress Karna

Emmy Schønfeld as Karna's Assistant

Kate Fabian as the Old Maid

Oscar Stribolt as the Fat Monk

Wilhelmine Henriksen as Apelone

Astrid Holm as Anna

Elisabeth Christensen as Anna's Mother

Karen Winther as Anna's Sister

Maren Pedersen as the Witch

Johannes Andersen as Pater Henrik, Witch Judge

Elith Pio as Johannes, Witch Judge

Aage Hertel as Witch Judge

Ib Schønberg as Witch Judge

Holst Jørgensen as Peter Titta (in Denmark called Ole Kighul)

Clara Pontoppidan as Sister Cecilia, Nun

Elsa Vermehren as Flagellating Nun

Alice O'Fredericks as Nun

Gerda Madsen as Nun

Karina Bell as Nun

Tora Teje as the Hysterical Woman

Poul Reumert as the Jeweller

H.C. Nilsen as the Jeweller's Assistant

Albrecht Schmidt as the Psychiatrist

Knud Rassow as the Anatomist

Your Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Grue-Crew takes a deeper dive than usual into Häxan. As an innovative, seminal film, it demands the added attention. Crewmate Joseph Perry is unable to join the Grue-Crew for this episode but special effects artist Ralph Miller is an eager and more than able guest host.

Ralph considers Häxan to be quite an ambitious film, especially for the time, with its imagery of witches and the devil. Whitney is stunned by the beautiful yet very strange artistry of Häxan, which is unlike anything she’s ever seen. The images that played out in the film were startling to Chad, but what really grabbed him is how superstition and mental illness led to women experiencing accusations of witchcraft, persecution, suffering, and death.

If you haven’t seen Häxan, you need to remedy that condition immediately. If you haven’t seen it for a while, it’s time to watch it again. The film is readily available to stream from various sources and on a stunning Criterion Blu-ray.

Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror: The Classic Era puts out a new episode every two weeks. The next episode in their very flexible schedule will be War of the Colossal Beast (1958), chosen by Chad.

Please let them know how they’re doing! They want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans: leave them a message or leave a comment on the site or email the Decades of Horror: The Classic Era podcast hosts at [email protected]

To each of you from each of us, “Thank you so much for listening!”

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