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The Black Dream
Den sorte Drøm
A tragic love-triangle melodrama fit for the supreme Danish diva.
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Director
Urban Gad
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With
Asta Nielsen, Valdemar Psilander, Gunnar Helsengreen
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Demark 1911. 53min
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Digital
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English subtitles
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With live piano accompaniment by Costas Fotopoulos
In this early role for Nielsen, suited to her mastery of melodrama, she plays Stella, a circus star pursued by two suitors – a handsome count and a creepy jeweller. The Black Dream becomes a high-stakes love triangle as the jeweller’s jealousy threatens to destroy Stella’s chance of happiness. Just like many of Nielsen’s characters, Stella won’t go down without a fight.
+ The Film Primadonna
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Germany 1913. Urban Gad. 17min (fragment). 35mm
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With live piano accompaniment by Costas Fotopoulos
Nielsen plays a movie star with a tempestuous love life.
Restored in 2006, combining materials from EYE Filmmuseum and George Eastman Museum.
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