| Henrettelsen | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Peter Elfelt |
| Produced by | Peter Elfet |
| Written by | Christian Lundsgaard Scheel Vandel |
| Starring | Francesca Nathansen Victor Betzonich |
| Cinematography | Peter Elfelt |
| Release date(s) | 1903 |
| Running time | 15 mins |
| Country |  Denmark |
| Language | Silent Film Danish |
| IMDb profile | |
Capital Execution (Danish Title: Henrettelsen) is a silent film drama made in 1903 by Danish photographer Peter Elfelt. Peter Elfelt (1866&ndash1931 was a Danish Photographer and Film director known as the first film pioneer in Denmark when he began making documentary Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Danish ( d̥ænsɡ̊ is one of the North Germanic languages (also called Scandinavian languages a sub-group of the Germanic branch of the Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Peter Elfelt (1866&ndash1931 was a Danish Photographer and Film director known as the first film pioneer in Denmark when he began making documentary It was the first dramatic movie made by a Danish filmmaker, and the film is also notable as an early example of a dramatic film that referenced action outside the picture frame. [1] Elfelt used a typical stationary, one-shot camera position, but directed the actors to gesture and enter and exit with reference to things happening outside of the audience's view. This allowed for the development of the story beyond what was captured by camera, and expanded the dramatic scope of film. [2]
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Plot
Based upon a true story, the short 15-minute film tells the story of a french woman who is condemned to death for killing her two children.
Cast
- Francesca Nathansen. . . the condemned murderess
- Victor Betzonich
References
- ^ Fairservice, Don (2001). Film Editing: History, Theory and Practice : Looking at the Invisible. Manchester University Press, pg. 73. ISBN 0719057779. .
- ^ (Fairservice 2001, p. 73)
External Links
- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0000442 IMDb
- http://dnfx.dfi.dk/pls/dnf/pwt.page_setup?p_pagename=dnffuldvis&p_parmlist=filmid=20764 Danish Film Institute (In Danish)