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The Woman Always Pays

Original title: Afgrunden
  • 19101910
  • 38m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
909
YOUR RATING
The Woman Always Pays (1910)
  • Short
  • Drama
At a tramcar in Copenhagen the piano teacher Magda Vang meets the young man Knud Svane, who falls in love with her. She is invited to spend the summer with him and his parents at the vicarag... Read allAt a tramcar in Copenhagen the piano teacher Magda Vang meets the young man Knud Svane, who falls in love with her. She is invited to spend the summer with him and his parents at the vicarage in Gjerslev. Outside the vicarage a circus troupe passes by, and Magda is saluted by the... Read allAt a tramcar in Copenhagen the piano teacher Magda Vang meets the young man Knud Svane, who falls in love with her. She is invited to spend the summer with him and his parents at the vicarage in Gjerslev. Outside the vicarage a circus troupe passes by, and Magda is saluted by the performer Rudolph Stern. In the night Rudolph climbs a ladder to Magda's bedroom. She tri... Read all
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
909
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  • Director
    • Urban Gad
  • Writer
    • Urban Gad
  • Stars
    • Asta Nielsen
    • Robert Dinesen
    • Poul Reumert
Top credits
  • Director
    • Urban Gad
  • Writer
    • Urban Gad
  • Stars
    • Asta Nielsen
    • Robert Dinesen
    • Poul Reumert
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    • 14User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
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    Asta Nielsen and Poul Reumert in The Woman Always Pays (1910)
    Asta Nielsen in The Woman Always Pays (1910)
    Asta Nielsen in The Woman Always Pays (1910)
    Asta Nielsen, Robert Dinesen, and Poul Reumert in The Woman Always Pays (1910)
    Asta Nielsen in The Woman Always Pays (1910)
    Asta Nielsen in The Woman Always Pays (1910)

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    Asta Nielsen
    Asta Nielsen
    • Magda Vangas Magda Vang
    Robert Dinesen
    Robert Dinesen
    • Ingenieur Knud Svaneas Ingenieur Knud Svane…
    Poul Reumert
    • Artist Rudolf Sternas Artist Rudolf Stern…
    Hans Neergaard
    • Pastor Peder Svaneas Pastor Peder Svane…
    Hulda Didrichsen
    • Frau Svaneas Frau Svane
    Emilie Sannom
    • Varietésängerin Lilly d'Estrelleas Varietésängerin Lilly d'Estrelle…
    Oscar Stribolt
    Oscar Stribolt
    • Kellneras Kellner…
    Arne Weel
    Arne Weel
    • Guest in Gardenas Guest in Garden
    Johannes Fønss
    • Guest in Gardenas Guest in Garden
    Torben Meyer
    Torben Meyer
    • Secondary Roleas Secondary Role
    • (uncredited)
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      • Urban Gad
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      This film contains a scene in which Asta Nielsen dances suggestively with a man whom she is binding with rope. The scene was censored in the US.
    • Connections
      Edited into From Camille to Joan of Arc (1961)

    User reviews14

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    4/10
    Danish Silent Film
    This film, "The Abyss", was, reportedly, very popular--sort of inaugurating an important, although often overlooked, period in film history--that of Danish sensational melodramas, which was at its height during the early 1910s. What I consider the best qualities of this era and genre are not really evident in this particular picture: that is, interesting lighting effects, use of mirrors as a self-referential device and impressive mise-en-scène. In "The Abyss", the framing is standard and extremely dated. There's one shot of an approaching train arriving at a station, a la the Lumière brothers' short, which I like to note only because there seem to be many such shots resembling those first films scattered throughout the early silent film era.

    What "The Abyss" does have is sensationalism. The sex, including the dance, is part of this, as is "the bad woman" played by Asta Nielsen. And, as with most other such films I've seen, a circus must be involved. Alfred Lind, listed as the cinematographer of this picture, helped further create the sensational circus film genre with "The Flying Circus" (Den Flyvende cirkus) (1912). Moreover, the plotting in these types of films is nearly identical.

    Besides being a notably early entry in sensational Danish circus melodramas, "The Abyss" also continues to receive some recognition for launching the screen career of Nielsen, who was an exceptionally popular international star, especially among German audiences. Her acting seems, compared to contemporaries, rather restrained, I suppose-- thankfully forgoing much of the usual theatrics. Overall, "The Abyss" might be worth seeing if you're interested in Nielsen or early Danish cinema.

    (Note: Even in the restored Danish Film Institute print, there is considerable deterioration in some scenes.)
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    • May 11, 2006

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    • Release date
      • April 18, 1912 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Denmark
    • Languages
      • None
      • Danish
    • Also known as
      • Woman Always Pays
    • Production company
      • Kosmorama
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    • Runtime
      38 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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