The Bride of Glomdal (1926)

Tore takes over the rundown family farm. Applying his youthful energy, he intends to make it into a big farm like Glomgården on the other side of the river, where beautiful Berit lives. ... See full summary »

Director:

Carl Theodor Dreyer

Writers:

Jacob Breda Bull (novel), Carl Theodor Dreyer

Stars:

Einar Sissener, Tove Tellback, Stub Wiberg

Cast

Cast overview:
Einar Sissener	...	Tore Braaten
Tove Tellback	...	Berit Glomgaarden
Stub Wiberg	...	Ola Glomgaarden
Harald Stormoen	...	Jakob Braaten
Alfhild Stormoen	...	Kari Braaten, hans hustru
Oscar Larsen	...	Berger Haugsett
Einar Tveito	...	Gjermund Haugsett, hans sønn
Rasmus Rasmussen	...	Presten
Sofie Reimers	...	Prestefruen
Julie Lampe	...	Gammel-Guri
Henny Skjønberg	...	Hushjelp i prestegården

Storyline

Tore takes over the rundown family farm. Applying his youthful energy, he intends to make it into a big farm like Glomgården on the other side of the river, where beautiful Berit lives. Tore falls in love with her, but her father has promised her to rich Gjermund. As her wedding to Gjermund draws near, Berit runs away and seeks refuge with Tore and his parents. She soon falls deathly ill but recovers, asking for, and getting, her father's permission to marry Tore. Jealous Gjermund is determined to prevent their wedding, however, in a dramatic climactic scene playing out around the rushing river.

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Plot Keywords:

love | farm | father | small community | based on novel | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

Norway Sweden

Release Date:

1 January 1926 (Norway)

Also Known As:

The Bride of Glomdal

Filming Locations:

Oslo, Norway

Company Credits

Production Co:

Victoria Film, Victoria-Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min (1926 re-release) 65 min (1958 re-release) 70 min (1998 Restoration-Norsk Filminstitutt) 74 min (1930 re-release)

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Edited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Une histoire seule (1989)

User Reviews

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Last night I finished watching a series of early films by Carl Theodor Dreyer, with "The Bride of Glomdal", a great contrast after seeing "Michael". (The film in between these two was not available in the library of the film school where I work). For this production, Dreyer went to Norway and shot a story with a certain peasant candor (that would later reappear in "Ordet", in a graver tone) and that for the most part takes place outdoors, as opposed to "Michael", in which the action is confined to the sets designed by Expressionist architect Hugo Häring (who apparently did not work in films again). Dreyer narrates a tale of young love between the son of a poor farmer and the daughter of a rich one, and how the strong young woman fights to be with the man she loves, in spite of the actions taken by her father and another suitor, whose evil actions cause the most spectacular sequence during the day of the wedding, when the groom falls into a river and is swept away by its current, in the midst of floating logs, down to a waterfall. A pleasant and gentle dramatic comedy, "The Bride of Glomdal" does not suggest what was next to come from Dreyer: "The Passion of Jeanne d'Arc".