Nøddebo Præstegård (1934)

Original title

Nøddebo Præstegaard

Directed by

George Schnéevoigt

Genre

family film, Christmas film, romantic comedy film

Country

Denmark

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

A

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This Danish Christmas film follows the comedic and romantic happenings at a parsonage during the holiday season. Based on a novel, it centers on the residents and visitors as they prepare for and celebrate Christmas together.

nostalgicwarmlight-heartedcozywhimsicalgentlefestiveromanticplayful

What happens

Nøddebo Præstegård (Nøddebo Parsonage) is a 1934 Danish family film Christmas classic directed by George Schnéevoigt and written by frequent collaborator Fleming Lynge and Svend Rindom and based on the novel Ved Nytaarstid i Nøddebo Præstegaard written by Henrik Scharling. The score is by Kai Normann Andersen. The film stars Johannes Meyer and Karin Nellemose. The film was remade in 1974. The film adaptation was dubbed as Denmark’s favorite Christmas comedy. The counterpart theater play which also bears the same title was first played at Folketeatret, 125 years ago. It was performed more than 1,500 times. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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