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Life on the Hegn Farm (1938)

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Original title
Livet paa Hegnsgaard
Directed by
Arne Weel, Alice O'Fredericks, Lau Laritzen Jr.
Genre
drama film, family film
Country
Denmark
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
A
Rating
4.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A farming family navigates daily life and relationships on a Danish farm in the early 1900s. The story focuses on their struggles and joys tied to the land.

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What happens

Life on the Hegn Farm (Danish: Livet paa Hegnsgaard) is a 1938 Danish family film directed by Arne Weel, Lau Lauritzen Jr. and Alice O'Fredericks. It is based on a 1907 play by Danish writer Jeppe Aakjær. Weel directed a Swedish remake The People of Högbogården in 1939. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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