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Afsporet (1942)

Afsporet poster
Directed by
Lau Laritzen Jr., Bodil Ipsen
Genre
drama film, film noir, crime film, romance film
Country
Denmark
Runtime
1h 46m
Rated
A
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy married woman with amnesia starts an intense affair with a paroled thief who is caught up with gangsters. Their dangerous relationship pulls them both toward tragedy.

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What happens

Afsporet (English: Derailed) is a 1942 Danish erotic thriller drama film directed by Bodil Ipsen and Lau Lauritzen Jr. Starring Ebbe Rode and Illona Wieselmann. The psychological drama revolves around the intense erotic relationship between a wealthy married woman suffering from amnesia and a paroled petty thief entangled with organized crime. Afsporet was Ipsen's directorial debut and is considered the first true Danish film noir. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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