Underplayed Gems

The Merry Widow (1907)

The Merry Widow poster
Original title
Den glade enke
Directed by
Viggo Larsen
Genre
short film, comedy film, silent film
Country
Denmark
Runtime
8 min
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A merry widow navigates romantic entanglements in this short silent comedy. Based on a popular operetta, the film uses pantomime and visual gags.

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What happens

Den glade Enke je dánský němý film z roku 1907. Režisérem je Viggo Larsen (1880–1957). Film trvá zhruba 8 minut. Jedná se o filmovou adaptaci operety Veselá vdova (1905) od Franze Lehára (1870–1948). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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