Under forvandlingens lov (1911)

Original title

Under forvandlingens lov eller Jo tykkere jo bedre

Directed by

Halfdan Nobel Roede

Genre

drama film, comedy film, silent film

Country

Norway

Runtime

29 min

Rating

2.4 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This Norwegian silent film is an erotic melodrama about relationships. It was directed by Halfdan Nobel Roede and is the oldest surviving Norwegian movie.

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What happens

Under forvandlingens lov (Under the Law of Change) or Jo tykkere, jo bedre (The Thicker, the Better) is a Norwegian silent film from 1911. It is the oldest known surviving Norwegian film, and it was directed by Halfdan Nobel Roede. The film has been characterized as an erotic melodrama, and it premiered in Kristiania (now Oslo) on December 4, 1911. The script for the film was written by Peter Lykke-Seest under the pseudonym Søløvenskjold Pedersen. In 1992, Gunnar Iversen claimed that Roede's lost 1912 silent film I frihetens bur (In the Cage of Freedom) is actually the same film as Under forvandlingens lov. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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