Dæmonen (1911)

Directed by

Jens Christian Gundersen

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

Norway

Runtime

10 min

Elsewhere

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The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

One of Norway's earliest films, this silent drama was made in 1911. It was shot in Copenhagen with Danish actors. The story follows a dramatic conflict, typical for the time.

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What happens

Dæmonen är en norsk svartvit stumfilm (drama) från 1911. Filmen är en av de allra tidigaste norska filmerna och regisserades av Jens Christian Gundersen tillsammans med Alfred Lind. Gundersen skrev också filmens manus och Lind agerade filmfotograf. Filmen spelades in i Köpenhamn, Danmark, med danska skådespelare. Den hade norsk premiär den 14 november 1911 och dansk premiär den 4 januari 1912 på Victoria-Teatret. I Danmark distribuerades filmen av Det Skandinavisk-Russiske Handelshus. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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• More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.