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En Vinterdag i København og Omegn (1917)

En Vinterdag i København og Omegn poster
Genre
documentary film, silent film
Country
Denmark

How it feels

This silent documentary shows winter activities around Copenhagen and its surroundings in 1917. People sled in Dyrehaven, an orchestra plays, and horses pull sleighs. There are races, ice skating, and brave swimmers taking cold dips in the water.

observationallivelynostalgicslice-of-lifecoldplayfulquiethistoric

What happens

En Vinterdag i København og Omegn er en dansk dokumentarisk stumfilm fra 1917 med ukendt instruktør. Kælkning i Dyrehaven. FDF-orkester spiller. Børn og voksne på slæder ned, måske af Djævlebakken. Hestetrukne slæder. Væddeløb mellem hestetrukne slæder. Motorcyklist demonstrere motorcykel med meder. Isskruninger. Vinterbadning fra friluftsbadeanstalt. Der saves hul i isen. Herre svømmer rundt i det iskolde vand. Dame går forsigtigt ned i det iskolde vand, anden dame følger efter. Forsigtig gang på isen af dame. Herre-vikinger bader. Elegant skøjteløbning på Peblingesøen foran Søpavillonen. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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