The Child

6.7 (6 votes)• 1940• 85m•Released

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The action begins one early summer morning in a hostel, where we see, among others, two young girls, a law student, Ruth, and a small office lady, Ilse. From their conversation, we understand that Ilse has a very bourgeois outlook on life. By chance, these two girls come across one of Ruth's fellow students, Pontus Berthelsen, who is spending the summer holidays in a fisherman's cabin. Ilse, who has little world experience, quickly takes an interest in Pontus, who possesses a lot of innate charm. Pontus does his best to conquer Ilse, but her bourgeois attitude means - at first - that she does not fall for his rather deft approaches.

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Production Details

Languages: Danish

Director: Benjamin Christensen

Starring Cast: Agis Winding, Charles Tharnæs, Beatrice Bonnesen, Mogens Wieth, Inger Lassen, Gunnar Lauring

Cast

Agis Winding

Fru Bertelsen, moderen

Charles Tharnæs

Elias

Beatrice Bonnesen

Cora

Mogens Wieth

Inger Lassen

Gunnar Lauring

Lis Smed

Grethe Paaske

Helga Frier

Inger Stender

Annie Jessen

Gudrun Ringheim

Emmy Schønfeld

Guri Richter

Ellen Margrethe Stein

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