가상의 국가 일리야의 왕녀는 제멋대로 행동하는 것으로 유명하다. 덴마크의 왕자는 도자기 만드는 사람으로 변장해 그녀에게 구혼한다. 원작은 덴마크의 극작가 홀가 드라크만이 쓴 동화인데 드레이어는 이 대본을 코펜하겐의 왕립극장의 무대에 직접 올린바도 있다. 이 영화판도 덴마크에서 대성공을 거두었다. 현재 전해지는 버전은 절반 정도밖에 남지않은 판본이다.
The story of Den Fremmede, the earliest of the surviving Gliickstadt films, revolves around Poul Wang (Emanuel Gregers), a confidential clerk for a trading company. One evening he goes to a nightclub with some friends while his wife, Clara (Gudrun Houlberg), waits at home. He cannot pay his bill and, in his drunkenness, asks that it be sent to his home the next morning. When the bill arrives, he still cannot pay it; apparently it is for a rather large sum. Poul visits Frandsen, a moneylender, and borrows the money to pay the bill. Later, Frandsen goes to Poul's office to collect and, when it still cannot be paid....
Using motifs from the classic Adam Oehlenschläger poem, the legend of the Golden Horns is told across four different epochs: the discovery of the first golden horn in 1639, the discovery of the second golden horn in 1734, the theft of the golden horns in 1802, and the saga of the golden horns in contemporary times. Emilie Sannom and Emanuel Gregers star in all four episodes, playing a young couple fighting to be together. (stumfilm.dk)
Gernau, a successful engineer, is married to a younger woman, Anna. Their marriage is fraught with jealousy, with Anna still being wooed by her former sweetheart. When an accident occurs at the inauguration of his life’s work, The Dock, Gernau’s world collapses. He loses his mind and is admitted to a mental hospital. As he gradually returns to his former self, an old obsession stirs: is Anna faithful to him? (stumfilm.dk)
Good versus evil concerning Prince Udo, owner of the Isle, and the beautiful Flora, goddaughter of the gardener. Inspired by the painting by Böcklin and poem by Adam Oehlenschläger.
