Movies: Peter Elfelt

1902
Pas de Deux (1902)
Pas de Deux
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A joyful Pas de Deux, performed by Clara Rasmussen and Margrethe Andersen. Clara Rasmussen/Wieth/Pontoppidan (1883-1975) was to become one of the most famous actresses of Danish silent cinema; one of her most notable performances is in Dreyer’s 'Lea...
1903
Dagmar Hansen (1903)
Dagmar Hansen
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A short film from Peter Elfelt showing Dagmar Hansen....
1897
Driving with Greenland Dogs (1897)
Driving with Greenland Dogs
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Johan Carl Joensen, a Danish colonial manager in Greenland, drives his dog sled in Copenhagen’s Fælledparken. (stumfilm.dk)...
1902
Kejserinde Dagmars Ankomst til Bellevue (1902)
Kejserinde Dagmars Ankomst til Bellevue
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Documentation of a royal visit to Bellevue....
1906
Holmenkollen Ski Jump (1906)
Holmenkollen Ski Jump
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Danish filmmaker Peter Elfelt took his camera to the bottom of the slopes at the skiing competition in Norway. At the bottom of the slope the director captured the man finishing off their jumps....
1905
Emperor Wilhelm's Arrival in Copenhagen 1905 (1905)
Emperor Wilhelm's Arrival in Copenhagen 1905
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The Kaiser was an unpopular guest in Denmark. Both for personal and political reasons, the Danish court did not want to have too close ties to the German Kaiser. But the Kaiser had a habit of inviting himself....
1906
The Icelandic Althing Visits Copenhagen (1906)
The Icelandic Althing Visits Copenhagen
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Long winded film runs just over six-minutes but we're pretty much shown Iceland's Parliament as they board a ship and are given a reception by the Danish crown....
1907
King Frederik VIII's Arrival in Berlin (1907)
King Frederik VIII's Arrival in Berlin
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King Frederik VIII of Denmark arrives in Berlin, Germany....
1906
The Life Guards on Amager (1906)
The Life Guards on Amager
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Ballet by August Bournonville 1871. With Hans Beck, Valborg Borchsenius (née Guldbrandsen) and Ellen Price. (Stumfilm.DK)...
1902
Sct. Clemensbro i Aarhus (1902)
Sct. Clemensbro i Aarhus
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Danish street scene....
1907
Sprængning af Træer i Dyrehaven (1907)
Sprængning af Træer i Dyrehaven
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A group of military men uses explosives to de-root trees....
1905
Børnehjælpsdagen 1905, I-III (1905)
Børnehjælpsdagen 1905, I-III
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Students collecting money for the children....
1903
The Royals on Bicycles in Fredensborg Castle (1903)
The Royals on Bicycles in Fredensborg Castle
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Fredensborg castle in North Zealand was the base of the so-called 'Fredensborg Days' in the period 1880-1898, where King Christian IX and Queen Louise would gather the family. The tradition petered out after the death of Czar Alexander III in 1894 an...
1906
Wania Tartakoff (1906)
Wania Tartakoff
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Spirited Ukrainian trepak dance, performed by Russian soloist Wania Tartakoff. (Stumfilm.DK)...
1901
Tietgen's Funeral (1901)
Tietgen's Funeral
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Prominent people at a funeral....
1897
The Swans in Sortedamssøen (1897)
The Swans in Sortedamssøen
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Swans getting handled as people watch....
1902
The Children's Dance from 'Elverhøj' (1902)
The Children's Dance from 'Elverhøj'
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The Children's Dance from 'Elverhøj', performed by Gudrun Christensen and Helga Smith. Elverhøj (1828; literal translation, Elves’ Hill) by Johan Ludvig Heiberg, with music by Frederik Kuhlau, is considered the Danish national play. It was commissio...
1903
Royal Shooting Party on Hveen (1903)
Royal Shooting Party on Hveen
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Images of a hunting party with the Swedish King Oscar II, Prince Christian, Prince Gustav, Prince Valdemar and Prince Georg. Hveen is an island in the strait 'Øresund' between Denmark and Sweden. The island was under Danish rule until 1658. It is mai...
1903
The Execution (1903)
The Execution
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A child murderess is led to her execution....
1905
Through Aarhus Gates by Tram (1905)
Through Aarhus Gates by Tram
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Traveling by tracks through the streets of Aarhus....