Master of the House (1925)
1925 · Silent film · 19 min · dir. Carl Theodor Dreyer
- Drama
Synopsis
Victor Frandsen is a domestic tyrant. His wife Ida has to work as a slave for him and the rest of the family. She rises early to prepare everything for the day, she toils all day long, and she is often up also in the night, doing some sewing to earn extra money for the household. In daytime she is supported by an old woman called Mads, who was Victors' nanny when he was a child. Mads is filled with loathing for Victor's behavior towards his wife, and calls him a brute. She understands that Ida…
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Details
- Director
- Carl Theodor Dreyer
- Writer
- Carl Theodor Dreyer
- Cinematography
- George Schnéevoigt
- Studio
- Palladium
- Released
- 1925-10-05
- Original title
- Du skal ære din hustru
- Running time
- 19 minutes
Cast & crew
Carl Theodor Dreyer Director
Johannes Meyer
Astrid Holm
Karin Nellemose
Mathilde Nielsen
Clara Schønfeld- Johannes Nielsen
Petrine Sonne- Vilhelm Petersen
