The Abyss (1910 film)

The Abyss
Directed by	Urban Gad
Produced by	Hjalmar Davidsen
Written by	Urban Gad
Starring	Asta Nielsen; Robert Dinesen;
Cinematography	Alfred Lind
Production; company	Kosmorama
Distributed by	Kosmorama
Release date	12 September 1910 (Denmark);
Running time	38 minutes
Country	Denmark
Language	Silent

The Abyss (Danish: Afgrunden), also known as Woman Always Pays, is a 1910 Danish silent black-and-white drama film, written and directed by Urban Gad. The lead performance and natural acting by Asta Nielsen led to her international stardom. Because of the overt eroticism of Nielsen's performance, the film was censored in Norway and Sweden.[1]

Plot

Knud, a vicar's son meets Magda, a piano teacher, on a tram. He falls in love with her and introduces her to his parents. She refuses to go with them to the Sunday service and convinces him to go to the Circus with her. She dances with the performers and at night, one of them, Rudolf comes to seduce her. They run away on horseback. Magda is not happy with Rudolf who keeps flirting with other girls, but she cannot leave him, despite Knud's efforts.[2]

Cast

Asta Nielsen & Poul Reumert

Asta Nielsen as Magda Vang
Robert Dinesen as Knud Svane, Magda's fiancé
Poul Reumert as Rudolf Stern, circus performer
Hans Neergaard as Peder Svane, vicar
Hulda Didrichsen as the Vicar's wife
Emilie Sannom as Lilly d'Estrelle, singer
Oscar Stribolt as Waiter
Arne Weel as garden guest
Johannes Fønss as garden guest
Torben Meyer

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References

Engberg, Marguerite (March 1993). "The Erotic Melodrama in Danish Silent Films 1910-1918". Film History. 5 (1): 63–67.
Review, synopsis and link to watch the film: "A cinema history". Retrieved 20 February 2015.

External links

Afgrunden, at the Danish Film Institute
The Abyss is available for free download at the Internet Archive
The Woman Always Pays on IMDb

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[1] Engberg, Marguerite (March 1993). "The Erotic Melodrama in Danish Silent Films 1910-1918". Film History. 5 (1): 63–67.

[2] Review, synopsis and link to watch the film: "A cinema history". Retrieved 20 February 2015.