Var Engang, Der

Alternative title: Var en Gång, Det Once Upon a Time
Synopsis: Feature film based on a popular Danish nationalistic play from 1887, with a storyline that blends Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale "The Swineherd" with Shakespeare’s "The Taming of the Shrew". The Prince of Denmark woos the Princess of Illyria, but is rejected. He disguises himself as a tinker, and contrives to have the Princess thrown out of her home. Living in poverty in a hut in the forest, she grows to love the tinker, even to the extent of refusing a chance to marry the Prince (not knowing the two are one and the same).
Language: Danish
Country: Denmark
Medium: Film
Technical information: Black-and-white / Silent
Year of release: 1922
Duration: 2655 meter feet

Director

Carl Theodor Dreyer

Cinematographer

George Schnéevoigt

Writer

Carl Theodor Dreyer; Palle Rosenkrantz

Production Design

Jens G. Lind; Victor Permin

Cast

Notes: A restoration version is commercially available on DVD with new music and piano accompaniment by Neil Brand. Despite the loss of ca. half of the moving picture content, the surviving scenes can now be seen in a complete narrative. The remaining footage is supported by still photos and new intertitles based primarily on original sources, which make up the complete narrative.
History: Premiered in the Palads Theatre in copenhagen on 3 October 1922.
Reviews: Source: Danish Film Institute http://www.dfi.dk/bibliotekogarkiver/Filmarkivet/filmarchive/dvd/dervarengang/dervarengang.htm (accessed 12/2008)

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