Filmens Vovehals - 1923
ABOUT THE FILM : Filmens Vovehals
Det Danske FilminstitutDaredevil of the Movie
Year: 1923
Emilie Sannom was a Danish daredevil. These compiled film extracts are proof of that. They mixed scenes of action and scenes from the circus and the stunts were often staggering: whether beneath the water or in the air, on a wire or the sail of a windmill, the protagonist was always heroic. Her dresses, bottoms and flowery hats suffered from every ordeal imaginable: climbing, abseiling, the improbable chasing of a cowboy all the way to a submarine, acrobatics on a plane in full flight. This cool actress has remained in the memory of Danish cinema as a "death-dodger".
Nationality: Danish
Actor: Emilie Sannom
Length: 7' 48"
Genre: fiction
Sound: silent with soundtrack
Original elements: tinted
Producer: Filmfabriken Danmarks
Composer: Eric Le Guen
Original language: Danish
A BRIEF HISTORY : Filmens Vovehals
This film to promote Emilie Sannom (1886-1931) is made up of extracts from eight films produced by Danish film company Filmfabriken Danmarks. The title Filmens Vovehals, literally means Films of a daredevil.
Emilie Sannom had more than thirty or so films to her name. She started at the age of 23 in Apachepigens hævn (The revenge of the apache girl) in 1909, a film by Cal Alsrup. She also appeared in the comedy of manners København ved Nat where she performed a dishevelled primitive dance.
Her career was cut short tragically when her parachute refused to open during an air show in 1931.
