| The Abyss | |
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 "Gaucho dance" scene | |
| Directed by | Urban Gad |
| Written by | Urban Gad |
| Produced by | Hjalmar Davidsen |
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| Cinematography | Alfred Lind |
Production company | Kosmorama |
| Distributed by | Kosmorama |
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Running time | 38 minutes |
| Country | Denmark |
| Language | Silent |
The Abyss (Danish:Afgrunden), also known asWoman Always Pays, is a 1910 Danishsilent black-and-whitedrama film, written and directed byUrban Gad. The lead performance and natural acting byAsta Nielsen led to her international stardom. Because of the overt eroticism of Nielsen's performance, the film was censored in Norway and Sweden.[1]
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 and 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]
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