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Provinsen kalder

1935

A gentle, old-fashioned small-town comedy about a father's hopes and a son's secret passion, pleasant and mild.

Overview
In an idyllic Danish town lives grocery Frost, a very wealthy man, and his greatest wish is that his son Hans will become a lawyer and reach a very prestigious position. But Hans can't complete high school and don't like studying. His main interest is music, but this he must keep hidden because both his parents are against it.

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • ambition
    • identity
    • class
    Places
    • small town
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    family
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour6
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension3
    Darkness2
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy
    Directed by
    Lau Lauritzen Sr.
    Written by
    Lau Lauritzen Sr.
    Starring
    Holger Reenberg, Agis Winding, Ebbe Rode, Aage Foss, Lis Smed, Ib Schønberg, Hans Egede Budtz, Elith Foss
    Country
    Denmark
    Languages
    Danish

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