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Komtessen på Steenholt

1939 · 99 min

A gentle, old-fashioned comedy of manners, pleasant and unhurried, with mild charm and little to trouble the viewer.

Overview
After staying 3 years in America the Countess Ellie Stenholt (Marguerite Viby) returns home to Denmark and the family estate Stenholt. She finds that everything isn't going well noticing that the estate is falling apart and money is short.

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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
    • class
    • love
    Places
    • single country house
    • countryside
    Era
    period
    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
    Humour5
    Realism6
    Romance4
    Tension2
    Darkness2
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight3

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy
    Directed by
    Emanuel Gregers
    Starring
    Marguerite Viby, Katy Valentin, Agnes Rehni, Aage Fønss, Knud Rex, Helge Kjærulff-Schmidt, Albert Luther, Arne Krogh
    Runtime
    99 min
    Country
    Denmark
    Languages
    Danish

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