Movies: Peter Elfelt

1907
Sprængning af Træer i Dyrehaven (1907)
Sprængning af Træer i Dyrehaven
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A group of military men uses explosives to de-root trees....
1902
Pas de Deux (1902)
Pas de Deux
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A joyful Pas de Deux, performed by Clara Rasmussen and Margrethe Andersen. Clara Rasmussen/Wieth/Pontoppidan (1883-1975) was to become one of the most famous actresses of Danish silent cinema; one of her most notable performances is in Dreyer’s 'Lea...
1902
Kejserinde Dagmars Ankomst til Bellevue (1902)
Kejserinde Dagmars Ankomst til Bellevue
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Documentation of a royal visit to Bellevue....
1899
Bech Olsens og Poul Pons' brydekamp (1899)
Bech Olsens og Poul Pons' brydekamp
41899HD
Early wrestling footage....
1897
Driving with Greenland Dogs (1897)
Driving with Greenland Dogs
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Johan Carl Joensen, a Danish colonial manager in Greenland, drives his dog sled in Copenhagen’s Fælledparken. (stumfilm.dk)...
1903
Dagmar Hansen (1903)
Dagmar Hansen
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A short film from Peter Elfelt showing Dagmar Hansen....
1906
Wania Tartakoff (1906)
Wania Tartakoff
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Spirited Ukrainian trepak dance, performed by Russian soloist Wania Tartakoff. (Stumfilm.DK)...
1904
Empress Dagmar Arrives By Train (1904)
Empress Dagmar Arrives By Train
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Dagmar arrives by train....
1903
La Sylphide (1903)
La Sylphide
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Solo from 'La sylphide' (1836), ballet by August Bournonville. Performed by Ellen Price (1878-1968), soloist from 1903. Ellen Price's dancing in Hans Beck's ballet 'The Little Mermaid' (1909) was the inspiration for Edvard Eriksen's statue of the sam...
1903
The Execution (1903)
The Execution
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A child murderess is led to her execution....
1897
The Swans in Sortedamssøen (1897)
The Swans in Sortedamssøen
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Swans getting handled as people watch....
1902
The Emperor of Russia's Arrival in Elsinore (1902)
The Emperor of Russia's Arrival in Elsinore
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Nikolai II (1868-1918), the last Russian czar, son of Alexander III and Dagmar. He had been in Denmark on vacation with his parents several times. The royal houses usually met in September to celebrate Queen Louise's birthday. Even after Queen Louise...
1902
Women bathing at Skovshoved Beach (1902)
Women bathing at Skovshoved Beach
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A film by Peter Elfelt....
1902
Kongerevue paa Fælleden (1902)
Kongerevue paa Fælleden
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Horses riding at Kongerevuen....
1902
The Children's Dance from 'Elverhøj' (1902)
The Children's Dance from 'Elverhøj'
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The Children's Dance from 'Elverhøj', performed by Gudrun Christensen and Helga Smith. Elverhøj (1828; literal translation, Elves’ Hill) by Johan Ludvig Heiberg, with music by Frederik Kuhlau, is considered the Danish national play. It was commissio...
1905
A Belly Dancer (1905)
A Belly Dancer
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Erotic dance performed by an unknown female dancer....
1911
Exploding Mine in the Sound (1911)
Exploding Mine in the Sound
41911HD
Blowing explosives in the ocean....
1905
Børnehjælpsdagen 1905, I-III (1905)
Børnehjælpsdagen 1905, I-III
41905HD
Students collecting money for the children....
1902
Sct. Clemensbro i Aarhus (1902)
Sct. Clemensbro i Aarhus
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Danish street scene....
1900
Empress Dagmar's Arrival in Elsinore (1900)
Empress Dagmar's Arrival in Elsinore
4.31900HD
Maria Feodorovna (1847-1928), born Dagmar, daughter of King Christian IX was in 1866 married to Alexander III (1845-1894), Czar of Russia (1881-1894). The couple often visited Denmark, where the czar found a safe harbour away from the unstable Russia...