Movies: Henry Gleditsch

Based on the novel "Marit Skjølte" by Kristofer Janson, this Norwegian silent movie tells the story of young Marit and her love, Anders, who travels to America to seek his fortune. Without Marit's knowledge, he returns to marry a farm heiress....

Diddi Werner is an orphan and has been raised by her aunts Lotten and Amalia. Amalia wants her to study further after graduation while Lotten wants her to get married. Lotten predicts her future and see a dark, older man in the cards....

Ranged across several generations, the story begins with a wealthy merchant, Lind, and his wife travelling in the coldest depths of winter to christen their baby daughter. Attacked by wolves, they lose the baby, which is found by the Lapp Jaampa (a d...

A hairdresser wins the lottery and decides to spoil herself by spending Easter at a mountain resort where she meets new people....

In Rørland in the South of Norway the ship monger's daughter is in love with her childhood friend salve to her father's dislike. Salve goes out at sea and misses her, but get no answers to his letters from abroad....

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