Kommer du, Elsa? (Are You Coming, Elsa?) is a Norwegian drama film from 1944 directed by Toralf Sandø.[1][2][3] The script was written by Sandø and Victor Borg, and it is based on Borg's play Kommer du, Elsa? The cast includes Aase Bye,[4] Erling Drangsholt,[5] and Harald Schwenzen.

Kommer du, Elsa?
Directed byToralf Sandø
Written byVictor Borg
Toralf Sandø
Based onVictor Borg's play Kommer du, Elsa?
StarringAase Bye
Erling Drangsholt
Harald Schwenzen
CinematographyReidar Lund
Edited byOlav Engebretsen
Music byJolly Kramer-Johansen
Distributed byAlliance Film A/S
Release date
  • March 20, 1944 (1944-03-20)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryNorway
LanguageNorwegian

Plot

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Leif Rieber is a famous conductor. He has a promising young son who plays the violin, and his father features him as a soloist in one of his major concerts. The son has tuberculosis and dies during the concert. The father blames himself for the son's death and takes to drinking. Later he is affected by marital problems and illness.[6]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Krawc, Alfred (1986). International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden (from the Beginnings to 1984). Munich: Saur. p. 274.
  2. ^ Sánchez López, Roberto (1997). El cartel de cine: arte y publicidad. Zaragoza: Prensas Universitarias de Zaragoza. pp. 124, 211.
  3. ^ Béranger, Jean (1968). Le Nouveau cinéma scandinave, de 1957 à 1968. Paris: E. Losfeld. p. 325.
  4. ^ Krefting, Ruth (1963). Skuespillerinnen Aase Bye. Oslo: Gyldendal. pp. 70, 201.
  5. ^ Gjesdahl, Paul (1964). Centralteaterets historie. Oslo: Gyldendal Norsk Forlag. p. 243.
  6. ^ "Kommer du, Elsa?". Norsk filmografi. Nasjonalbiblioteket. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
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