Lodsens datter (The Pilot's Daughter) is a Norwegian film from 1918 directed by Peter Lykke-Seest.[1][2][3] It is considered lost.

Lodsens datter
Directed byPeter Lykke-Seest
Written byPeter Lykke-Seest
StarringHans Ingi Hedemark
Helene Due
Lila Lykke-Seest
Sigurd Johansen
Gotfred Johansen
Clarita Husebye
CinematographyOttar Gladtvet
Distributed byInternationalt Films-Kompani AS
Release date
  • February 6, 1918 (1918-02-06)
Running time
44 minutes
CountryNorway
LanguageNorwegian

The work was part of a genre of "daughter" films in fashion at the time in Scandinavian cinema, with similar titles including Alkymistens Datter (The Alchemist's Daughter), Bryggerens Datter (The Brewer's Daughter, 1912), Direktørens Datter (The Director's Daughter, 1912), Folkeførerens Datter (The Leader's Daughter, 1913), Gøglerens Datter (The Entertainer's Daughter, 1913), Guvernørens Datter (The Governor's Daughter, 1912), Herremandens Datter (The Gentleman's Daughter, 1907), Satans Datter (The Devil's Daughter, 1913), and Skipperens Datter (The Skipper's Daughter, 1907).[4]

Plot

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The film tells the story of a painter that meets the daughter of a pilot, takes her to the city, and lives with her until he meets a rich lady and marries her. The scorned girl then travels home, alone and unhappy.[5]

Cast

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  • Gotfred Johansen as the painter
  • Lila Lykke-Seest as the pilot's daughter, Anna
  • Helene Due as the pilot's wife
  • Hans Ingi Hedemark as the pilot
  • Clarita Husebye as the rich lady
  • Sigurd Johansen as Anna's boyfriend
  • Hildur Øverland

References

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  1. ^ Mottram, Ron (1988). The Danish Cinema Before Dreyer. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. p. 278.
  2. ^ Engberg, Marguerite (1986). Schiave bianche allo specchio: le origini del cinema in Scandinavia (1896–1918). Pordenone: Studi Tesi. p. 485.
  3. ^ Iversen, Gunnar (29 June 2022). "Peter Lykke-Seest". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  4. ^ Schepelern, Peter (1982). Tommen. Carl Th. Dreyers filmjournalistiske virksomhed. Copenhagen: Institut for filmvidenskab, Københavns universitet.
  5. ^ "Lodsens datter". Norsk filmografi. Nasjonalbiblioteket.
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