Laila /

"Laila, 1929's epically scaled Norwegian feature comes from Danish-German director and noted cinematographer George Schnéevoigt, who brings every exotic corner of on-location Scandinavia to the forefront in a decades-spanning romantic adventure... Mona Mårtenson is Laila, a young girl sepa...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Flicker Alley (Firm), Norsk filminstitutt, Nasjonalbiblioteket (Norway)
Other Authors:	Schnéevoigt, Georg, 1872-1947, Lunde, Helge, Schwenzen, Harald, Malberg, Peter, Monrad, Cally, 1879-1950, Gleditsch, Henry, 1902-1942, Larssen, Tryggve, Mårtenson, Mona, Israel, Robert, Friis, J. A. (Jens Andreas), 1821-1896, Tybjerg, Casper
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	Norwegian
Language Notes:	Silent film with Norwegian intertitles with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles.
Published:	[Los Angeles, Calif.] : Flicker Alley LLC and the National Library of Norway, [2011]
Series:	Flicker Alley collection.
Subjects:	Triangles (Interpersonal relations) > Drama. Reindeer herders > Norway > Drama. Foreign films. Motion pictures, Norwegian. Feature films. Fiction films. Silent films.

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Summary:	"Laila, 1929's epically scaled Norwegian feature comes from Danish-German director and noted cinematographer George Schnéevoigt, who brings every exotic corner of on-location Scandinavia to the forefront in a decades-spanning romantic adventure... Mona Mårtenson is Laila, a young girl separated from her parents as a baby and raised by a wealthy reindeer owner Aslag (Peter Malberg) in the frozen tundra. Though she is returned a year later, Laila grows into a young woman of two worlds, at home with both her settled and nomadic upbringings. Laila soon finds herself in a love triangle with her foster brother Mellet (Henry Gleditsch) and her cousin Anders (Harald Schwenzen), played out against the backdrop of an encroaching plague. Expertly photographed with a shockingly modern cinematic flair, Laila goes from snowy mountain-tops to lush green valleys, featuring treacherous waterfalls, packs of rampaging wolves and reindeer-pulled sled chases" -- Container.
Item Description:	Based on the story by J. A. Friis. Originally released in 1929. Extras include essay by film historian Casper Tybjerg; diary manuscript of actor Tryggve Larssen; photographs; biographies. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (146 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (20 pages: illustrations ; 19 cm.)
Format:	DVD; region 0; NTSC.
Production Credits:	Music by Robert Israel.
ISBN:	189396762X 9781893967625