Døden er et kjærtegn
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Døden er et kjærtegn is a 1950 Norwegian
drama film
starring Claus Wiese, Bjørg Riiser-Larsen and Ingolf Rogde. Based on a 1948 novel by Arne Moen, it was Edith Carlmar
's directorial début. The film depicts the passionate and tempestuous liaison between mechanic Erik (Wiese) and society woman Sonja (Riiser-Larsen). The title, in English, is "Death is a Caress". The film uses cinematic shorthand to convey time and place, while concentrating on its protagonists' increasingly troubled relationship.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
starring Claus Wiese, Bjørg Riiser-Larsen and Ingolf Rogde. Based on a 1948 novel by Arne Moen, it was Edith Carlmar
Edith Carlmar
Edith Carlmar was an actress and Norway's first female film director. She is known for films such as Fjols til fjells , Aldri annet enn bråk , and Ung flukt . Her 1949 film, Døden er et kjærtegn , is considered to be Norway's first Film Noir...
's directorial début. The film depicts the passionate and tempestuous liaison between mechanic Erik (Wiese) and society woman Sonja (Riiser-Larsen). The title, in English, is "Death is a Caress". The film uses cinematic shorthand to convey time and place, while concentrating on its protagonists' increasingly troubled relationship.