''Fattigdommens forbandelse'' (The Curses of Poverty) is a
Norwegian silent film that premiered at the
Kosmorama
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Festival name
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Theater in
Kristiania
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(now Oslo) on October 7, 1911.
The film is considered the first Norwegian feature film, and was also announced as "the first Norwegian art film" (''Den første norske kunstfilm''). It was directed by
Halfdan Nobel Roede
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, who also directed the films ''
Under forvandlingens lov'' (1911), ''
Alt for Norge
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'' (1912), and ''
Hemmeligheden '' (1912).
The film is considered lost, and so its exact content is not known, but the film was described as a "a mini-drama on the shady side of life in three acts" (''minodrama paa Livets Skyggeside i 3 Akter''). The indoor scenes were filmed at Riis farm in
Vestre Aker.
The outdoor scene was partly filmed in
Son
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Social issues
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and partly elsewhere.
References
External links
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''Fattigdommens forbandelse''at Norsk filmografi
1911 films
Norwegian drama films
Norwegian black-and-white films
Norwegian silent films
1911 drama films
Lost Norwegian films
1911 lost films
Silent drama films
1910s Norwegian-language films
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