Rent Qivitoq (1956)
3.5 of 5 from 48 ratings
1h 42min
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- Synopsis:
A young teacher, Eva Nygaard (Astrid Villaume) arrives in Greenland from Denmark to surprise her fiancee, the Doctor Erik Halsøe (Bjørn Watt-Boolsen), but is crushed to find he has not waited for her and he is about to be married to his assisting nurse. Eva travels to a small fishing village to await the next ship back to Denmark. There she enters into a tense and often confrontational relationship with Jens (Poul Reichhardt) a quiet moody Dane who manages a trading company outpost. Meanwhile, Jens is trying to persuade a Greenlander named Pavia (Niels Platou) to become a company fisherman, despite Pavia's fear of alienating his fellow villagers and upsetting the spirit, Qivitoq. After Eva helps Jens treat a boy who has been attacked by dogs, Jens opens to her and realizes he loves her. Before he can tell her, he learns that Pavia in his new boat is in danger. Jens and Pavia's girlfriend Naja travel overland to rescue him, but Jens falls into an icy crevice and is rescued by Pavia instead. In this way, Pavia returns to a hero's welcome in the village. Jens hastens back only to discover he is too late, that the boat that Eva had been awaiting has already sailed. Dejected, Jens goes home and discovers Eva is there waiting for him. - Actors:
- Poul Reichhardt, Astrid Villaume, Gunnar Lauring, Randi Michelsen, Bjørn Watt-Boolsen, Kirsten Rolffes, Niels Platou, Dorthe Reimer, Justus Larsen, Johanne Larsen, Edward Sivertsen
- Directors:
- Erik Balling
- Writers:
- Leck Fischer
- Aka:
- Fjeldgængeren / The Mountain Wanderer
- Studio:
- Nordisk
- Genres:
- Children & Family, Classics, Drama, Romance
- Collections:
- Cinema Paradiso's 2024 Centenary Club: Part 3
- Countries:
- Denmark
