From Darkness Towards Light
Spanning three generations, the film depicts life in Copenhagen from the perspective of the working class. The film portrays the development of the city, the new opportunities arising and the improved living conditions created as the welfare state expands. ‘From darkness towards light’ is Denmark’s first-ever Social Democratic propaganda film, and it was part of the election campaign leading up to the local elections in 1929. (stumfilm.dk)
Cast
Knud Rassow
as Lars Hansen, farveriarbejder
Marie Dinesen
as Karen Hansen, Lars' kone
Edith Norup
as Eva, Hansens datter
Hjalmar Bendtsen
as Fabrikant Gorm
Frida Budtz Müller
as Fru Gorm
Carl Hillebrandt
as Kaj Gorm
Poul Rohde
as Max Gorm
Kiss Bendtsen
as Olga Gorm