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Fattigdommens forbandelse (The Curses of Poverty) is a Norwegian silent film that premiered at the Kosmorama Theater in Kristiania (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, who also directed the films Under forvandlingens lov (1911), Alt for Norge (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 and partly elsewhere.

References

1. Sundholm, John; Thorsen, Isak; Andersson, Lars Gustaf; Hedling, Olof; Iversen, Gunnar; Møller, Birgir Thor (2012). Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema. Lanhan, MD: The Scarecrow Press. p. xviii.
2. Hanche, Øivind; Svendsen, Trond Olav (1995). Filmen i Norge: Norske kinofilmer gjennom 100 år. Oslo: Gyldendal. p. 74. ISBN 82-417-0195-0.
3. Waldekranz, Rune (1985). Filmens historia: de första hundra åren från zoopraxiscope till video. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 549.
4. "Kosmorama". Aftenposten. No. 673. October 15, 1911. p. 2. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
5. "Kosmorama". Aftenposten. No. 654. October 8, 1911. p. 2. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
6. "Norsk filmhistorie 1911–1919 pionertiden". Stumfilm. Retrieved December 23, 2020.

External links

• Fattigdommens forbandelse at IMDb
• Fattigdommens forbandelse at Norsk filmografi

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