Duellen (1962)
Synopsis
A sort of forerunner to Hollywood's Boogie Nights (1997), this Danish melodrama is set in the world of strip clubs. A medical student (Frits Helmuth) earns money for tuition working in a burlesque joint. He falls for one of the girls (Malene Schwarz), but she is also involved with a movie director (John Price). The director and Helmuth get into a philosophical debate about love and Darwinism, and the film ends with a duel (the film's title). Duellen was met with mostly incomprehension when it premiered and is no more lucid when viewed today. The striptease scene featuring full-frontal nudity is tame by modern standards.
Release Date: 1962-02-09
Runtime: 97 minutes
Director: Knud Leif Thomsen
Top Cast
- Frits Helmuth as
- John Price as
- Axel Strøbye as
- Hans Kurt as
- Buster Larsen as
- Vera Gebuhr as
- Albert Watson as
- Ulla Darni as
- Elith Pio as
- Poul Müller as
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