Gyldmark

This is a very overlooked crime movie by Erik Balling. The murder case itself is as confusing as it should be, and the pieces only comes slowly together. Unfortunately the audience let it down in Denmark, back in 1964, demanding comedies from Balling instead. So he never made a serious crime movie again. I personally think that Jan Priiskorn-Schmidt makes one of his best performances ever seen. This 12-13 year old boy, with this hard and calm look, not influenced at all, by acting professional in front of veteran actor Poul Reichhardt. Also Helle Virkner has some good scenes in this film. 6/10 for the movie - 2 extra stars to Jan Priiskorn-Schmidt.

This film is really bad, and gives other good old Danish films, a very bad reputation. Neither Axel Strøbye or Ulf Pilgaard doesn't have anything to work with here. Preben Mahrt, Kai Løvring and Poul Bundgaard is directly annoying. Sonja Oppenhagen is cute though, Baard Owe believable, and Ole Høyer's typical 1970's score is interesting. But that's all. It's very bad slapstick parodies, seen much better in silent movies. So only 3/10 for this bad direction - if any.

This is really something of a surprise, even today. I hadn't seen it before, and it really made me laugh. The maybe typical love story between a workaholic financial guy (played with brilliant arrogance by Poul Reumert), and a different serious typecast of Marguerite Viby as the romanticly naive, equally workaholic secretary. Notice Ib Schønberg and his wonderful dialogue and play, especially the scene, where he desperately tries to sleep. Highly recommendable at all times.