Jenny and the Soldier
Encyclopedia
Jenny and the Soldier is a 1947
Danish
dramatic film written and directed by Johan Jacobsen
. The black-and-white
film is based on a stage play written by Danish
playwright Carl Erik Soya
. The gritty romantic drama received critical praise for its authentic portrayal of everyday life. Jacobsen received the very first Bodil Award for Best Danish Film
, while both Poul Reichhardt
and Bodil Kjer
were awarded Bodils for their leading roles. Jenny and the Soldier is one of the ten films listed in Denmark's cultural canon by the Danish Ministry of Culture.
1947 in film
The year 1947 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*May 22 - Great Expectations is premiered in New York.*November 24 : The United States House of Representatives of the 80th Congress voted 346 to 17 to approve citations for contempt of Congress against the "Hollywood Ten".*November 25...
Danish
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
dramatic film written and directed by Johan Jacobsen
Johan Jacobsen
Johan Jacobsen was a Danish film director.Jacobsen was born in Aarhus in 1912. His parents were theatre manager Jacob Jørgen Jacobsen and actress Christel Holch . He made his first films at the film studio Palladium that also produced the films of Carl Theodor Dreyer...
. The black-and-white
Black-and-white
Black-and-white, often abbreviated B/W or B&W, is a term referring to a number of monochrome forms in visual arts.Black-and-white as a description is also something of a misnomer, for in addition to black and white, most of these media included varying shades of gray...
film is based on a stage play written by Danish
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
playwright Carl Erik Soya
Carl Erik Soya
Carl Erik Soya, , also known by the single appellation Soya, was a Danish author and dramatist. His works were often satirical provocations against double-standards and dishonesty...
. The gritty romantic drama received critical praise for its authentic portrayal of everyday life. Jacobsen received the very first Bodil Award for Best Danish Film
Bodil Award for Best Danish Film
The Bodil Award for Best Danish Film is one of the categories for the Bodil Awards presented annually by the Danish Union of Film Critics . It was created in 1948 and is one of the oldest film prizes in Europe. The judging committee can decide not to give out the award if no deserving films are...
, while both Poul Reichhardt
Poul Reichhardt
Poul David Reichhardt was a Danish actor, well known for his roles in Danish 1940s/50s comedies. Later on, he also played more serious and varied roles; he has also starred in Huset på Christianshavn, Matador and as various minor characters in the Olsen Gang films.For almost thirty years...
and Bodil Kjer
Bodil Kjer
Bodil Kjer was a Danish actress whose talent and charisma earned her status as a Primadonna and the title of first lady of Danish theater...
were awarded Bodils for their leading roles. Jenny and the Soldier is one of the ten films listed in Denmark's cultural canon by the Danish Ministry of Culture.
Synopsis
Two common working-class people, Robert and Jenny, meet one day in a bar. After Robert defends Jenny against her date, a district attorney's chauffeur, who is trying to get her drunk, they begin a relationship. She soon discovers that she will be tried in court for an abortion she needed a few years previously. Her parents disown her and she loses her job as a saleswoman. Robert stays with her, admitting his own responsibility for killing someone when he was 17 years old. Distraught at the thought of going to prison, Jenny convinces Robert to commit suicide with her. Just as she is planning the suicide, her lawyer comes and announces that the case has been dropped—the case had been delayed too long while the district attorney was in the hospital after his chauffeur has caused an automobile accident.Cast
- Poul ReichhardtPoul ReichhardtPoul David Reichhardt was a Danish actor, well known for his roles in Danish 1940s/50s comedies. Later on, he also played more serious and varied roles; he has also starred in Huset på Christianshavn, Matador and as various minor characters in the Olsen Gang films.For almost thirty years...
...Robert Olsen, Soldier - Bodil KjerBodil KjerBodil Kjer was a Danish actress whose talent and charisma earned her status as a Primadonna and the title of first lady of Danish theater...
.... Jenny Christensen, - Johannes MeyerJohannes MeyerJohannes Meyer , was a Danish film actor.He debuted in the theater in 1905.-Filmography:*De blaa drenge - 1933*Så til søs - 1933*Flugten fra millionerne - 1934*Lynet - 1934*Nøddebo Præstegård - 1934...
.... Jenny's Father - Maria GarlandMaria GarlandMaria Garland was a Danish stage and film actress.- Filmography :*Nyhavn 17 - 1933*Lynet - 1934*Flugten fra millionerne - 1934*Nøddebo Præstegård - 1934*Barken Margrethe af Danmark - 1934...
.... Jenny's Mother - Elith PioElith PioViggo Elith William Pio was a Danish actor of stage, screen, radio and television. He is most noted for starring roles in films such as Carl Theodor Dreyer's Leaves from Satan's Book, Johan Jacobsen's Jenny and the Soldier and Benjamin Christensen's Häxan.-Theatre:Elith Pio made his theatre debut...
.... District Attorney - Karin NellemoseKarin NellemoseKarin Nellemose , was a Danish actress in the theatre and in Danish cinema.-Filmography:*Du skal ære din hustru - 1925*Præsten i Vejlby - 1931*Kirke og orgel - 1932*Barken Margrethe af Danmark - 1934...
.... District Attorney's Wife - Gunnar LauringGunnar LauringGunnar Lauring was a Danish stage and film actor.- Filmography :*De bør forelske Dem - 1935*Week-End - 1935*Panserbasse - 1936*Blaavand melder storm - 1938*De tre, måske fire - 1939...
.... District Attorney's Chauffer - Kirsten Borch.... District Attorney's Maid
- Svend MethlingSvend MethlingSvend Methling was a Danish actor and film director.He was a director for Dansk Skolescene 1924-1929, for Folkescenen 1925 and for Komediehuset 1929-1930.He also worked as a director at the Det Ny Teater 1926-1929....
.... Sveistrup, "The Crazy Lawyer" - Per Buckhøj.... Bartender
- Sigfred Johansen.... Prosecutor
- Birgitte Reimer.... Prosecutor's Housemaid
- Jakob Nielsen.... Waiter
- Gyrd Løfquist.... Police Officer
- Jessie Rindom.... Gardener Hansens Wife
- Carl Johan Hviid.... Jenny's Boss
- Johan Jacobsen.... Man at Taxi Stand
- Holger Juul HansenHolger Juul HansenHolger Juul Hansen is a Danish actor.Holger Juul Hansen has starred in a large number of Danish movies and television shows. His most prominent roles was as banker Hans Christian Varnæs, head of one of the two rival families in Matador, and as Doctor Moesgaard in The Kingdom.-References:...
... Director - Jørgen Krogh....