Qivitoq

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Qivitoq
1956 Movie Poster
Directed by	Erik Balling
Written by	Leck Fischer
Starring	Poul Reichhardt Astrid Villaume
Music by	Svend Erik Tarp
Cinematography	Poul Pedersen
Editing by	Carsten Dahl
Distributed by	Nordisk Film Kompagni
Release date(s)	1956
Running time	118 min.
Country	Denmark
Language	Danish
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Qivitoq is a 1956 Danish film written by Lech Fischer and directed by Erik Balling. An intense romantic drama, the movie was filmed entirely on location in Greenland. It was nominated both for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and the Palme D'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

[edit] Synopsis

A young teacher, Eva Nygaard, arrives in Greenland from Denmark to surprise her fiance, the Doctor Erik Halsøe, but is crushed to find he has not waited for her and he is about to be married to his assisting nurse. Eva travels to a small fishing village to await the next ship back to Denmark. There she enters into a tense and often confrontational relationship with Jens, a quiet moody Dane who manages a trading company outpost. Meanwhile, Jens is trying to persuade a Greenlander named Pavia to become a company fisherman, despite Pavia's fear of alienating his fellow villagers and upsetting the spirit, Qivitoq. After Eva helps Jens treat a boy who has been attacked by dogs, Jens opens to her and realizes he loves her. Before he can tell her, he learns that Pavia in his new boat is in danger. Jens and Pavia's girlfriend, Naja, travel overland to rescue him, but Jens falls into an icy crevice and is rescued by Pavia instead. In this way, Pavia returns to a heroe's welcome in the village. Jens hastens back only to discover he is too late, that the boat that Eva had been awaiting has already sailed. Dejected, Jens goes home and discovers Eva is there waiting for him.

[edit] Cast

Poul Reichhardt as Jens Lauritzen
Astrid Villaume as Eva Nygaard
Gunnar Lauring as Marius Mariboe
Randi Michelsen as Fru Mariboe
Bjørn Watt-Boolsen as Dr. Erik Halsøe
Kirsten Rolffes as Sygeplejerske Kirsten Prage
Niels Platou as Pavia
Dorthe Reimer as Naja
Justus Larsen as Nuka
Johanne Larsen as Cæcilie
Edward Sivertsen as Zakarias

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