| Praesten i Vejlby | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Pr%C3%A6stenivejlbyposter.jpg) 1922 film poster by Palle Wennerwald | |
| Directed by | August Blom |
| Written by | Valdemar Andersen Steen Steensen Blicher (story) |
| Starring | Viggo Wiehe Gunnar Tolnæs Ingeborg Spangsfeldt |
| Cinematography | Louis Larsen |
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| Country | Denmark |
| Languages | Silent Film Danish Intertitles |
The Vicar of Vejlby (Danish: Præsten i Vejlby) is a 1922 Danish crime mystery film directed by August Blom.[1] It is also known as The Hand of Fate.[2] The silent film is based on a novella of the same name by Steen Steensen Blicher about a true murder case from 1626.[1] Blom filmed the exteriors on location in the area of Grenaa and the village of Vejlby.[1][2] International audiences praised Blom's adaptation for its "high level artistry," but its faithfulness to the original tragedy was deemed "too excessively sad" for American audiences.[1]
The story was adapted again by George Schnéevoigt (see Praesten i Vejlby (1931 film)), and Claus Ørsted (see Praesten i Vejlby (1972 film)), but the Danish Film Institute considers Blom's version to be closest to the source material.[3]
- ^ a b c d Tyberg, Caspar (2001). "Dreyer and the National Film in Denmark". Nordic Cinema. 13 (1): 23–36.
- ^ a b Mette Hjort, Ursula Lindqvist (2016). A Companion to Nordic Cinema. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 280–281. ISBN 9781118475270.
- ^ "Præsten i Vejlby". databasen (in Danish). Den Danske Filminstitut.