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When a man becomes tyrannical towards his family, the women of the house decide to teach him a lesson in gratitude.When a man becomes tyrannical towards his family, the women of the house decide to teach him a lesson in gratitude.When a man becomes tyrannical towards his family, the women of the house decide to teach him a lesson in gratitude.
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- TriviaAt its original release in Paris, France, this film played in 57 theaters in three weeks.
- Quotes
Opening Title Card: In the numerous streets of the Big City, house follows house, and in those houses, people live in layers - like wild birds carving their nests into the rock... nest above nest...
- Alternate versionsA 107-minute version with English intertitles and an uncredited piano score was shown on the Turner Classic Movies (TCM) channel in 2006. It had no crew credits other than the director (as Carl Dreyer) and only three cast members: Johannes Meyer (as Johs Meyer), 'Astrid Holm' and Mathilde Nielsen. The English names used were John and Mary for the husband and wife, presumably to indicate a typical family, and "Nana" for the Wetnurse. The two older children were called Kathleen and Dick.
- ConnectionsEdited into Mathilde Nielsen - Kavalkade (1941)
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The Good Wife/The Bad Husband
The story of a "spoilt husband" - selfish, irritable, very ill-tempered and demanding as he rules the house, while his patient/devoted wife gets up at the crack of dawn to start her drab day of tending to his constant needs and complaints. Even the kids have to perform tasks all day rather than play to satisfy their tyrant of a father - but he's NEVER satisfied, nothing seems to be to his liking! Yeah, you got it, this guy is a serious jerk leaving me to wonder why the wife hasn't left him long ago. Luckily smart Nana, hubby's childhood nursemaid, steps up to the plate to help make some changes as she fetches the wife's mother and the two old women set out to straighten this guy out and teach him the lesson he so badly needs - to appreciate his wife. So the wife goes away for a "rest" (well needed, I should say) leaving hard-nosed Nana in charge of the brute!
This film is adequately entertaining, it is photographed in an interesting way, but is somewhat slow-moving and drags a bit in places. I would say at least half an hour shorter would have made this a better film. The acting is quite well done by all players. The version as shown on TCM included a pleasant piano score that sometimes suits the plot - and sometimes doesn't. Worth seeing.
This film is adequately entertaining, it is photographed in an interesting way, but is somewhat slow-moving and drags a bit in places. I would say at least half an hour shorter would have made this a better film. The acting is quite well done by all players. The version as shown on TCM included a pleasant piano score that sometimes suits the plot - and sometimes doesn't. Worth seeing.
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- movingpicturegal
- Nov 27, 2006
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- Mannen och hans överman
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- Runtime1 hour 51 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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