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Duellen (1962)

1962-02-09 · DA
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A sort of forerunner to Hollywood's Boogie Nights (1997), this Danish melodrama is set in the world of strip clubs. A medical student (Frits Helmuth) earns money for tuition working in a burlesque joint. He falls for one of the girls (Malene Schwarz), but she is also involved with a movie director (John Price). The director and Helmuth get into a philosophical debate about love and Darwinism, and the film ends with a duel (the film's title). Duellen was met with mostly incomprehension when it premiered and is no more lucid when viewed today. The striptease scene featuring full-frontal nudity is tame by modern standards.

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Knud Leif ThomsenDirector

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Frits HelmuthFrits HelmuthJohn PriceJohn PriceAxel StrøbyeAxel StrøbyeHans KurtHans KurtBuster LarsenBuster LarsenVera GebuhrVera GebuhrAlbert WatsonAlbert WatsonUlla DarniUlla DarniElith PioElith PioPoul MüllerPoul MüllerKarl SteggerKarl SteggerAage Winther-JørgensenAage Winther-Jørgensen

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Genre affinityDramaDialogue densityDramaDirector preference337473Actor preference282623 · 325725 · 331271Country preferenceDkDecade preference1960

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A sort of forerunner to Hollywood's Boogie Nights (1997), this Danish melodrama is set in the world of strip clubs. A medical student (Frits Helmuth) earns money for tuition working in a burlesque joint. He falls for one of the girls (Malene Schwarz), but she is also involved with a movie director (John Price). The director and Helmuth get into a philosophical debate about love and Darwinism, and the film ends with a duel (the film's title). Duellen was met with mostly incomprehension when it premiered and is no more lucid when viewed today. The striptease scene featuring full-frontal nudity is tame by modern standards.