Kispus

Kispus
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Erik Balling
Written by	Erik Balling
Starring	Helle Virkner Henning Moritzen
Cinematography	Poul Pedersen
Edited by	Carsten Dahl
Music by	Ulrik Neumann Svend Asmussen Arvid Muller, lyrics
Distributed by	Nordisk Film Kompagni
Release date	1956 (1956)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	Denmark
Language	Danish

Kispus is a 1956 Danish romantic comedy film written and directed by Erik Balling. The film was the first Danish feature movie to be filmed in colour.[1][2][3]

Synopsis

The eccentric fashion designer Mr. Marcel gives his newly designed gown to the common working-class seamstress, Eva, when he sees how well it fits her. He then bets with Elizabeth, the actress who originally ordered the gown, that if Eva wears his creation to an upcoming movie premiere, she will be accepted as a high-society woman. He turns out to be correct and Eva attracts the young aristocrat Jakob. Eva fears that Jakob will discover her lowly background, but Jakob himself is a fraud. He is only a poor student who works as a chauffeur and sells his books to take her out. After numerous misunderstandings and complications, love wins out over snobbery and fraud.

Cast

• Helle Virkner as Eva Møller, seamstress
• Henning Moritzen as Jakob, student
• Angelo Bruun [da] as Hr. Marcel, fashion designer
• Nina Pens Rode as Elizabeth, primadonna
• Gunnar Lauring as Carl, Elizabeth's husband
• Ove Sprogøe as Max, waiter, Eva's brother
• Lis Løwert as Joan, Max's wife
• Inger Lassen as Jokum, Mr. Marcel's agent
• Gerda Madsen as Mrs. Knudsen, Jakob's landlady
• Poul Reichhardt as An actor
• Margaretha Fahlén as Actor's wife
• Birgitte Federspiel as Dora, Society Lady
• Vera Gebuhr as Ida, actress
• Jessie Rindom as Society Lady
• Bjørn Watt-Boolsen as Svend, writer
• Lily Broberg as Svend's ex-wife

References

1. Pedersen, Paw Kåre (2012). Direktor Lau Lauritzen. Historien om filmmanden Lau Lauritzen junior og ASA Film. p. 405. ISBN 978-87-7114-705-6. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
2. "DR Presse". presse.dr.dk (in Danish). 28 July 2007. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
3. "Erik Balling – Gyldendal". Den Store Danske (in Danish). Retrieved 19 February 2018.

External links

• Kispus in the Danish Film Database
• Kispus at IMDb