Nøddebo Præstegård (1934 film)

Nøddebo Præstegård
Nøddebo Præstegård
	Film Poster
Directed by	George Schnéevoigt
Written by	Fleming Lynge
Starring	Johannes Meyer; Karin Nellemose
Cinematography	Valdemar Christensen
Music by	Kai Normann Andersen
Distributed by	Nordisk Tonefilm
Release date	1934;
Country	Denmark
Language	Danish

Nøddebo Præstegård (Nøddebo Parsonage) is a 1934 Danish family film Christmas classic directed by George Schnéevoigt and written by frequent collaborator Fleming Lynge and Svend Rindom and based on the novel Ved Nytaarstid i Nøddebo Præstegaard written by Henrik Scharling. The score is by Kai Normann Andersen. The film stars Johannes Meyer and Karin Nellemose. The film was remade in 1974.

The film adaptation was dubbed as Denmark’s favorite Christmas comedy. The counterpart theater play which also bears the same title was first played at Folketeatret, 125 years ago.^[1] It was performed more than 1,500 times.

Plot

The story revolves around the Christmas adventures of three students in Nøddebo, in the 1860s.^[2] Siblings Christopher, Frederick and Nicolai were invited by the local pastor and his wife for the holiday celebration. Christopher and Frederick fell in-love with the daughters of their host family. Nicolai, however, wooed the girls and felt distraught when he found out about his older brothers’ feelings.