Danish Film
It was in June 7 1896 when Danes saw cinematographic pictures for the first time at the Haymarket (Town Hall Square now) in Copenhagen, but the first cinema (Kosmorama) was not opened until September 17,1904.At that time it was usual to have a pianist playing while the film was shown because of the noise from the projector.Peter Elfelt(1866-1931) is a film pioneer in Denmark with some films about Greenland and royalty. Ole Olsen created Nordisk Film Kompagni, the first Danish film company, in 1906. The most popular films at the time were comedies of different types. In the first decade of the 20th century, Paladsteatret, the largest cinema in Northern Europe was built in Copenhagen. There an orchestra replaced the former pianist. With World War I, film companies had to face some problems, but Danish film made some important steps.For instance, Asta Nielsen soon became the first European female film star and artificial lightning was introduced in film-making. In 1919,Carl Theodore Dreyer started his career with The president. He is still considered one of the greatest Danish film directors of all times. In order to succeed in the foreign market, Nordisk made some films based on Charles Dickens´ works ,but
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Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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