Writing

Herman Bang

Danish journalist and author.

Known For

KatinkaKatinka · 1988
Katinka
4.71988
MovieRomanceDrama
A new foreman, Huus, arrives in a sleepy Danish village, much to the delight of the unmarried women there. However, Huus becomes very friendly with Katinka and her husband, Bai, the stationmaster. Katinka, childless and in frail health, gradually falls in love with Huus, though her husband does not seem to notice. Based on the work by Herman Bang.
MichaelMichael · 1924
Michael
6.31924
MovieDramaRomance
A mature and visually elegant period romance that remains one of the earliest and most compassionate overtly gay-themed films in movie history. Based upon Herman Bang's 1902 novel, Dreyer's Michael refashions the classical Greek myth of Jupiter and Ganymede into a love triangle between an aging artist, Zoret, his protagonist Michael, and Princess Zamikoff, an aristocratic femme fatale as entranced by Michael’s youthful beauty as Zoret is.
The WingsThe Wings · 1916
The Wings
5.91916
MovieDrama
The story is that of a conniving countess coming between a gay sculptor, Claude Zoret, and his bisexual model and lover, Mikaël, ultimately leading to Zoret's death in a raging storm at the base of a statue of Mikaël as the mythological Icarus. The film is missing 19 minutes of run time.
4 Devils4 Devils · 1928
4 Devils
7.61928
MovieDramaAction
Four orphans, raised by an aging clown, becomes a high wire act in a circus. Lost film.
TineTine · 1964
Tine
7.31964
MovieRomanceDrama
Danish melodrama about a housemaid struggling to find normalcy and love in the midst of war.
The Four DevilsThe Four Devils · 1920
The Four Devils
7.31920
MovieDrama
One out of three silent adaptations of the novella "Les quatre diables" written by Danish author Herman Bang. The most famous one, although unfortunately lost, is without any doubt F.W. Murnau's "4 Devils". This German version, by Danish director A.W. Sandberg, was done eight years prior to Murnau's American one, and was a big success at the time.
SommerglæderSommerglæder · 1940
Sommerglæder
7.31940
MovieComedyFamily
What might become the greatest challenge for the elderly Brasen couple having opened a summer guest house by the sea? Financial struggle or the sudden influx of demanding residents? Based on Herman Bang's short-story.

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