Selected by Tusind sole, a Copenhagen-based screening series.
Man's Castle
A modern fairy tale about seeking shelter under the open sky during times of crisis, directed by Hollywood's most consummate dreamer, Frank Borzage.
In the shadow of a New York City bridge during the Great Depression, a community of outcasts lives in a small shantytown. People who, in the eyes of progress, are deemed unproductive and weak, but in reality are simply unconventional, surviving off the scraps of the city’s constant expansion and moving to their own rhythm. Among them are Bill (Spencer Tracy), a free-spirited drifter who meets the innocent Trina (Loretta Young). They fall in love, and he invites her into his world. Frank Borzage, a genuine romantic and believer in spiritual truth, does not depict Bill and Trina’s world as a desolate wasteland but rather as a proud dreamworld. Every image, every gesture radiates a cosmic love that connects not only Bill and Trina but all lovers around the world who, in times of crisis, come together for a brief moment of peace and affection.
Man’s Castle has been available for decades only in a censored, post-Code reissue version, but has now been restored to its original length and structure. A masterpiece of 1930s American cinema.
A film by Frank Borzage
year: 1933, length: 78 min.
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Udvalgt af Tusind Sole, en københavnsk filmvisningsserie.
Man’s Castle
Et moderne eventyr om at søge ly under den åbne himmel i krisetider, instrueret af Hollywoods største drømmer, Frank Borzage.
I skyggen af en bro i New York City under Den Store Depression lever et samfund af udstødte i en lille slumby. Mennesker, som i fremskridtets øjne anses for uproduktive og svage, men i virkeligheden blot er utraditionelle, overlever på resterne af byens konstante udvidelse og følger deres egen rytme. Blandt dem er Bill (Spencer Tracy), en fri sjæl og vandrer, der møder den uskyldige Trina (Loretta Young). De forelsker sig, og han inviterer hende ind i sin verden. Frank Borzage, en ægte romantiker og troende på åndelig sandhed, skildrer ikke Bill og Trinas verden som en øde ørken, men som en stolt drømmeverden. Hver billede, hver gestus udstråler en kosmisk kærlighed, der forbinder ikke blot Bill og Trina, men alle elskende verden over, som i krisetider samles til et kort øjeblik af fred og hengivenhed.
Man’s Castle har i årtier kun været tilgængelig i en censureret, post-Code genudgivelse, men er nu blevet restaureret til sin oprindelige længde og struktur. Et mesterværk fra 1930’ernes amerikanske filmkunst.
En film af Frank Borzage
År: 1933, varighed: 78 min.
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