Madame de Thèbes

Synopsis

The story is wacky – a gypsy is cursed by her father, so that she has to deny her illegitimate son in order for him to have a successful life. She gives him to a well-to-do lady who has lost her own child. Later, he has grown up to be a politician who wants to become the foreign minister. He doesn’t know that his real mother is the famous Madame de Thebes, the fortuneteller who all politicians make sure to visit! This information falls into the hands of a rival, who tries to use it to ruin his career. Meanwhile, the rival’s attractive daughter is attacked by a ruffian and needs to be rescued… There are a lot of striking images in this film. You can see the beauty of them even if the state of the print is far from perfect. The Norwegian actress Ragna Wettergreen gives a haunting performance as Madame de Thebes, with wisdom and regret – and quite a few melodramatic gestures. Understatement was not the norm in those days.

Main Cast

Ragna Wettergreen

Ayla

Age : N/A | Popularity : 6%

John Ekman

Ayla's father

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Märta Halldén

Countess Julie

Age : N/A | Popularity : 1%

Nicolai Johannsen

Count Robert

Age : N/A | Popularity : 1%

William Larsson

Max

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Albin Lavén

von Volmar

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Karin Molander

Louise von Volmar

Age : 89 | Popularity : 6%

Doris Nelson

Young Ayla

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Mauritz Stiller
Writing	Writer	Martin Jørgensen Louis Levy
Camera	Director of Photography	Julius Jaenzon
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