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Lake of the Dead
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Wikipedia article
'Lake of the Dead' (Norwegian title: ', also known as Lake of the Damned) is a 1958 Norwegian mystery horror film directed by Kre Bergstrm. The film stars Henki Kolstad, Henny Moan and Georg Richter.
Plot
The film takes place 2023 August 1958. Crime Author Bernhard Borge and his wife Sonja, psychoanalyst Kai Bugge, magazine editor Gabriel Mrk, lawyer Harald Gran and his fiance Liljan Werner are six Oslo people who will visit Bjrn Werner (Liljan brother) in his cabin deep in the sterdal forests. But, when the guests arrive, Werner is missing and his dog is found dead at a pond nearby.
It's not long before they begin to ponder the old legend that is associated with the place: a man is said to have killed his sister and her lover and then drowned himself in the lake. It is said that everyone who stays in the housethe murder's cabinwould be possessed by a strange attraction: They would be forced to drown themselves in the pond.
The company decides to solve the mystery, but soon it appears that they are exposed to the mysterious, fascinating powers that are tied to the lake.
Cast
* Andr Bjerke as Gabriel Mrk
* Bjrg Engh as Sonja, Bernhard's wife
* Henki Kolstad as Bernhard Borge, crime writer
* Per Lillo-Stenberg as Bjrn Werner, Liljans brother
* Erling Lindahl as Kai Bugge, psychologist
* Henny Moan as Liljan Werner
* yvind yen as Brten, policeman
* Georg Richter as Harald Gran
* Leif Sommerstad as Tore Gruvik, the ghost
* Inger Teien as Eva, Bjrn's girlfriend
Production
'De ddes tjern' was co-written and directed by Kre Bergstrm. The film itself is an adaption of Andre Bjerkes 1942 novel of the same name.
Release
Critical response
'De ddes tjern' remains relatively obscure outside its home country. Reviews of the film, have been mostly positive, with critics praising the film's atmosphere, cinematography, and soundtrack.
Author Barry Atkinson praised the film, stating that the film "benefits from eerie location work and Gunnar Snstevold's ominous score."
Legacy
The success of was a turning point in Norwegian cinema, becoming director Bergstrm's breakthrough film.
It was later nominated as the fourth-best film of all time in Norway in a test developed by 'Dagbladet' in 1998, were 101 movie critics gave Norwegian movies points.
References
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