Dreams Don't Make Noise When They Die - 1979

It has hardly been seen before that a 83-year-old actor has starred in a Danish film, but it is the case here, where Kai Holm says goodbye to a long life in film and theater service. He plays an old peasant who on his deathbed is waiting for his son (Jon Bang Carlsen). In a few days he relives the village life, he comes from, and which was marked by a hard and authoritarian upbringing. He is at his father's deathbed despair because it is still impossible to make contact, and in a crisis situation, he recognizes his father's brutality in itself. The film draws a bitter picture of human relationships where dreams while they die, degenerates into power relations.

80min
1979
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating5.2/10

Cast

Kai Holm profile pictureKai HolmKresten, Eriks far
Karl Stegger profile pictureKarl SteggerHurtig-Karl
Jon Bang Carlsen profile pictureJon Bang CarlsenErik, politiker
Irm Hermann profile pictureIrm HermannMargit, Eriks kone

About Dreams Don't Make Noise When They Die

Dreams Don't Make Noise When They Die Overview

It has hardly been seen before that a 83-year-old actor has starred in a Danish film, but it is the case here, where Kai Holm says goodbye to a long life in film and theater service. He plays an old peasant who on his deathbed is waiting for his son (Jon Bang Carlsen). In a few days he relives the village life, he comes from, and which was marked by a hard and authoritarian upbringing. He is at his father's deathbed despair because it is still impossible to make contact, and in a crisis situation, he recognizes his father's brutality in itself. The film draws a bitter picture of human relationships where dreams while they die, degenerates into power relations.

Runtime: 80min

Extra details

Original Title: Drømme støjer ikke når de dør
Original Language: Danish
Production Companies
Dagmar Filmproduktion