[Copenhagen]: [Gloria Film], nd [1933]. First Edition / First Impression. Paperback. Fine condition. Very scarce. A programme prepared for the Danish theatrical release in 1933 (so presumably printed around then). The film premiered at the Metropol on the 27th March 1933, nearly a year after the German world premiere. The film was an adaptation of Sheridan Le Fanu's In a Glass Darkly (which was of course a collection, rather than a single tale, but it appears Dreyer took various elements from it). Cover design by Erik Aaes - the tatty edge is part of the print, not wear to this copy. An additional element of interest to this particular copy is what appears to be a contemporary note (in Danish) outlining a number of lengths: 1850m, 425m and 325m, these appear to be film lengths, describing probably the feature, a news reel and one other reel. At 24fps, a 35mm reel at 1850m would run for around 68 minutes, the film quotes a runtime of 73 mins which sort of adds up, particularly if the projector was a little overzealous. So there's a solid chance this was actually used in a contemporary cinema. The film was in German and premiered there, the director was Danish. German material is more common, though still scarce.

12pp. Fantastic condition, I'd be surprised if there were a nicer copy extant. Some rubbing to the spine and a little toning to the lower wrapper. Fine. Item #13620