A judge's wife, a traveling salesman, and 24 hours that ruin everything—Danish domestic chaos ensues.
Many people are preparing their lives for a lifetime, to make it safe and secure. And then the fate's game of 24 hours can overturn everything.
Acting
Astrid Villaume's suppressed panic as the judge's compromised wife.
Direction
Reenberg's subtle feminist eye in a male co-director era.
Director
Asbjørn Andersen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Annelise Reenberg was among Denmark's few female directors in the 1950s, often making 'women's pictures' that subtly critiqued the very domestic spheres they appeared to celebrate.
The film's Danish title 'Døren står på klem' ('The Door Stands Ajar') is far more suggestive than the generic international title, hinting at the sexual tension the censors made them barely imply.
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