BRUDEFERDEN I HARDANGER

Bridal Voyage on the Hardanger Fjord (1848, Adolph Tidemand and Hans Gude) is one of the most well-known paintings in Norwegian art history – a main work of the National Romantic Art period. This was the motif Rasmus Breinstein built upon in his fourth film. The Bridal Party in Hardanger was the culmination among his national romantic films – one of the highlights from the breakthrough of Norwegian film in the 1920’s. The peasant culture enabled Breinstein to depict scenic Norwegian nature: “Those wonderful Norwegian lanscapes which nowadays people from all parts of the world flock here to see.” The filming of The Bridal Party was exceptionally important to Breinstein. Having grown up in Western Norway, with this film he managed to convey his own West Norwegian nature and traditions. ”No other film I have made has given me as much pleasure as this one,” he stated.