Once Upon a Time

Year: 1922

Runtime: 75 mins

Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer

RomanceFantasyDrama

The Princess of Illyria rejects all suitors until a wandering gypsy draws her eye—he is the Prince of Denmark with Kasper Røghat. He enchants her with a noisemaker and a copper kettle, trading kisses for a night in her chambers. When Kasper reports the affair, the king banishes her. She flees to Denmark, becomes a potter, hopes for a happy end.

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