Adam and Eve

Adam and Eve is a 1953 Danish comedy written and directed by Erik Balling. The film was awarded the 1954 Bodil Award for Best Danish Film and Per Buckhøj won the Bodil Award for Best Actor for his role as the zealous schoolteacher. Plot On the way home from a conference in Paris, Mr. Johansen accidentally finds himself in possession of an insignificant little French book. He has no idea where the book came from or what it concerns, but he decides he should secretly smuggle it through customs. Thereafter, the book passes through the hands of 5 different people, and causes unexpected conflicts, suspicions and misunderstandings for each of them. Cast Louis Miehe-Renard – Adam Sonja Jensen – Eva Per Buckhøj – Sven Aage Johansen Inger Lassen – Adam's mother Gunnar Lauring – Claus' father Beatrice Bonnesen – Claus' mother Bertel Lauring – Claus Einar Juhl – Adam's Teacher Birgitte Reimer – Peter's secretary Poul Reichhardt – Peter Astrid Villaume – Peter's wife Asbjørn Andersen – Carl Henriksen Karin Nellemose – Carl's wife Bjørn Watt Boolsen – Larsen Preben Lerdorff Rye – Burglar Lis Løwert – Prostitute Poul Müller – Antique dealer Birgitte Federspiel – Antique dealer's wife Emil Hass Christensen – Reverend Henning Moritzen – Customs agent John Wittig – Aagaard Bendt Rothe – Defender Karl Stegger – Man on the street Ellen Margrethe Stein – Judge Lauersen Ebbe Langberg – Classmate Jørgen Buckhøj – Classmate Otto Detlefsen – Judge References