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Bookmark this pagePaw (1959)
Director: Astrid Henning-Jensen
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
The orphaned Paw (Sterman), 'a Boy of Two Worlds,' is imported to Denmark from the West Indies to live with his aunt. His natural inclination for the Great Outdoors is bolstered by the bullying and misunderstanding he meets in his new rural community, and after an apprenticeship with the local poacher, he goes to ground like a fox. Partly a plea for innocence, tolerance and reconciliation, the film is determined to find common ground for its various village factions, but its ambivalence about the natural order of hunter and prey makes intriguing drama, and the director's nature documentary approach, constantly cutting away to local animal life, adds a certain contemplative depth.Author: NB
Cast & crew
Director: Astrid Henning-Jensen
Producer: Mogens Skot-Hansen
Cast: Jimmy Sterman, Edvin Adolphson, Ebba Amfeldt, Asbjørn Andersen, Svend Billie, Ego Brønnum-Jacobsen, Helge Kjærulff-Schmidt, Karen Lykkehus, Preben Neergaard, Freddy Pedersen, Karl Stegger, Ninja Tholstrup, Sacha Wamberg full cast
Duration: 93 mins
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