The Emperor of Russia's Arrival in Elsinore
About The Emperor of Russia's Arrival in Elsinore
Peter Elfelt films Nicholas II arriving at Helsingør in 1901, with Alexandra Feodorovna. The visit continues a September meeting of the Danish and Russian families that had been set around Queen Louise’s birthday and kept after her death.
Cast & crew
More about The Emperor of Russia's Arrival in Elsinore
Peter Elfelt shot this one-minute actuality in 1901. The Danish title is Czar Nikolai II’s Ankomst til Helsingør. Nicholas was the son of Alexander III and Dagmar, later the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna, and had come to Denmark with his parents before this visit.
Themes
Background
Nicholas, son of Alexander III and Princess Dagmar of Denmark, was a regular visitor. The 1901 stop at Helsingør kept the old September meeting after Queen Louise’s death.
Making
The camera is on the arrival, not on a restaged ceremony. The running time is one minute.
Look
Peter Elfelt filmed the arrival at Helsingør.
Music
Silent.
Notes
- Nicholas II and Alexandra are the people in the frame.
- Helsingør is the Elsinore of the English title.
- The families’ September meeting had been Queen Louise’s birthday visit.
- It is a silent news picture, not a staged drama.
- Elfelt filmed the arrival himself.
Scenes
- Nicholas II comes ashore at Helsingør with Alexandra.
