Asta Nielsen

Taking its mark in a conversation with Poul Reumert in the spring of 1968, Asta Nielsen is interviewed inside her home in Copenhagen by the actor, Axel Strøbye. She tells about her career as the first world-renowned film star, up until the 1920s, and about the time that followed, where her life unfolded partly in the theater and partly in anonymous seclusion in Denmark. The account of her life is illustrated with characteristic passages from a number of the most famous Asta Nielsen films: »The Abyss«, »Engelein«, »Die Freudlose Gasse«, »Lulu« and »Hamlet«.