, 1h47 Directed byCarl Theodor Dreyer OriginDanemark GenresDrama, Comedy ThemesFilms about families ActorsJohannes Meyer, Johannes Meyer, Astrid Holm, Karin Nellemose, Mathilde Nielsen, Clara Schønfeld Rating69% Viktor Frandsen, embittered by losing his business, is a tyrant at home, constantly criticizes his patient, hard-working wife Ida and their three children. He does not appreciate the effort it takes to maintain a household. While his wife is resigned and browbeaten, his old nanny, nicknamed "Mads" by all, openly defends her. When Ida's mother, Mrs. Kryger, pays a visit, he is very rude to her. Finally, he issues an ultimatum: either Mrs. Kryger and the openly hostile Mads (who regularly helps the family) are gone by the time he returns, or the marriage is over.