#asta nielsen

[hotvintagepoll]

Propaganda

Betty Blythe (The Queen of Sheba)—no propaganda submitted

Asta Nielsen (Hamlet)—She played a version of Hamlet in which Hamlet was in love with Horatio because he was a woman raised to pretend to be a man, and nothing else about the story is changed. Her depiction has inspired countless people and did SHRIMP things to my gender and sexuality. A vote for Asta is a vote for queer goths everywhere 🖤

This is round 1 of the tournament. All other polls in this bracket can be found here. Please reblog with further support of your beloved hot sexy vintage woman.

[additional propaganda submitted under the cut.]

Betty Blythe:

Asta Nielsen:

"One of the best Hamlets I've ever seen, she's so expressive I can feel her pain. Also, goth girl/boy realness."

"I just think she is neat. She was the first real movie icon in Europe, known for her big dark eyes, 1,70m/5'7 height, and "boyish figure" which gave her an androgynous allure. She opposed the Nazi regime. Also, her role in Hamlet is not Ophelia. She plays Hamlet."

"I suspect the non-american silent movie stars are gonna be in the minority, so I'm gonna be at least throwing her name in the ring. Great danish dame, one of the very first female silent movie stars (wiki says "one of the first international movie stars")! Best Hamlet to ever To Be Or Not To Be and absolutely gender envy. Her career unfortunately did not survive the transition to talkies (she however lived pretty long)."

"I think she's not as iconic in America as she is in Europe, because her films got censored over there, but she really is the original sex symbol of film. I need everyone to take a look at her as Hamlet and to have watched this clip of her dance in The Abyss before you vote. It was hot then and it's still hot now!!!"

#asta nielsen #betty blythe #hotvintagepoll #fuck that old woman #ladies 1

[here-there-be-bad-dragons]

Gender fuckery thy name is Hamlet

(Actors in order Asta Nielsen in the role of Hamlet in the 1921 silent film, Joan Crawford in the role of Hamlet in a 1929 photoshoot, Maxine Peake as Hamlet in the 2015 film)

#gender fuckery #hamlet #shakespeare #plays #women in art #asta nielsen #joan crawford #maxine peake

[fawnvelveteen]

Asta Nielsen as the determined suffragette Nelly Panburne in 'Die Suffragette' ('A Militant Suffragette', Urban Gad, 1913). The character’s similarity with the name of the leading British suffragette of the period, Emmeline Pankhurst, emphasised the film’s engagement with the politics of the day. In Denmark, women gained the right to vote in 1915, in Great Britain in 1918, and in Germany in 1919.

#asta nielsen #Die Suffragette #suffragette #A Militant Suffragette #1910s #1913

[ponikva]

asta nielsen as hamlet (1921)

#upl #asta nielsen #silent film

[aphoticangel]

asta nielsen as hamlet, 1921

#womanhamletwomanhamletwomanhamlet #silent film #silent movies #film #black and white #hamlet #shakespeare #asta nielsen #movies #literature #cinema

[weirdlookindog]

Der Totentanz (1911)

AKA Song of Death, The Dance to Death, The Death Song

Poster for Marmorhaus Theatre in Berlin by Josef Fenneker.

#der totentanz #asta nielsen #1911 #1910s mobies #urban gad #marmorhaus #josef fenneker #movie poster

[lairreparablefugadeltiempo]

Der fremde Vogel (Urban Gad, 1911)

#Der fremde Vogel #urban gad #asta nielsen #gif #1911 #silent movies #silent cinema #silent film #silent #german cinema #german film #german movies

[wegottagetouttahere]

#blue’s thoughts :) #barbie #barbie 2023 #hamlet #asta nielsen

[nvskyprospekt]

to be, or not to be…

#hamlet #asta nielsen #one of my favorites when it comes to hamlet portrayals #classic literature

[wormedeye]

speaking of my silm-in-10-20s au

Mairon.

i was thinking about buster keaton but then i remembered HER and realized i have a thing for androgynous mairon...

NO BUT LOOK AT HER

#mairon #sauron #asta nielsen #silmarillion #silent film au #eye talks

[g0ldengaze]

Can I interest you in our lord and savior Asta Nielsen Hamlet 😇😇 meeeow early 20th century women playing Hamlet stay winning . She has so much lesbian swag

#vintage photography #vintage fashion #vintage photo #vintage style #1920s #asta nielsen #silent film #1910s #hamlet #Shakespeare #shakespearean tragedy #queer #lesbian #vintage #1920s fashion

[hotvintagepoll]

Propaganda

Asta Nielsen (Hamlet)—She played a version of Hamlet in which Hamlet was in love with Horatio because he was a woman raised to pretend to be a man, and nothing else about the story is changed. Her depiction has inspired countless people and did SHRIMP things to my gender and sexuality. A vote for Asta is a vote for queer goths everywhere 🖤

Maude Fealy (King Rene’s Daughter, David Copperfield)—She served cunt all the time

This is round 2 of the tournament. All other polls in this bracket can be found here. Please reblog with further support of your beloved hot sexy vintage woman.

[additional propaganda submitted under the cut.]

Asta Nielsen:

"One of the best Hamlets I've ever seen, she's so expressive I can feel her pain. Also, goth girl/boy realness."

"I just think she is neat. She was the first real movie icon in Europe, known for her big dark eyes, 1,70m/5'7 height, and "boyish figure" which gave her an androgynous allure. She opposed the Nazi regime. Also, her role in Hamlet is not Ophelia. She plays Hamlet."

"I suspect the non-american silent movie stars are gonna be in the minority, so I'm gonna be at least throwing her name in the ring. Great danish dame, one of the very first female silent movie stars (wiki says "one of the first international movie stars")! Best Hamlet to ever To Be Or Not To Be and absolutely gender envy. Her career unfortunately did not survive the transition to talkies (she however lived pretty long)."

"I think she's not as iconic in America as she is in Europe, because her films got censored over there, but she really is the original sex symbol of film. I need everyone to take a look at her as Hamlet and to have watched this clip of her dance in The Abyss before you vote. It was hot then and it's still hot now!!!"

Maude Fealy propaganda:

#maude fealy #asta nielsen #hotvintagepoll #fuck that old woman #ladies 2

[almost-born-in-1893]

can u post the full picture of ur icon?

Sure I can!

Oh wait that's still a crop actually.

This is the full one. It's Conrad Veidt and Asta Nielsen in "Der Reigen".

For more beautiful Conrad pics pls visit my blog @connieshands

Bonus gif from "Der Reigen" cause I'm weak to it:

#conrad veidt #asta nielsen #der reigen (1920)

[random-brushstrokes]

Pyke Koch - Portrait of Asta Nielsen (1929)

#Pyke Koch #dutch art #portrait #asta nielsen #1920s

[aphoticangel]

asta nielsen as hamlet, 1921

#shakespeare #silent movies #silent film #film #hamlet #black and white #photography #movies #asta nielsen #cinema

[weirdlookindog]

Der Totentanz (1911)

AKA Song of Death, The Dance to Death, The Death Song

#der totentanz #song of death #the death song #asta nielsen #1911 #1910s movies #urban gad #drama #movie poster