Episode list

Kald mig Liva

20'erne

Fri, Dec 11, 1992
Liva Weel, born Olivia Olsen in Vesterbro, gets an engagement at the 1920s Copenhagen amusement palace Scala. Here she charms the absolute operetta hero of the time, Arne Weel - and marries her famous surname. Liva Weel herself becomes popular with her rap songs and sentimental songs about disappointed love. As for the latter, she quickly makes her own experiences.
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20'erne og 30'erne
Liva Weel has become a favorite of Copenhageners. In the midst of a turbulent private life after her divorce from Arne Weel, she seeks new challenges and records her first sound films. She meets two key figures in her further career - the composer Kai Normann Andersen, who envelops her in sweet and funny melodies, and the architect Poul Henningsen, who is an uncouth flab.
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30'erne og 40'erne
The social critic Poul Henningsen has found his ultimate voice in Liva Weel. And when Denmark is overrun by the Germans on April 9, 1940, the two are prepared for the insidious war against the occupying power. From May 31, Liva sings to full houses: "that the dream of freedom will never end".
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40'erne og 50'erne
With the revue comedy 'Dyveke', Liva Weel's career has culminated. Her alcohol consumption and growing stage fright lead to memory loss in the middle of the long shows. She becomes an uncertain card that the theater directors do not dare to bet on. Without work, she cannot exist, her will to live is gone. Her friends have to passively watch as things go downhill.
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