I’ve been tracking down the obscure 1974 Danish TV drama (Mother’s House), directed by Jan Bull and based on the novel by Tage Skou-Hansen. The series/miniseries is incredibly hard to find with decent subtitles.
To understand why viewers are desperate for English subtitles, one must first understand the film’s narrative density. Mors Hus is not a slasher or a ghost story; it is a set in the mundane reality of suburban Copenhagen during the oil crisis of 1974. Mors Hus 1974 English Subtitle Z