"Vi som går køkkenvejen" from 1953 was Erik Balling's first film as a self-director. I actually think it is a shame, that his first fime as a self-director hasn't been shown on television, DVD, VHS and not even streaming (not yet at least).
The film tells a story about a manufactors (Ib Schønberg) daughter, the beautiful and sweet Helga (Birgitte Reimer), who is doing a bet with her friends. She either needs to work a year as a housekeeper without help from anyone, or she owes her boyfriend, Jørgen (Henrik Wiehe), a diamond ring, and right there, she'll show Jørgen, that she can stand on her own two feet.
Birgitte Reimer is known for many movies with Dirch Passer and Kjeld Petersen (Kellerdirk), in "Solstik" (1953) and "Vi er allesammen tossede" (1959). But it's the fewest so far, who has seen Birgitte Reimer in a sweet, charming and friendly role in one film, and that's her role as Helga in "Vi som går køkkenvejen".
The time I write this review (April 2023), "Vi som går køkkenvejen" has not been released in public streaming services yet. But fortunately, Nordisk Film is trying their hardest to get "Vi som går køkkenvejen" on their streaming service, and will hopefully be released at the end of 2023. But other than 2023, it could also be earliest released 2024, but unfortunately sooner 2027. But the film got released one time in Cinemateket in november 2022, which is where I saw it, and the film was absolutely fantastic.
