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‘Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction’ Director Bille August Talks ‘Fruitful Collaboration’ With Former Queen of Denmark on Hit Netflix Film (EXCLUSIVE) - variety.com - Denmark
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15.01.2024

‘Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction’ Director Bille August Talks ‘Fruitful Collaboration’ With Former Queen of Denmark on Hit Netflix Film (EXCLUSIVE)

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Bille August, the two-time Palme d’Or-winning director, found his creative match with the former Queen of Denmark, Margrethe II, who reinvented herself as a detail-oriented costume designer on his hit Netflix film “Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction.” The film, which took a decade to bring to life, is nominated for three Robert Awards, the Danish equivalent to the Oscars. A playful royal scandal set in the early 19th century, “Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction” was penned by Anders August and based on a 1963 novella by Karen Blixen, the Danish baroness who was played by Meryl Streep in “Out of Africa.” The film revolves around Cazotte, a young portrait painter who considers himself an expert on love matters and is challenged by the Grand Duchess to seduce a young woman, as well as help her secure an heir.

‘Wonder Woman’s’ Connie Nielsen Drills Down on Portraying ‘Out Of Africa’ Author Karen Blixen in ‘The Dreamer’ - variety.com - Britain - Kenya - Denmark - city Copenhagen
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05.04.2022

‘Wonder Woman’s’ Connie Nielsen Drills Down on Portraying ‘Out Of Africa’ Author Karen Blixen in ‘The Dreamer’

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentA Canneseries main competition contender, “The Dreamer – Becoming Karen Blixen” begins with a voiceover from Connie Nielsen (“Gladiator,” “Wonder Woman”) reading, in beautifully cadenced Danish, a letter ‘Out of Africa’ author Karen Blixen writes to her mother in 1931.In it, she expresses the joy Africa has given her, that the family farm she ran has gone bankrupt, and she will soon take her life.Exquisite shots of Africa play out, meanwhile, on the screen.It this mix of lush period detail and big production value and a harder economic edge and sustained portrait of a woman’s sentiments and soul –  through read letters, dialog confession and Nielsen’s central commanding central performance – that sets “The Dreamer” apart. Developed from a concept by Nielsen, “The Dreamer” begins when Blixen near ends, economically and emotionally bankrupt after her farm fails and her soulmate, as she calls English aristocrat Denys Finch Hatton, dies in an air crash at Kenya’s Voi Airport.Her suicide fails.

TrustNordisk Scores Deals on Sundance Pic ‘Speak No Evil,’ Premieres ‘Becoming Karen Blixen’ at Canneseries (EXCLUSIVE) - variety.com - Australia - New Zealand - Italy - Ireland - South Korea - Thailand - Austria - Germany - Netherlands - Kenya - Switzerland - Denmark - Cambodia - Hungary - Malaysia - Israel - Lithuania - Estonia
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01.04.2022

TrustNordisk Scores Deals on Sundance Pic ‘Speak No Evil,’ Premieres ‘Becoming Karen Blixen’ at Canneseries (EXCLUSIVE)

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentTrustNordisk, which is at the Canneseries Festival (Apr. 1-6) with “The Dreamer – Becoming Karen Blixen,” has scored a raft of deals on Christian Tafdrup’s psychological horror film “Speak No Evil.”The Sundance film follows a Danish family who befriends a Dutch family while vacationing in Tuscany.

‘The Pact’ Review: An Older, Embittered Karen Blixen is a Very Long Way Out of Africa in a Dry Literary Biopic - variety.com - Kenya - Denmark
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11.02.2022

‘The Pact’ Review: An Older, Embittered Karen Blixen is a Very Long Way Out of Africa in a Dry Literary Biopic

Guy Lodge Film CriticFor many of us, the first mental image prompted by the name Karen Blixen is of a radiant Meryl Streep, resplendent in oatmeal linen and undulating safari hat, romantically lit in the tawny Kenyan dusk. If you wish that to remain the case, best to steer clear of “The Pact” — not that Bille August’s flat, unflattering portrait of the older Blixen should be appointment viewing for anyone.

Juno Films Acquires Rights To Oscar Winner Bille August’s Drama ‘The Pact’ About ‘Out Of Africa’ Author Karen Blixen - deadline.com
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27.10.2021

Juno Films Acquires Rights To Oscar Winner Bille August’s Drama ‘The Pact’ About ‘Out Of Africa’ Author Karen Blixen

EXCLUSIVE: Juno Films has claimed North America rights to The Pact, a film from Oscar and Palme d’Or-winning director Bille August (Pelle the Conqueror, House of Spirits), which is based on the true story of Out of Africa author Karen Blixen, planning to release it in U.S. and Canadian theaters in early 2022, followed by a digital release later in the year.

Bille August To Direct Karen Blixen’s ‘Ehrengard’ For Netflix & SF Studios - deadline.com - Denmark
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31.08.2021

Bille August To Direct Karen Blixen’s ‘Ehrengard’ For Netflix & SF Studios

Danish Oscar winner Bille August has been set to helm Ehrengard, the adaptation of Karen Blixen’s novel, which is being produced by SF Studios for Netflix.

Bille August to Adapt Karen Blixen’s ‘Ehrengard’ as Netflix Film, With Set Design by Queen Margrethe II of Denmark - variety.com - Denmark
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31.08.2021

Bille August to Adapt Karen Blixen’s ‘Ehrengard’ as Netflix Film, With Set Design by Queen Margrethe II of Denmark

Naman Ramachandran Bille August, director of Oscar and Palme d’Or-winning film “Pelle the Conqueror,” is adapting Karen Blixen’s “Ehrengard” as a Netflix feature film. “Ehrengard” is one of the last works from Blixen (1885-1962), the author whose autobiographical memoir was filmed as “Out of Africa.” The story is set in the fairytale kingdom of Babenhausen where a young, self-appointed expert on love, Cazotte, is hired by the scheming Grand Duchess to help her secure an heir.

Trailer For Bille August’s ‘The Pact’ Unveiled by SF Studios, REinvent (EXCLUSIVE) - variety.com - Denmark
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04.02.2021

Trailer For Bille August’s ‘The Pact’ Unveiled by SF Studios, REinvent (EXCLUSIVE)

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentSF Studios and sales banner REinvent have unveiled the trailer for “The Pact,” Bille August’s psychological drama based on real events in the life of Karen Blixen, the Danish author best known for her autobiographical novel “Out of Africa.”The film depicts Blixen’s tumultuous relationship with Thorkild Bjørnvig, a promising young poet, after she returned from Africa.

‘Out of Africa’ Writer Karen Blixen’s ‘The Immortal Story’ Set for Feature Adaptation (EXCLUSIVE) - variety.com - France - Argentina
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06.07.2020

‘Out of Africa’ Writer Karen Blixen’s ‘The Immortal Story’ Set for Feature Adaptation (EXCLUSIVE)

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentDanish writer Karen Blixen, whose memoir “Out of Africa” and short story “Babette’s Feast” were both turned into Academy Award-winning films, is now the subject of another big-screen makeover with an adaptation of her short story “The Immortal Story” set to be penned by Argentina’s Daniel Rosenfeld and Lucía Puenzo.Argentine-French actor Nahuel Pérez Biscayart (“BPM (Beats per Minute)”) and Leonardo Sbaraglia (“Pain and Glory,” “Wild Tales”) have

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