A Horrible Woman
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Directed by | Christian Tafdrup |
Produced by | Thomas Heinesen |
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Music by | Sune Kølster |
Cinematography | Niels Buchholzer |
Edited by | Nicholas Monberg |
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86 minutes |
Country | Denmark |
Language | Danish |
A Horrible Woman (Danish: En frygtelig kvinde) is a Danish drama film from 2017, directed by Christian Tafdrup. It was made for less than 4 million kroner and was filmed in 16 days.
A Horrible Woman premiered at CPH:PIX in October 2017.[1] The film had its Danish premier in December 2017. selling 21,000 tickets in the first 4 days.[2] By mid-January, A Horrible Woman had sold over 100,000 tickets.
A Horrible Woman had a controversial reception, with some female reviewers arguing its depiction of women in relationships did more harm than good. That "(Marie) goes beyond her caricatured villain to say something more general about women's allegedly deceptive nature".[3]
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Plot
An immature and naive Rasmus meets the sophisticated Marie, thinking he has met the love of his life. To begin with everything goes perfectly, but eventually, Marie shows a darker and possessive side, and begins to expose Rasmus to emotional terror more and more often.
Cast
- Anders Juul as Rasmus
- Amanda Collin as Marie
- Rasmus Hammerich as Troels
- Nicolai Jandorf as Lars
- Carla Mickelborg as Pernille
- Frederik Carlsen