Beauty and the Beast (1983 film)
1983 Danish film
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Beauty and the Beast (Danish: Skønheden og udyret) is a 1983 Danish drama film written and directed by Nils Malmros. The film stars Line Arlien-Søborg as a sexually active 16-year-old and Jesper Klein as the father who struggles to accept his daughter's relationships with boys as well as his own jealousy. Malmros, who had worked with the young Arlien-Søborg on his coming-of-age drama, Tree of Knowledge, wrote the role of the daughter specifically for her.[1]
Jesper Klein
| Beauty and the Beast | |
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Front cover of the Danish DVD for Beauty and the Beast | |
| Directed by | Nils Malmros |
| Written by | Nils Malmros |
| Produced by | Per Holst |
| Starring | Line Arlien-Søborg Jesper Klein |
| Cinematography | Jan Weincke |
| Edited by | Birger Møller Jensen |
| Music by | Gunner Møller Pedersen |
| Distributed by | Kærne Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Denmark |
| Language | Danish |
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Line Arlien-Søborg | Mette |
| Jesper Klein | Father |
| Merete Voldstedlund | Mother |
| Carsten Jörgensen | Jønne |
| Eva Gram Schjoldager | Drude |
| Brian Theibel | Mini |
| Jan Johansen | Lars |
| Michael Nørgaard | Jønne's friend |
| Lone Elliot | Søsser |
| Ib Tardini | Man outside bar |
| Hans Otto Hjort Hansen | Bouncer |
| Pia Bodal | Girl outside bar |
| Svend Schmidt-Nielsen |
Awards and nominations
Both Arlien-Søborg and Klein won the 1984 Bodil and Robert awards for acting.[2][3] Beauty and the Beast received the 1984 Bodil Award for Best Danish Film and Robert Award for Danish Film of the Year.[4][5] The film was entered into the 34th Berlin International Film Festival.[6]
