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Film

The Dreamer

Jeanette Nordahl, Denmark, 2022

Series (fiction)

The Dreamer - Becoming Karen Blixen is the story of one woman’s struggle to find her place in life while freeing herself from the expectations of family and society. In 1931 Karen Blixen (46 years) returns to her childhood home in Denmark after many years in East Africa. She is destitute, sick and divorced and her dreams are in ruins. The series follows Blixen’s journey from her lowest point in life to becoming a renowned iconic writer. The series includes flashbacks to her years in East Africa and visualizations of her deepest thoughts as well as the magical universe of her stories.
Basic information Credits
Original title Drømmeren - En serie af Dunja Gry (Oversigt)
Danish title Drømmeren - En serie af Dunja Gry (Oversigt)
Included titles The Dreamer - 1:6
The Dreamer - 2:6
The Dreamer - 3:6
The Dreamer - 4:6
The Dreamer - 5:6
The Dreamer - 6:6
Director Jeanette Nordahl
Screenplay Dunja Gry Jensen, Per Daumiller
Producer Karoline Leth, Marie Louise Gade, Charlotte Hjordt
Director of Photography Aske Alexander Foss
Editor Nicolaj Monberg, Rasmus Gitz-Johansen
Composer Martin Juel Dirkov, Yves Gourmeur
Production designer Nikolaj Danielsen
Casting Djamila Hansen
Appearance Connie Nielsen, Hanne Uldal, Joachim Fjelstrup, Lene Maria Christensen
Production country Denmark
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Companies

Production company Zentropa
With support from Public Service Puljen, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, European Union, Wallimage, Belgian Tax Shelter
In collaboration with Belga Productions, Stage 5 Films

Direction

Direction Jeanette Nordahl
Casting Djamila Hansen

Script

Screenplay Dunja Gry Jensen
Screenplay Per Daumiller
Idea Connie Nielsen
Idea Karoline Leth

Production

Producer Karoline Leth
Producer Marie Louise Gade
Producer Charlotte Hjordt
Executive producer Marlene Billie Andreasen
Executive producer Camilla Rydbacken
Executive producer Filippa Wallestam
Executive producer Connie Nielsen
Executive producer Charlotte Hjordt
Line producer (Belgium) Caroline Steenberg Dam

Cinematography

Cinematographer Aske Alexander Foss

Editing

Editor Nicolaj Monberg
Editor Rasmus Gitz-Johansen

Music

Composer Martin Juel Dirkov
Composer Yves Gourmeur

Production design

Production designer Nikolaj Danielsen

Wardrobe

Costume designer Catherine Marchand

Makeup

Makeup designer Soile Ludjoi

Appearance

Appearance Connie Nielsen
Appearance Hanne Uldal
Appearance Joachim Fjelstrup
Appearance Lene Maria Christensen
Appearance Lars Mikkelsen
Appearance Solbjørg Højfeldt

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