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Karen Blixen - behind her mask
Morten Henriksen, Denmark, 2011
54 min.DK/DocumentaryPortrait films
A film about Karen Blixen's friendship with the devil. In public Karen Blixen described herself as a "story-teller", but within a small inner circle - amongst others, the young man of letters, Aage Henriksen - she talked about herself as "the devil's mistress" and thanked him for his ability to convert everything into stories. Were her opinions pure literary ornament, metaphors for well-known phenomena, or did they have a deeper meaning? These questions led the later professor of literature, Aage Henriksen, onto a harrowing journey, which put him in connection with a number of occult phenomena. As a confidant on this journey, Aage Henriksen had his ten-year-old son, Morten.
Today Morten Henriksen is the film's director and he wants to get answers to all the questions which have accumulated over the years, while his father was still alive.
Today Morten Henriksen is the film's director and he wants to get answers to all the questions which have accumulated over the years, while his father was still alive.
| Original title | Bag Blixens maske |
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| Danish title | Bag Blixens maske |
| Other titles | Karen Blixen - behind her mask |
| Keywords | Blixen, Karen, Litterature, Henriksen, Aage, Danish litterature |
| Director | Morten Henriksen |
| Screenplay | Bo Persson |
| Producer | Karen Baumbach |
| Director of Photography | Jan Weincke, Morten Søborg, Dan Laustsen, Jon Bang Carlsen |
| Editor | Henrik Vincent Thiesen, Anne Østerud, Klaus Heinecke |
| Composer | Søren Siegumfeldt |
| Production designer | Käthe Stovgaard Kofoed |
| Appearances | Aage Henriksen, Birthe Neumann, Ole Lemmeke, Hjalte Larsen |
| Production country | Denmark |
| Production companies | No Exit Production |
| International sales | DR TV / DR Byen / Emil Holms Kanal 20 / 0999 København C / t +45 3520 3040 / f +45 3520 2644 / dr@dr.dk / dr.dk |
| Festival information | Danish Film Institute |
| Danish theatrical release | 05.05.2011 |
| Cinemas | Grand, Café Biografen (Odense), Biffen (Aalborg), Øst for Paradis (Århus) |
| DFI subsidy | Konsulentstøtte |
| Danish rating | Not recommended for children under 7 |
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| Production companies | No Exit Production |
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Direction |
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| Direction | Morten Henriksen |
| Assistant director | Anton Brandt Thykier |
| Assistant director | Frida Paustian |
| Interview consultant | Peter Øvig Knudsen |
| Voice coach | Jens Arentzen |
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Script |
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| Screenplay | Bo Persson |
| Storyboard | Aksel Michael Jensen |
| Script consultant | Mogens Rukov |
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Production |
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| Producer | Karen Baumbach |
| Post-producton coordinator | Silke Indra |
| Production coordinator | Hans Bülow Ungfelt |
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Cinematography |
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| Cinematographer | Jan Weincke |
| Cinematographer | Morten Søborg |
| Cinematographer | Dan Laustsen |
| Cinematographer | Jon Bang Carlsen |
| Steadicam | Edvard Friis-Møller |
| Visual consultant | Krass Clement |
| Camera assistant | Søren Berthelin |
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Electrical dept. |
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| Gaffer | Michel Copeland |
| Gaffer | Noah Lynnerup |
| Gaffer | Morten Jensen |
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Editing |
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| Editor | Henrik Vincent Thiesen |
| Editor | Anne Østerud |
| Editor | Klaus Heinecke |
| Assistant editor | Silke Indra |
| Editing supervisor | Anders Refn |
| Editing supervisor | Per K. Kierkegaard |
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Music |
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| Composer | Søren Siegumfeldt |
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Production design |
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| Production designer | Käthe Stovgaard Kofoed |
| Assistant production designer | Lea Sorth Kjær |
| Assistant production designer | Stephan H. Jensen |
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Wardrobe |
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| Costume on set | Louize Nissen |
| Costume on set | Anne-Dorthe Eskildsen |
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Makeup |
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| Makeup artist | Charlotte Laustsen |
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Sound |
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| Sound | Jan Juhler |
| Sound mixer | Jan Juhler |
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Visual effects |
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| Graphic design | Flemming Dupont |
| Graphic design | Rasmus Lange |
| Colourist | Adelsteinn Hallgrimsson |
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Appearance |
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| Appearance | Aage Henriksen |
| Karen Blixen | Birthe Neumann |
| Aage Henriksen | Ole Lemmeke |
| Morten som 5-årig | Hjalte Larsen |
| Morten som 11-årig | Simon Rafstrup Forchhammer |
| Morten som ung mand | Adam Henriksen |
| Yogalærerinde | Gerd Møller Kristensen |
| Eli Wamberg | Peter Tage Hansen |
| Appearance | Sune Berthelsen |
| Appearance | Merete Bagger Madsen |
| Appearance | Peter Stampe Langballe |
| Appearance | Sanne Brixen |
| Appearance | Jacob Friis Kjærgaard |
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Festival screenings
| Festival | Festival date |
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| Wellington - New Zealand Film Festival | 2012-07-19 |
| Göteborg International Film Festival | 2012-01-27 |
| Amsterdam, IDFA | 2011-11-16 |
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Reviews and articles
On the library you can find these articles and revies and other material about the film.
| Type | Source | Author | Date |
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| Anmeldelse | Kristeligt Dagblad | Johan Schmidt Larsen | 2012-01-27 |
| Artikel | Kristeligt Dagblad | Daniel Oehrstroem | 2011-06-18 |
| Artikel | Kristeligt Dagblad | Kristeligt dagblad | 2011-06-10 |
| Anmeldelse | Weekendavisen | Bo Green Jensen | 2011-05-13 |
| Anmeldelse | Information | Lars Movin | 2011-05-09 |
| Artikel | Information | Lasse Lavrsen | 2011-05-07 |
| Artikel | Information | Lasse Lavrsen | 2011-05-07 |
| Artikel | Kristeligt Dagblad | Daniel Oehrstroem | 2011-05-07 |
| Artikel | Kristeligt Dagblad | Daniel Oehrstroem | 2011-05-07 |
| Anmeldelse | Berlingske Tidende | Jeppe Krogsgaard Christensen | 2011-05-05 |
| Anmeldelse | Kristeligt Dagblad | Palle Schantz Lauridsen | 2011-05-05 |
| Anmeldelse | Metroexpress | Mia Brygger | 2011-05-05 |
| Anmeldelse | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Johannes H Christensen | 2011-05-05 |
| Anmeldelse | Politiken | Soeren Vinterberg | 2011-05-05 |
| Artikel | Kristeligt Dagblad | 2011-05-03 | |
| Artikel | Politiken | Kim Skotte | 2011-05-01 |
| Artikel | Berlingske Tidende | Torben Weirup | 2011-01-06 |
| Artikel | Berlingske Tidende | Ebbe Iversen | 2010-12-27 |
| Artikel | Børsen | Boersen | 2010-12-07 |
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