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Film

Barbara

Nils Malmros, Denmark, 1997

143 min.DK/Feature

Love, and the pain often involved with it, has always been a central theme
in Nils Malmros' cinematic art. In filming Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen's classic
novel, Barbara, Malmros has depicted one of the greatest love dramas in
Danish literature. A moving account of a young woman from the Faeroe Islands,
victim of her own passion, and femme fatale for all the men who are drawn to
her. Her inner nature, in the form of her overwhelming erotic obsession, is
the driving force in this psychologically intense narrative.
Basic information Credits Music Materials
Original title Barbara
Danish title Barbara
Director Nils Malmros
Screenplay John Mogensen, Nils Malmros
Producer Per Holst
Director of Photography Jan Weincke
Editor Birger Møller Jensen
Sound Jan Juhler
Composer Gunner Møller Pedersen
Production designer Søren Krag Sørensen
Appearance Anneke von der Lippe, Lars Simonsen, Jens Okking, Trond Høvik
Production country Denmark
Domestic distribution Nordisk Film Biografdistribution
International sales TrustNordisk
Technical info 3910 meter, 35 mm, 1,85:1 - Widescreen, color
Danish rating Not recommended for children under 7
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Companies

Production company
Executive Producer Per Holst Film
Domestic distribution Nordisk Film Biografdistribution

Direction

Direction Nils Malmros
Assistant director Søren Kjær
Continuity Anna Idman
Continuity Nils Malmros
Extras coordinator Katja Troell
Casting coordinator Laura Joensen
Casting: extras Elinborg Joensen
Dance director Jørgen Schou-Petersen

Script

Script John Mogensen
Script Nils Malmros

Production

Producer Per Holst
Line producer Sanne Glæsel
Production manager: Faroe Islands Marianne Christensen
Production manager Anita Tesler
Unit manager Morten Kleener
Unit manager Malte Forsell
Production coordinator Sandra Heavey
Production assistant Louise Birk Petersen
Production coordinator Elsa Johanna
Production manager: pre-production Ib Tardini
Production assistant: Stockholm Emma Fornander
Production assistant: Stockholm David Olsson
Production assistant: Faroe Islands Louise Birk Petersen
Production assistant: Faroe Islands Nicolai Willadsen
Production coordinator: pre-production Elsa Johanna Høgenni
Production manager: Copenhagen Thomas Heinesen
Production assistant: Copenhagen Signe Jensen
Technical coodinator Mogens Dester
Location manager: Faroe Islands Morten Kleener
Location manager: Copenhagen Andreas Fugl Thøgersen
Location scout: Faroe Islands Elis Poulsen

Cinematography

Cinematography Jan Weincke
First assistant camera Søren Berthelin
Clapper/loader: Faroe Islands Thomas Holm
Clapper/loader Trolle Davidson
Gyrocam Allan Kartin
Key grip Mark Mavrinac
Key grip Anders Normann
Key grip: Faroe Islands Bengt-Arne Wallin
Key grip: Faroe Islands Hans Petur Hansen
Clapper/loader: 2. unit Christian Garnov
Steadicam operator Mike Tiverios

Stills

Stills Mikael Silkeberg
Stills Åke Ottosson
Stills Torben Stroyer

Electrical dept.

Electrical dept. Otto Stenov
Best boy Emil Sparre-Ulrich
Assistant lighting technician: Stockholm Bengt-Inge Hertzmann
Best boy: Stockholm Martin Franzen
Assistant lighting technician: Faroe Islands Jens Bo Poulsen
Assistant lighting technician: Faroe Islands Niels Rask
Assistant lighting technician: Faroe Islands Albin Wang Jacobsen
Assistant lighting technician Aslak Lytthans

Editing

Editing Birger Møller Jensen
Negative cutting Margit Jensen

Music

Music Gunner Møller Pedersen
Conductor Mario Klements

Production design

Production design Søren Krag Sørensen
Assistant production designer Louise Gylling
Assistant production designer Pernilla Olsson
Construction manager Anders Engelbrecht
Construction manager Rolf Persson
Property master Per Torlop Carlsen
Property master Jimmy McGann
Carpenter Ulrika Holmer
Carpenter Göran Westfelt
Painter Kristoffer Sjöström
Painter Per "Pensel" Johansson
Production designer: Stockholm Lasse Westfelt
Assistant production designer: Stockholm Louise Gylling
Assistant production designer: Stockholm Lotta Garcia Wikberg
Assistant set dresser: Faroe Islands Uni Reinert Debess
Property master: Copenhagen Nico

Wardrobe

Wardrobe Manon Rasmussen
Costume assistant Margrethe Rasmussen
Costume supervisor: Faroe Islands Tita Vinther
Costume assistant: Faroe Islands Merete Engbæk
Dresser Anne-Dorthe Eskildsen
Dresser Françoise Nicolet
Dresser Else Prangsgaard
Dresser Trine Frandsen
Dresser Louize Nissen

Makeup

Makeup Elizabeth Bukkehave
Makeup assistant Lille Bel Carlsen
Makeup assistant: Faroe Islands Marjun Olsen
Makeup artist: Copenhagen Malin Birch-Jensen
Makeup artist: Copenhagen Heidi Siestø
Makeup artist: Copenhagen Dorte Jacobsen
Makeup artist: Copenhagen Hanne Børgesen
Makeup artist: Copenhagen Amalie Zethner
Makeup artist: Copenhagen Grete Holleufer
Makeup artist: Copenhagen Mai-Britt Haurholm

Sound

Sound Jan Juhler
B-sound designer Henry Michaelsen
B-sound engineer: Stockholm Thomas Naug
Music recording Juraj Durovic
Music recording Jan Juhler

Special effects

SFX: Faroe Islands Lars Kolding Andersen

Visual effects

Graphic design Lennart Forup
VFX Peter Enggaard
VFX Michael Balle
VFX Rasmus Lange

Appearance

Barbara Anneke von der Lippe
Hr. Poul Lars Simonsen
Lagmanden Jens Okking
Gabriel Trond Høvik
Sorenskriver Jesper Christensen
Landfogden Ove Petersen
Hr. Wenzel Peter Hesse Overgaard
Suzanne Helene Egelund
Anna Sophie Jytte Kvinesdal
Andreas Peter Reichhardt
Magdalene Henny Moan
Kirkeværge Høgni Johansen
Kaptajn Marco Bisson
Provsten Henning Jensen
Karl Over Feld Antinus Joensen
Armgard Bodil Udsen
Admiral Daniel Ceccaldi
Hanus Elias Erling Eysturoy
Ellen Katrine Birgitte Federspiel
Madmor Adelborg Linklett
Vågeskudsmand Pol Joensen
Kristine Gunnvør Nolsøe
Hr. Gregersen Aksel Rasmussen
Graver Ingaluw P. Hansen
Kirkegårdsgartner Hanus Johansen
Tormod Hans Jákup Hansen

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