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Belladonna

Jytte Rex, Denmark, 1981

90 min.DK/Feature

Belladonna means beautiful woman but is also the name of the deadly nightshade, the juice of which will render its imbiber unable to distinguish between dream and reality. A larger dose may be fatal. During a journey through her subconscious mind, Judith experiences love, fire and death in her relationships with a number of characters: her mother, her sister, her daughter and a madwoman.
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Original title Belladonna
Danish title Belladonna
Director Jytte Rex
Screenplay Jytte Rex
Producer Jytte Rex, Christian Braad Thomsen
Director of Photography Alexander Gruszynski
Editor Grete Møldrup
Sound Mikkel Bo, Stig Sparre-Ulrich
Appearance Ilse Rande, Stig Ramsing, Kirsten Brøndum, Bodil Lindorff
Production country Denmark
Domestic distribution Kollektiv Film
Technical info 35 mm, 1,66:1 Widescreen, Eastmancolor, Sound
Danish theatrical release 31.10.1981
Cinemas Dagmar, Vester Vov Vov
TV release 10.07.1989, TV 2
Find more Henrik Jul Hansen: Et sort eventyr om guldskoene. Levende Billeder 8/1981.
Jens Loftager og Rie Toft Hansen: Skovene er smukke, mørke og dybe. MacGuffin 41-42/1982.
Lone Skovgaard: Rex-billeder. Levende Billeder 3/1985.
Danish rating Children under 16 not admitted
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Companies

Production company Kollektiv Film
Domestic distribution Kollektiv Film

Direction

Direction Jytte Rex
Assistant director Ole Henning Hansen

Script

Script Jytte Rex

Production

Production manager Lise Lense-Møller
Production manager Sanne Arnt Torp
Producer Jytte Rex
Producer Christian Braad Thomsen

Cinematography

Cinematography Alexander Gruszynski
Camera assistant Birger Bohm
Key grip Jimmy Leavens
Key grip Manuel Sellner

Stills

Still photographer Birger Bohm

Electrical dept.

Electrical dept. Jimmy Leavens
Electrical dept. Manuel Sellner

Editing

Editing Grete Møldrup

Production design

Set dresser Tove Robert Rasmussen
Assistant set dresser William Knuttel

Wardrobe

Wardrobe Lotte Dandanell

Sound

Sound Mikkel Bo
Sound Stig Sparre-Ulrich

Special effects

Special effects Palle Nybo Arestrup

Appearance

Judith Ilse Rande
Werner Stig Ramsing
Anna, Judiths søster Kirsten Brøndum
Judith og Annes mor Bodil Lindorff
Judith og Wernes datter Rosemaria Rex
Lulu, den gale kvinde Helle Ryslinge
Chefen Christian Braad Thomsen
Ægtemanden Hans Kragh-Jacobsen
Zigøjnersangeren Lise Vesterskov
Englænderen Henrik Larsen
Par i tog/kone Else Petersen
Par i tog/mand Holger Nederby
Judith som tolvårig Julie Staffeldt
Anna som tolvårig Anna Staffeldt
Harmonikaspiller Jens Højbjerg
Appearance Knud Lang
Appearance Solveig Sundborg
Appearance Niels Levin
Appearance Freddy Tornberg
Appearance Janne Puggaard-Müller

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