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.
| Original title | Belladonna |
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| 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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| Production company | Kollektiv Film |
| Domestic distribution | Kollektiv Film |
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Direction |
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| Direction | Jytte Rex |
| Assistant director | Ole Henning Hansen |
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| Production manager | Lise Lense-Møller |
| Production manager | Sanne Arnt Torp |
| Producer | Jytte Rex |
| Producer | Christian Braad Thomsen |
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Cinematography |
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| Cinematography | Alexander Gruszynski |
| Camera assistant | Birger Bohm |
| Key grip | Jimmy Leavens |
| Key grip | Manuel Sellner |
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| Still photographer | Birger Bohm |
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| Electrical dept. | Jimmy Leavens |
| Electrical dept. | Manuel Sellner |
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Editing |
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| Editing | Grete Møldrup |
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Production design |
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| Set dresser | Tove Robert Rasmussen |
| Assistant set dresser | William Knuttel |
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Wardrobe |
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| Wardrobe | Lotte Dandanell |
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Sound |
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| Sound | Mikkel Bo |
| Sound | Stig Sparre-Ulrich |
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Special effects |
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| Special effects | Palle Nybo Arestrup |
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Appearance |
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| 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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| Music | Year | Composer |
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| Oh, sister, when I come to lie in your arms | 1981 | Bob Dylan |
| Belladonna [Score] | 1981 | Johann Sebastian Bach |
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