Bille August emerged as a full-fledged feature film writer/director (and making his presence felt as a former cinematographer) with this intimate closeup of a welfare state married couple who cannot quite cope. Kirsten suffers from depressions. Her parents interfere too much and one day she tries to take her own life. At 25, Jens is ill-prepared for developments so complex. A love story, a tragedy.
| Original title | Honning måne |
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| Danish title | Honning måne |
| Other titles | Honningmåne |
| Director | Bille August |
| Screenplay | Bille August |
| Director of Photography | Dirk Brüel, Fritz Schrøder |
| Editor | Janus Billeskov Jansen |
| Sound | Jan Juhler |
| Composer | Fuzzy |
| Appearance | Claus Strandberg, Kirsten Olesen, Poul Bundgaard, Grethe Holmer |
| Production country | Denmark |
| Domestic distribution | Obel Film |
| Technical info | 35 mm, Widescreen, Eastmancolor, Sound |
| Danish theatrical release | 21.08.1978 |
| Cinemas | Odense, Århus, Aalborg, Palads, Grand |
| TV release | 17.12.1989, DR |
| Find more |
Søren Birkvad: Honning Måne. Kosmorama 139/1978. Nina Davidsen: Interview med Bille August. Levende Billeder 6/1978. Esben Høilund Carlsen: Humoren som fortvivlelsens høflighed. Tusind Øjne 20-21/1978. Mogens Kløvedal: "Det er klart, at man går og lurer med noget". Interview med Bille August. Tusind Øjne 22/1978. Jens Loftager Sørensen: Honning Måne. MacGuffin 28/1978. Kaare Schmidt: Bille Augusts tabere. Kosmorama 164/1983. |
| Danish rating | Allowed for all |
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| Production company | Konsortiet Honning Måne, Steen Herdel Filmproduktion ApS, Danmarks Radio |
| Domestic distribution | Obel Film |
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| Direction | Bille August |
| Assistant director | Birthe Frost |
| Continuity | Birthe Frost |
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| Script | Bille August |
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| Production | Steen Herdel |
| Production manager | Vibeke Windeløv |
| Production assistant | John Johansen |
| Production assistant | Sanne Arnt Torp |
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Cinematography |
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| Cinematography | Dirk Brüel |
| Cinematography | Fritz Schrøder |
| Camera assistant | Michael Christensen |
| Key grip | Kim Sejer Larsen |
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| Still photographer | Roald Pay |
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| Electrical dept. | Leif Barney Fick |
| Assistant lighting technician | Katrine Nyholm |
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Editing |
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| Editing | Janus Billeskov Jansen |
| Assistant editor | Merete Brusendorff |
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| Music | Fuzzy |
| Composer: title song | Benno P. Hansen |
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| Set dresser | Erling Jørgensen |
| Set dresser | Søren Krag Sørensen |
| Assistant set dresser | Steffen Damsgård |
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| Wardrobe | Lissen Dirckinck-Holmfeld |
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Makeup |
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| Makeup | Birte Christensen |
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| Sound | Jan Juhler |
| Synchronization | Henriette Oppenheim |
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Appearance |
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| Jens | Claus Strandberg |
| Kirsten | Kirsten Olesen |
| Kirstens far | Poul Bundgaard |
| Kirstens mor | Grethe Holmer |
| Jens' arbejdskammerat | Jens Okking |
| Jens' mor | Helen Svanholt |
| Jørgen | Peter Schrøder |
| Bitten, Jørgens kone | Ulla Asbjørn Andersen |
| Moster Inge | Johnny Rosenvold |
| Kenneth | Bjarne Buur |
| Rejseleder | Jørgen Kiil |
| Brudekjolesælger | Lars Junggreen |
| Præst | Bjørn Ploug |
| Personalechef | Bent Raahauge Jørgensen |
| Damefrisør | Charlotte Neergaard |
| Formand | Flemming Saunte |
| Sanger | Benno P. Hansen |
| Artistpar | Dan & Baxen |
| Appearance | Lisbet Lipschitz |
| Appearance | Orla Rasch |
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| Honning måne [Score] | 1978 | Fuzzy |
| Glade Jul | 1978 | Franz Xaver Gruber |
| I det fjerne | 1978 | Benno P. Hansen |
| En skærsommernatsdrøm | 1978 | Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy |
| Lille sommerfugl | 1978 | Elith Worsing |
| Who's sorry now | 1978 | Ted Snyder |
| Je t'aime... moi non plus | 1978 | Serge Gainsbourg |
| Smil til hinanden | 1978 | Claus Walther |
| Så længe jeg lever | 1978 | John Mogensen |
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