Jon Bang Carlsen about the film: Shortly after my mother's death I decided to make a film about her. Like a true mother's boy I thought that I could draw a portrait of my mother on the blackboard, blindfolded. She was more than anything else the place where I came from. But the more I looked at her person, the more blurred she became, as if she had decided to take all her reflections on this earth with her on her journey to the other side..
Then I started to reread her letters...
Then I started to reread her letters...
| Original title | Livet vil leves |
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| Danish title | Livet vil leves |
| Other titles | Breve fra en mor |
| Keywords | Bang Carlsen, Jon, Death, Psychology, Travels |
| Director | Jon Bang Carlsen |
| Screenplay | Jon Bang Carlsen |
| Director of Photography | Alexander Gruszynski, Mikael Salomon, Henrik Jungdahl |
| Editor | Grete Møldrup |
| Sound | Hans Møller |
| Production country | Denmark |
| Domestic distribution | Statens Filmcentral |
| Technical info | color, Sound |
| Danish theatrical release | 14.01.1994 |
| Cinemas | Grand |
| Danish rating | Allowed for all |
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| Production company | Carlsen & Co. |
| Domestic distribution | Statens Filmcentral |
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Direction |
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| Direction | Jon Bang Carlsen |
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| Script | Jon Bang Carlsen |
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| Production | Jon Bang Carlsen |
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Cinematography |
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| Cinematography | Alexander Gruszynski |
| Cinematography | Mikael Salomon |
| Cinematography | Henrik Jungdahl |
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| Editing | Grete Møldrup |
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| Singing | Aksel Schiøtz |
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| Sound | Hans Møller |
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Voice |
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| Voice | Bodil Kjer |
| Voice | Søren Spanning |
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Reviews and articles
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