Amateur night in a tiny, windswept Jutland village. Hamlet is billed. The undertaker's meek apprentice will play the lead. He is fatherless, his mother is the village tramp. A Copenhagen social outcast lands the role of Ophelia. Offstage love developed during rehearsals. Stine Bierlich and Swedish actor Reine Brynolfsson each won a 1985 Danish Film Academy statuette for best acting.
| Original title | Ofelia kommer til byen |
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| Danish title | Ofelia kommer til byen |
| International titles | Hamlet - Ophelia Comes to Town |
| Director | Jon Bang Carlsen |
| Screenplay | Jon Bang Carlsen |
| Producer | Per Holst |
| Director of Photography | Alexander Gruszynski |
| Editor | Anders Refn |
| Sound | Henrik Langkilde |
| Composer | Hans-Erik Philip, Henrik Langkilde |
| Appearance | Stine Bierlich, Reine Brynolfsson, Flemming (Bamse) Jørgensen, Anna Lise Hirsch Bjerrum |
| Production country | Denmark |
| Domestic distribution | Kærne Film |
| Technical info | 35 mm, 1,85:1 - Widescreen, color, Sound |
| Danish theatrical release | 08.11.1985 |
| Cinemas | Dagmar, Odense, Esbjerg, Herning, Vejle, Randers, Århus, Aalborg, Næstved Bio, Haderslev, Holstebro, Skjern, Struer, Ringkøbing, Grand, Gentofte Kino |
| TV release | 03.12.1987, TV |
| Find more |
Niels Jørgen Dinnesen: Lyset fra fyret. Interview med Jon Bang Carlsen. MacGuffin 55-56/1985. Oluf Gandrup: Filmen som maleri. MacGuffin 55-56/1985. Henrik Jul Hansen: Duften af kaffe og negerpiger. Levende Billeder 2(nov.)/1985. Erik Hvidt: Interview med Jon Bang Carlsen. Tusind Øjne 84/1985. Jan Kornum Larsen: Drømmen om eventyrets fuldbyrdelse. Interview med Jon Bang Carlsen. Kosmorama 174/1985. Asbjørn Skytte: Dødens triumf. Kosmorama 174/1985. |
| Danish rating | Allowed for children over the age of 12 |
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| Production company | Per Holst Filmproduktion, Palle Fogtdal A/S |
| Domestic distribution | Kærne Film |
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Direction |
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| Direction | Jon Bang Carlsen |
| Assistant director | Tove Berg |
| Continuity | Linda Daae |
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Script |
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| Script | Jon Bang Carlsen |
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Production |
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| Production | Per Holst |
| Production | Palle Fogtdal |
| Producer | Per Holst |
| Production manager | Jens Arnoldus |
| Production assistant | Thomas Lydholm |
| Production assistant | Kirsten Jørgensen |
| Unit manager | Jane Graun |
| Pre-production | Ebbe Preisler |
| Runner | Thomas Lund |
| Runner | Maria Naur |
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Cinematography |
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| Cinematography | Alexander Gruszynski |
| Camera assistant | Birger Bohm |
| Cinematographer: 2. unit | Björn Blixt |
| Cinematographer: 2. unit | Peter Roos |
| Cinematographer: Additional shoot | Tom Elling |
| Cinematographer: Additional shoot | Kim Hattesen |
| Key grip | Henrik Jongdahl |
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| Still photographer | Jakob Bonfils |
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| Electrical dept. | Søren Sørensen |
| Assistant lighting technician | Thomas Neivelt |
| Assistant lighting technician | Preben Seltoft |
| Assistant lighting technician | Jan Guldbrandsen |
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Editing |
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| Editing | Anders Refn |
| Assistant editor | Merete Brusendorff |
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Music |
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| Music | Hans-Erik Philip |
| Music | Henrik Langkilde |
| Orchestra | Danmarks Radios Symfoniorkester |
| Conductor | Herbert Blomstedt |
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Production design |
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| Props | Björn Blixt |
| Props | Peter Roos |
| Set dresser | William Knuttel |
| Set dresser | Bjørn Hernes |
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Wardrobe |
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| Wardrobe | Pia Myrdal |
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Makeup |
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| Makeup | Elizabeth Bukkehave |
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Sound |
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| Sound | Henrik Langkilde |
| Sound assistant | Bjarne Risbjerg |
| Sound assistant | Niels Arnt Torp |
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Special effects |
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| Special effects | William Knuttel |
| Special effects | Bjørn Hernes |
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Voice |
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| Johns stemme | Anders Baggesen |
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Stunt |
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| Stunt | Johan Thorén |
| Stunt | Svenska Stuntgruppen |
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Appearance |
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| Molly | Stine Bierlich |
| John, bedemandsmedhjælper | Reine Brynolfsson |
| Vagn, buschauffør | Flemming (Bamse) Jørgensen |
| Rita, Johns mor | Anna Lise Hirsch Bjerrum |
| Arne | Ingolf David |
| Theodora | Else Petersen |
| Skolelærer | Hans Chr. Ægidius |
| Bedemand | Aksel Larsen |
| Fyrmester, Vagns far | Gustaf Bentsen |
| Vagns mor | Margrethe Madsen |
| Ældre bonde | Niels Nygård |
| Ældre bonde | Peter Ruby |
| Ældre bonde | Anders Pedersen |
| Degn | Viggo Madsen |
| Lauritz | Herman Gregersen |
| Stamkunde | Reidar Nielsson |
| Jesus | Bent Ove Jacobsen |
| Kreditor | Kristen Poulsgaard |
| Postbud | Gerhard Jensen |
| Lig af amerikaner | Ole Jørgensen |
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| Music | Year | Composer |
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| Ofelia kommer til byen | 1985 | Hans-Erik Philip |
| Are you lonesome tonight | 1985 | Lou Handman |
| Ved en ung Kunstners Båre | 1985 | Carl Nielsen |
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