A satire, psychological drama and comedy rolled into one. Anna, a 24-year-old unemployed actress, makes ends meet by looking after Valentin; the father of Jørgen, a businessman Anna met while acting in a commercial. Valentin is old. His mental faculties are not always on an even keel, however, he serves as an audience for the roles Anna didn't get at auditions. Jørgen is eager to settle his father's estate, but Valentin's mental state, it turns out, isn't quite as feeble as the hospital staff and Jørgen think. Soon Anna has to call on all her acting skills, to find out what it is Valentin is hiding from them all and to retain her self-respect.
Behind this entertaining story lie Erik Clausen's reflection on Denmark today: in his own words, a land of material wealth and mental poverty.
Behind this entertaining story lie Erik Clausen's reflection on Denmark today: in his own words, a land of material wealth and mental poverty.
| Original title | Villa Paranoia |
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| Danish title | Villa Paranoia |
| Director | Erik Clausen |
| Screenplay | Erik Clausen |
| Director of Photography | Rasmus Videbæk |
| Editor | Kasper Leick |
| Sound | Henrik Langkilde |
| Casting | Lena Paaske |
| Appearances | Erik Clausen, Sonja Richter, Frits Helmuth, Sidse Babett Knudsen |
| Production country | Denmark |
| Production company | Clausen Film |
| Domestic distribution | Sandrew Metronome |
| International sales | Clausen Film ApS / Enghave Plads 14 / 1670 København V / t +45 3321 1968 / c +45 2859 5430 / f +45 3324 1968 / clausenfilm@pc.dk / www.erikclausen.dk |
| Festival information | Danish Film Institute |
| Technical info | 3066 meter, 35 mm, Widescreen, color, Dolby, SRD |
| Danish theatrical release | 12.03.2004 |
| Cinemas | Dagmar, Palads, Palladium, Albertslund Biograferne, Gladsaxe Bio, Værløse Bio, BioCity (Tåstrup), Kastrup Bio, Baltoppen Bio 1-2, Gentofte Kino, CinemaxX, Empire, Kinopalæet (Lyngby) samt 48 biografer i provinsen |
| DFI subsidy | Konsulentstøtte |
| Danish rating | Allowed for children over the age of 11 |
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| Production company | Clausen Film |
| Domestic distribution | Sandrew Metronome |
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Direction |
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| Direction | Erik Clausen |
| Casting | Lena Paaske |
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| Script | Erik Clausen |
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| Production | Henrik Møller-Sørensen |
| Executive producer | Peter Ingemann |
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Cinematography |
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| Cinematography | Rasmus Videbæk |
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| Still photographer | Helle Moos |
| Still photographer | Rolf Konow |
| Still photographer | Lena Paaske |
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| Gaffer | Jens Fraek Poulsen |
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Editing |
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| Editing | Kasper Leick |
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Production design |
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| Property master | Thorkil Slebsager |
| Set dresser | Lars Fog-Møller |
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Sound |
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| Sound engineer | Henrik Langkilde |
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Appearance |
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| Jørgen | Erik Clausen |
| Anna | Sonja Richter |
| Walentin | Frits Helmuth |
| Olga | Sidse Babett Knudsen |
| Kenneth | Søren Westerberg Bendtsen |
| Thomas | Nicolaj Kopernikus |
| Mette | Pernille Højmark |
| Socialchef Halberg | Jesper Nygård |
| Lars | Carsten Bang |
| Maria | Zita Djenes |
| Fan | Bo Henriksen |
| Tjener | Pawel Wederowski |
| Cafégæst | Lai Yde Holgaard |
| Mand i reklame | Jens Ulrik Nyfjord |
| Grinekursusleder | Lars Mygind |
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Festival screenings
| Festival | Festival date |
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| Goa - Int. Film Festival of India | 2004-11-29 |
| Warsaw International Film Festival | 2004-10-07 |
| Haugesund, Den Norske Filmfestivalen | 2004-08-20 |
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