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2 October 1997 (Denmark) more
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Young vicar Mr. Paul arrives at the Faroe Islands to take up a benefice, and meets the young Barbara... more | add synopsis
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8 wins & 4 nominations more
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Anneke von der Lippe ... Barbara
Lars Simonsen ... Poul Aggersoee
Trond Høvik ... Gabriel

Jesper Christensen ... Sorenskriveren (underdommer)
Jens Okking ... Lagmanden
Helene Egelund ... Susanne
Jytte Kvinesdal ... Anna Sophie
Peter Hesse Overgaard ... Hr. Wenzel
Ove Pedersen ... Landfogden
Peter Reichhardt ... Andreas Heyde
Henning Jensen ... Provst Anders Morsing
Bodil Udsen ... Armgard
Birgitte Federspiel ... Ellen Katrine
Henny Moan ... Magdalene
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Pætu Bærentsen
Marco Bisson ... French captain
Daniel Ceccaldi ... Admiralen
Árni Dahl
Gunnar Djurhuus
Turpin Djurhuus
Birgir Enni
Petur Enni
Erling Eysturoy ... Hanus Elias
Hermann Eysturoy
Havgrímur Gaasedal
Bjørki Geyti
Hans Jákup Hansen ... Tormod
Ingálvur Hansen
Flóvin Jacobsen
Antinus Joensen ... Karl over Feld
Høgni Joensen
Pól Joensen ... Vågeskudmand
Høgni Johansen ... Kirkeværge
Karl Anton Klein
Poul Johannes Lindberg ... Old Man
Adelborg Linklett ... Madmor
Johannes E. Møller
Petur Müller
Gunnvør Nolsøe ... Kristine
Petur Dahl Nolsøe
Axel Rasmussen
Erling Simonsen
Tummas Sørensen
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Singapore:143 min
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An immortal story of romance impressively performed in a scenic setting, 11 February 2001
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Author: Kristoffer Nilaus Olsen from Copenhagen, Denmark

A faithful adaption to the screen of Jørgen Frantz-Jacobsen's internationally acclaimed novel. Anneke van der Lippe performs admirably well in the lead role although she is up against the formidable odds of having to represent one of the most fabled literary portrayals of a woman in the history of Danish (and Faroese) literature. Jesper Christensen also gives an impressive performance as Johan Hendrik Heyde - the justice - who has retired from active participation in the game of love, but nevertheless seems to understand best the inherent paradoxes with which romance abounds.

The movie features many touching and humorous scenes as well as magnificent scenery filmed on location.

Although published in 1939, the book behind the movie was recently chosen to be among the best 25 Danish novels of the last century in a nationwide poll carried out by the two leading Danish newspapers. Among other titles this places the story in the company of masterpieces by authors such as Karen Blixen, Johannes V. Jensen and Martin Andersen Nexø. A fact which it would seem to me lends little credibility to the view of an earlier (Brazilian) commentator that the plot is supposedly of poor quality or unsympathetic.

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