Afgrunden (2003) (TV)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Torben Skjødt Jensen

Writers:

Peter Asmussen (writer)
Torben Skjødt Jensen (writer)

Genre:

Biography | Drama

Plot:

Set in Copenhagen in 1964, a personal drama evolves as a young film director tries to make a film about aging film star Asta Nielsen. |

Plot Keywords:

Mother Daughter Relationship | Film Making

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Vera Gebuhr	...	Asta Nielsen
Vivian Nielsen	...	Den unge Asta Nielsen
Ole Lemmeke	...	Filminstruktøren
Lene Tiemroth	...	Jesta
Trine Dyrholm	...	Siv
Jesper Asholt	...	Frederik Plesner
Steen Stig Lommer	...	Urban Gad
Jesper Lohmann	...	Poul Reumert
Stina Ekblad	...	Lotten
Lars Simonsen	...	Grigori Chmara
Lars Mikkelsen	...	Paul Vermehren (as Lars D. Mikkelsen)
Claus Bue	...	Jerndorff
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Niels Berg
Bolette Engstrøm Bjerre	...	Johanne
Sarah Boberg	...	Johanne
Brigitte Christensen	...	Adoptiv forældre (as Gitte Christensen)
Ole Egholm
Claus Flygare	...	Father
Thomas W. Gabrielsson	...	Uncle Anton
Sophia Gormsen	...	Jesta
Betina Henriette Grove		(as Betina H. Grover)
Inger Hovman	...	Mother
Morten Kirkskov	...	Adoptiv forældre
Berrit Kvorning	...	Mrs. Jerndorff
Line Druedal Leonhardt
Sofie Vind Lerstrup	...	Den unga Asta Nielsen
Maj-Britt Mathiesen
Cecilie Egemose Østerby	...	Amalie
Anne O. Pagh	...	Miss Poulsen
Anna Reumert
Sisse Siegumfeldt
Steen Springborg	...	Kødgrosseren

Also Known As:

The Tenth Muse (International: English title)

Runtime:

Denmark:96 min

Country:

Denmark

Language:

Danish

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

TV-Byen, Søborg, Sjælland, Denmark

Company:

Danmarks Radio (DR)

Trivia:

First-ever Danish feature to be filmed in HDTV. (Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2002) and Askepop - The Movie (2003), which were also filmed in HDTV, were released before Afgrunden, but produced later.)

Movie Connections:

References Jules et Jim (1962)