Kære Irene (1971)

Ebbe is not having the best of luck. He has lost his job, and he is in love with Irene, who won't sleep with him. Irene is married and has a young child, but her husband accepts her other ... See full summary »

Director:

Christian Braad Thomsen (as Chr. Braad Thomsen)

Writers:

Christian Braad Thomsen (screenplay) (as Chr. Braad Thomsen), Mette Knudsen (screenplay)

Stars:

Mette Knudsen, Steen Kaalø, Agneta Ekmanner

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mette Knudsen	...	Irene
Steen Kaalø	...	Ebbe
Agneta Ekmanner	...	Agneta Ekmanner
Ebbe Kløvedal Reich	...	Claus, Irenes mand (as Ebbe Reich)
Birgit Brüel	...	Værtinde
Elin Reimer	...	Damen med hatten
Olaf Nielsen	...	Ebbes kunstnerven
Bent Conradi	...	Irenes kollega
Erik Nørgaard	...	Thorsen, Irenes chef
Poul Malmkjær	...	Filmentusiast
Vagn Peyk	...	Abortdebattør
Børge Høst	...	Chefredaktør
Lene Larsen	...	Pige på værtshus
Kasper Neergaard	...	Ulandsinteresseret
Kathrine Windfeld	...	Irenes datter (as Katrine Behrendt)

Storyline

Ebbe is not having the best of luck. He has lost his job, and he is in love with Irene, who won't sleep with him. Irene is married and has a young child, but her husband accepts her other relationships, and she takes full advantage, even with other women. Ebbe, on the other hand, is desperate to have Irene fully and completely.

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Plot Keywords:

wife swapping | social commentary | sexual revolution | open marriage | one night stand | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Denmark

Language:

Danish

Release Date:

26 February 1971 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

Dear Irene

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kollektiv Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Director Christian Braad Thomsen chose to use mostly untrained actors in order to avoid the unnatural language tone that he felt dominated professional acting. He also asked his leading lady Mette Knudsen to write the script with him so that her lines would seem natural to her, and improvisation was used in many scenes.

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