Barbara (1997 film)

Barbara
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Directed byNils Malmros
Written byJohn Mogensen
Nils Malmros
Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen (novel)
Produced byPer Holst
StarringAnneke von der Lippe
Lars Simonsen
CinematographyJan Weincke
Edited byBirger Møller Jensen
Music byGunner Møller Pedersen
Distributed byNordisk Film
Release date
  • 2 October 1997 (1997-10-02)
Running time
143 minutes
CountryDenmark
LanguageDanish

Barbara is a 1997 Danish drama film directed by Nils Malmros and stars Anneke von der Lippe and Lars Simonsen. Adapted from the classic Faroese novel by writer Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen, the film is about a minister in the 18th century who is captivated by the overt sexuality of a promiscuous woman and marries her. Set in the Faroe Islands, the film was Malmros' first diversion from his usual subject of adolescents in Århus, and his own experiences.[1]

Malmros describes Barbara as "a melodrama -a depiction of grandiose feelings set against a magnificent natural background, told with a wonderfully ironic undertone."[1]

  1. ^ a b "Wettbewerb/In Competition". Moving Pictures, Berlinale Extra. Berlin. 11–22 February 1998. p. 10.