Henning Carlsen

Henning Carlsen
Born(1927-06-04)4 June 1927
Ålborg, Denmark
Died30 May 2014(2014-05-30) (aged 86)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Occupations
  • Director
  • Screenwriter
  • Producer
Years active1950–2014
AwardsBodil Award
1966 Sult
1967 Mennesker mødes og sød musik opstår i hjertet

Honorary Robert
2012 Sult

Henning Carlsen (4 June 1927 – 30 May 2014) was a Danish film director, screenwriter, and producer most noted for his documentaries and his contributions to the style of cinéma vérité.[1] Carlsen's 1966 social-realistic drama Hunger (Sult) was nominated for the Palme d'Or and won the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film. Carlsen also won the Bodil Award the following year for the comedy People Meet and Sweet Music Fills the Heart. Acting as his own producer since 1960, Carlsen has directed more than 25 films, 19 for which he wrote the screenplay. In 2006, he received the Golden Swan Lifetime Achievement Award at the Copenhagen International Film Festival.[2]

  1. ^ Hjort, Mette; Bondebjerg, Ib (2001). The Danish Directors. Intellect Books. p. 42. ISBN 1-84150-841-1.
  2. ^ "Hæder til Henning Carlsen", DR, dr.dk news, 29 August 2006, retrieved 16 June 2009