Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction
| Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Bille August |
| Written by | Anders August |
| Produced by | Marcella Dichmann |
| Starring | Alice Bier Zandén Mikkel Følsgaard Sidse Babett Knudsen |
| Cinematography | Jan Pallesen |
| Edited by | Biel Andrés Janus Billeskov Jansen |
| Music by | Annette Focks |
| Distributed by | Netflix |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | Denmark |
| Language | Danish |
Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction is a 2023 Danish romantic comedy period drama written by Anders August and directed by his father Bille August. It is based on the novel Ehrengard (1963) by Isak Dinesen.
Plot
[edit]In the fictional kingdom of Babenhausen, the artist Cazotte is hired by the Grand Duchess to help her son, Prince Lothar, marry and produce an heir. The plan backfires when Prince Lothar and Princess Ludmilla conceive a child several months before their wedding. The Prince and Princess go into hiding at Rosenbad, accompanied by Ehrengard, as lady-in-waiting, and Cazotte. While the Grand Duke's cousins, the Marbods, try to discover what is going on, Cazotte attempts to woo Ehrengard. After an unsuccessful attempt by the Marbods to kidnap the baby, Ehrengard protects the Princess and the real truth of the matter by telling the Marbods that she is the mother of the child. In the end, Cazotte reveals his better-known identity as Casanova.
Cast
[edit]- Alice Bier Zandén as Ehrengard
- Mikkel Følsgaard as Mr. Cazotte
- Sidse Babett Knudsen as the Grand Duchess
- Emil Dorph as Prince Lothar
- Emilie Koppel as Princess Ludmilla
- Jacob Lohmann as Mr. Marbod
- Sara-Marie Maltha as Mrs. Marbod
- Christopher Læssø as Mr. Podolski
Production
[edit]Queen Margrethe II of Denmark designed 51 costumes for the film, as well as 81 decoupages that made up the basis for the sets. She is credited as set and costume designer,[1][2] but was not paid by the production companies for her contributions.
The film project was developed for over a decade by Jacob Jørgensen and JJ Film. Anders August ("The Marco Effect") wrote the screenplay adapted from Ehrengard (1963), a novel by Isak Dinesen.[3]
Marcella Dichmann from SF Studios and Netflix were involved in production, with Netflix also serving as distributor. Bille August directed the film.[4]
Release
[edit]The film was released on Netflix on 14 September 2023.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ The Guardian, "Queen of Denmark hired as set designer on new Netflix film", 31 August 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ The New York Times, "Scream Queen? More Like Steam Queen", 10 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ Yahoo, "Bille August to Adapt Karen Blixen’s ‘Ehrengard’ as Netflix Film, with Set Design by Queen Margrethe II of Denmark", 31 August 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ Rotten Tomatoes, "Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction". Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ Netflix, Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction. Retrieved 27 October 2023.