Marie Kroyer (2012)

Name: Marie Kroyer
Genre: Drama
Released: 2012
Duration: 103 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Birgitte Hjort Sørensen, Søren Sætter-Lassen, Sverrir Gudnason, Lene Maria Christensen, Tommy Kenter

1h 43m Denmark, Sweden

Drama

Plot

Marie Krøyer, celebrated as Europe’s most beautiful woman, appears to have it all with her famed artist husband, P.S. Krøyer, and their cherished daughter. Yet beneath the surface, her idyllic life begins to unravel as she grapples with unfulfilled aspirations as a devoted wife, mother, and artist. Following her husband’s hospitalization due to mental illness, Marie seeks solace on vacation, where she unexpectedly falls for the young composer Hugo Alfven. Bille August’s poignant direction contrasts human frailty with the stark beauty of the Scandinavian landscape, echoing the turmoil hidden beneath the characters' seemingly serene lives.

Cast

Birgitte Hjort Sørensen Søren Sætter-Lassen Sverrir Gudnason Lene Maria Christensen Tommy Kenter Nanna Buhl Andresen Vera Torpp Larsson Kurt Dreyer Anders Gjellerup Koch Mette Maria Ahrenkiel Tom Jacobsen Niels Hougaard Jørgen Nørgaard Bent Maltha Kirsten Maltha