Similarly to the situation on the small screens where we cannot really expect a lot of new costume drama till the end of the year, there won't be many period set films either gracing the cinemas around the world: there are only the two embarrassingly miscast flicks The Last Duel with Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Jodi Comer and always terrible Adam Driver, and new Cyrano with Peter Dinklage and Ben Mendelhson. And the only other two period set films are coming to cinemas around Europe in October directly from France: Eiffel, with Romain Duris (beside Pierre Deladon champs and Emma Mackey) playing the man who built the
Morten Hee Andersen (left) plays Margrete's adopted son
famous tower in Paris, and Lost Illusions, a movie adaptation of Honore de Balzac's famous novel. But also among them is MARGRETE: QUEEN OF
Trine Dyrholm takes the lead role in the epic movie
THE NORTH Danish epic movie starring Trine Dyrholm (from Erna At War) as their 15th century queen. Søren Malling, and our wildly handsome
It will spread around Europe in December
boys Morten Hee Andersen and Jakob Oftebro also star in the film which is already out in Denmark, and is moving to Sweden in December with Samuel Goldwyn Films distributing in Northern America.
THE STORY OF THE FILM
The year is 1402. Margrete has achieved what no man has managed before.
She has gathered Denmark, Norway and Sweden into a peace oriented union,
which she single handedly rules through her young, adopted son, Erik.
The union is beset by enemies, however, and Margrethe is therefore
planning a marriage between Erik and an English
It is interesting that the film was shot in Czech republic not Denmark
princess. An alliance
with England should secure the union's status as an emerging European
power but a breathtaking conspiracy is under way that can tear Margrethe
and all she believes in apart.
DEZZY'S HISTORY LESSON
The
Kalmar union of Denmark, Norway and Sweden kept Scandinavian kingdoms
joined for over a century. Margrete, the founder of that union, was
It is possible that the film will represent Denmark at the Oscars
also known as the Semiramis of North and Lady King. She died aboard her
royal ship when she was trying to recover Finland for the Union as well.
She
The film was directed by Charlotte Sieling who also worked on the script
was succeeded by her great nephew Eric of Pomerania as her son King
Olaf II of Denmark (whom she had with her husband King Haakon VI of
Norway) died before her.
