Emma's Shadow

1988 1h 33m DA

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6.9

SOLID

★6.9TMDB · 12

DramaComedy

Synopsis

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Emma (Line Kruse) is an eleven year-old only child from a wealthy Danish family. Emma's parents seem more interested in their own interests than in her. One evening when Emma overhears her mother talking about how tragic it must be to have your child kidnapped, Emma decides to stage her own kidnapping. She soon meets Malthe, a kind-hearted, child-like, naïve sewer cleaner who literally stumbles on to her. She convinces Malthe that she is a Russian princess whose family is being chased by Bolsheviks, so Malthe lets Emma stay with him in his very modest abode. After being "kidnapped" for a few days, Emma decides to return home. But, just as she is about to return, she overhears a couple of servants talking about how her parents don't seem to be very upset over her dilemma....

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Line Kruse
Emma Zülow
Börje Ahlstedt
Malthe Eliasson
Inge Sofie Skovbo
Emma's Mother
Bent N. Steinert
Gustav
Ken Vedsegaard
Albert
Ulla Henningsen
Ruth
Otto Brandenburg
Tage Vilse
Sanne Grangaard
Rosa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Søren Kragh-Jacobsen
Writers: Kirsten Bonnén Rask, Søren Kragh-Jacobsen, Flemming Quist Møller
Languages: Danish
Countries: Denmark

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ERA

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38 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Søren Kragh-Jacobsen, shot by Dan Laustsen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Thomas Lindahl. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Leif Axel Kjeldsen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Line Kruse and Börje Ahlstedt and Inge Sofie Skovbo carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0096116 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Søren Kragh-Jacobsen directs. Dan Laustsen behind the camera. Thomas Lindahl scores. Leif Axel Kjeldsen cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Denmark. Dialogue in Danish.

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138 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Søren Kragh-Jacobsen, shot by Dan Laustsen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Thomas Lindahl. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Leif Axel Kjeldsen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Line Kruse and Börje Ahlstedt and Inge Sofie Skovbo carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0096116 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.