''Early Spring'' ( da, Barndommens gade) is a 1986 Danish

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Astrid Henning-Jensen Astrid Henning-Jensen (born Astrid Smahl; 10 December 1914 – 5 January 2002) was a Danish film director, actress, editor and screenwriter. Early life Henning-Jensen was born in the Copenhagen district of Frederiksberg in 1914, to parents Fer ...

. It was entered into the

15th Moscow International Film Festival The 15th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 6 to 17 July 1987. The Golden Prize was awarded to the Italian film ''Intervista'' directed by Federico Fellini. Jury * Robert De Niro (United States – President of the Jury) * Tengiz ...

. The film is based on the novel of the same name by

Tove Ditlevsen Tove Irma Margit Ditlevsen (14 December 1917 – 7 March 1976) was a Danish poet and author. With published works in a variety of genres, she was one of Denmark's best-known authors by the time of her death. Life Tove Ditlevsen was born i ...

Cast

Sofie Gråbøl Sofie Gråbøl (; born 30 July 1968) is a Danish actress. She has starred in a number of films, with her breakthrough role in the 1986 Danish film '' Early Spring'', directed by Astrid Henning-Jensen, playing the lead role in the film version of T ...

as Ester * Carl Quist Møller as Carl *

Vigga Bro ''Vigga'' is a local Norwegian newspaper published in Dombås in Oppland county. The Vigga is a regional newspaper, mainly covering events in the municipalities of Lesja and Dovre. Until 2012 it also had an office in Otta in order to cover a wider ...

as Ester's mother * Torben Jensen as Ester's father *

Louise Fribo Louise Fribo (born 3 July 1970) is a Danish singer, actress and dancer. Fribo, who studied the violin from age 4 and was trained as a classical dancer from age 7, made her motion picture debut as Lisa in the 1986 Danish feature film ''Barndom ...

as Lisa (as Louise Fribo Eriksen) *

Kirsten Lehfeldt Kirsten is both a given name and a surname. Given name Kirsten is a female given name. It is a Scandinavian form of the names Christina and Christine.Else Petersen Else Petersen (26 April 1910 – 28 August 2002) was a Danish film and stage actress. She appeared in 44 films between 1936 and 1993. Partial filmography * ''Maria the Maid'' (1936) - Alice's friend * ''Flådens blå matroser'' (1937) - E ...

as Miss Thomsen's mother *

Lene Vasegaard Lene is a feminine given name common in Denmark and Norway. People called Lene *Lene Alexandra, Norwegian singer * Lene Demsitz, Danish long jumper *Lene Elise Bergum, Norwegian actress *Lene Brøndum, Danish actress *Lene Espersen, Danish politici ...

as the teacher (Lærerinden) *

Benny Poulsen Benny or Bennie is a given name or a shortened version of the given name Benjamin or, less commonly, Benedict, Bennett, Benito, Benson, Bernice, Ebenezer or Bernard. People Bennie Given name *Bennie M. Bunn (1907–1943), American Marine offic ...

as the teacher ''Banana'' (Lærer 'bananen') *

John Hahn-Petersen John Hahn-Petersen (4 November 1930 in Frederiksberg – 4 January 2006) was a Danish theatre, TV and movie actor. He made his debut in 1955 and starred in a number of productions, including ''Matador'', ''Landsbyen'', and ''Taxa''. In 2006 he h ...

as Street Policeman (Gadebetjent) *

Birgit Conradi Birgit is a female given name, a short form of Birgitta and ultimately a Germanic form of the Gaelic name Bridget. Notable people with the name include: * Birgit Brüel, Danish singer and actress * Birgit Collin-Langen, German politician * Bir ...

as School Nurse (Skolesundhedsplejerske) *

Margrethe Koytu Margret(h)e is an alternate spelling of the feminine given name Margaret. People so named include: * Margrete or Margaret I of Denmark (1353–1412), Queen of Denmark and Queen of Norway and Sweden by marriage * Margrethe II of Denmark (born 1940 ...

as a cleaning lady (Vaskekone)

References

External links

* 1986 films 1986 drama films Danish drama films 1980s Danish-language films Films directed by Astrid Henning-Jensen {{1980s-drama-film-stub