Helle Ryslinge (born 10 January 1944) is a Danish director, screenwriter, playwright and actress.

Life and career

Born in

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, Ryslinge started her career in the 1970s

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, writing and performing alongside

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in the cabaret show ''Dameattraktioner''. After having worked as an actress in several films and TV-shows, she served as a screenwriter in ''Koks i kulissen'' (1983), an adaptation of ''Dameattraktioner'' directed by . She made her directorial debut three years later with the satirical comedy ''Flamberede hjerter'', which was a critical and commercial success. Her following film ''

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'' was entered into the main competition at the 47th edition of the

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, winning the Silver Lion for best screenplay, and got some commercial success, ranking as the third highest grossing Danish film of the year. Her last feature film, ''Halalabad Blues '', had a troubled production and divided critics, leading the director to decide to leave filmmaking.

Filmography

* '' Flamberede hjerter'' (1986) * ''

'' (1990) * ''

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'' (1994) * '' Halalabad Blues'' (2002) * '' Larger Than Life'' (documentary, 2003)

References

External links

Helle Ryslinge
at Den Store Danske Encyklopædi * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ryslinge, Helle 1944 births Living people Danish film actresses Danish television actresses 20th-century Danish actresses 21st-century Danish actresses Film directors from Copenhagen Danish women screenwriters Danish women film directors Actresses from Copenhagen