''The Story of a Mother'' ( da, Historien om en moder) is a 1979 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 Claus Weeke and starring Anna Karina. It is an adaptation of the

Hans Christian Andersen Hans Christian Andersen ( , ; 2 April 1805 – 4 August 1875) was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, he is best remembered for his literary fairy tales. Andersen's fairy tales, consisti ...

short story A short story is a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the oldest ...

of the same name.

Cast

* Anna Karina as Christine Olsen * Gustaf Hagström as Barnet * Daniel Duval as Døden *

Tove Maës Tove Maës (30 April 192131 December 2010) was a Danish actress of stage, television and film best known for her starring roles in the series of "Morten Korch" films, in particular '' The Red Horses''. Maës was a three-time recipient of the Bo ...

as Lærerinden *

Bodil Udsen Bodil Birgitte Udsen (12 January 1925 – 26 February 2008) was a Danish actress. She was a student at the Rysensteen Gymnasium in Copenhagen in 1944 and entered film in 1955. She also worked extensively in Danish theatre and appeared in the ...

as Portnerkonen *

Finn Nielsen The word Finn (''pl.'' Finns) usually refers to a member of the majority Balto-Finnic ethnic group of Finland, or to a person from Finland. Finn may also refer to: Places * Finn Lake, Minnesota, United States * Finn Township, Logan County, Nor ...

as Afdelingslederen *

Benny Hansen 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 Købmanden *

Judy Gringer Judy Gringer (born 23 January 1941) is a Danish film actress. She has appeared in 60 films since 1958. She was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. Filmography * '' Til højre ved den gule hund'' (2003) * '' Kærlighed ved første desperate blik'' ( ...

as Christines kollega * Sanne Salomonsen as Christines kollega * Rita Angela as Christines kollega *

Jørn Faurschou Jørn or Jorn is a given name. Notable people with the name include: Given name: *Jørn Andersen (born 1963), Norwegian former professional footballer * Jorn Barger (born 1953), American blogger, editor of ''Robot Wisdom'', an influential early we ...

as Agitator *

Gertie Jung Gertie may refer to: People * Gertie Brown (1878–1934), vaudeville performer and one of the first African-American film actresses * Gertie Eggink (born 1980), Dutch sidecarcross rider * Gertie Evenhuis (1927–2005), Dutch writer of children's l ...

as Kvinde, der kysser agitatoren

References

External links

* 1979 films 1979 drama films Danish drama films 1970s Danish-language films Films based on works by Hans Christian Andersen Films with screenplays by Paul Gégauff Films based on fairy tales {{1970s-drama-film-stub