''The Lion Woman'' ( no, Løvekvinnen) is a 2016
Norwegian drama film directed by
Vibeke Idsøe
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*Vibeke Falk (1918–2011), Norwegian actress.
*Hanne-Vibeke Holst (born 1959), Danish author
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*Vibeke Hastrup (born 1958), D ...
. The film is an international coproduction and had a budget of approximately
NOK
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52 million. Parts of the film were shot in
Lillehammer
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, and the rest was recorded at various locations. The film had its world premiere on August 26, 2016.
Carlsen, Marianne Rustad, & Hanna Huglen Revheim. 2016. "Løvekvinnen" solgt til 40 land før premieren. ''NRK'' (July 19).
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conflict
In 1912, a Norwegian woman dies in childbirth, leaving behind a daughter born with hypertrichosis, or excessive hair growth, and a grieving husband who hides the girl from gawkers.
Cast
* Ida Ursin-Holm - Eva (23)
* Mathilde Thomine Storm - Eva (14)
* Aurora Lindseth-Løkka - Eva (7)
* Rolf Lassgård
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Life and career
Lassgård was born in Östersund, Jämtland. A keen amateur ice hockey player in his youth, he also joined theatre tea ...
- Gustav
* Rolf Kristian Larsen
Rolf Kristian Larsen (born May 18, 1983) is an actor from Stavanger, Norway.
He portrayed the character "Morten-Tobias" in the Norwegian film "Fritt Vilt" (English title "Cold Prey") in 2006. He also starred in the film " Mannen som elsket Yngv ...
- Sparky
* Kjersti Tveterås - Hannah
* Lars Knutzon
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He is the son of actor, director and theatre director Per Knutzon and cabaret singer Lulu Zie ...
- Professor Stroem
* Kåre Conradi
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Conradi was born in Asker and he is a graduate of the Norwegian Theatre Academy and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He made his stage debut at Oslo Nye Teater in 1989, was e ...
- Jahnn
* Lisa Loven Kongsli - Ruth
* Connie Nielsen - Mrs. Grjothornet
* Henrik Mestad
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Mestad was born in Oslo as a son of the politician Viking Mestad. He is educated at the Norwegian Theatre Academy and was h ...
- Swammerdamm
* Ken Duken
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Early life
Ken Duken is the third child of film and stage actress Christina Loeb; his father is a doctor. Duken never attended a drama school but took courses in drama, including un ...
- Andrej
References
External links
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2016 drama films
2016 films
Norwegian drama films
Films based on Norwegian novels
2010s Norwegian-language films
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