''In My Life'' () is a 1978 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. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

written and directed by

Bille August Bille August (; born 9 November 1948) is a Danish director, screenwriter, and cinematographer of film and television. August's 1987 film ''Pelle the Conqueror'' won the , Academy Awards, Academy Award and Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globe Awar ...

(in his

directorial debut This is a list of film directorial debuts in chronological order. The films and dates referred to are a director's first commercial cinematic release. Many filmmakers have directed works which were not commercially released, for example early work ...

). It was entered into the

11th Moscow International Film Festival The 11th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 14 to 28 August 1979. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Italian-French film ''Christ Stopped at Eboli (film), Christ Stopped at Eboli'' directed by Francesco Rosi, the Spanish film ''S ...

. For her role as Kirsten's mother, Grethe Holmer won the

Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role The Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role () is one of the merit categories presented by the Danish Film Critics Association at the annual Bodil Awards. Created in 1948, it is one of the oldest film awards in Europe, and it honours th ...

Plot

A young man finds love and settles down, but when his young wife spirals into depression they both have decisions to make.

Cast

* as Jens * Kirsten Olesen as Kirsten *

Jens Okking Jens Dyhr Okking, (18 December 1939 – 21 January 2018) was a Danish actor, singer and politician. Jens Okking was mostly known outside of Denmark from Lars von Triers TV-series '' The Kingdom''. In Denmark, Okking was a notable actor for man ...

as Bjarne *

Poul Bundgaard Poul Arne Bundgaard (27 October 1922 – 3 June 1998) was a Danish actor and singer. He is probably best known for his role as the henpecked Kjeld in the '' Olsen-banden'' films. He also appeared in the 1966 spy film '' Strike First Freddy'' as ...

as Kirstens far * Grethe Holmer as Kirstens mor * as Bitten * as Kenneth * Benno P. Hansen as Sangeren * Lars Junggren as Brudekjolesælgeren *

Jørgen Kiil Jørgen Kiil (''Jørgen Peter Christiansen Kiil''; 13 February 1931 in Aarhus, Denmark – June 1, 2003 in Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area ...

as Rejselederen

References

External links

* 1978 drama films 1978 films Best Danish Film Bodil Award winners Danish drama films 1970s Danish-language films Films directed by Bille August Films scored by Fuzzy (composer) 1978 directorial debut films {{1970s-drama-film-stub