Bodil Ipsen

  • Bodil Ipsen & Lau Lauritzen – Afsporet (1942)

    Lau Lauritzen1941-1950Bodil IpsenDenmarkFilm NoirNordic Noir

    Afsporet (English: Derailed) is a 1942 Danish thriller directed by Bodil Ipsen and Lau Lauritzen Jr.. Starring Ebbe Rode and Illona Wieselmann, the psychological drama revolves around the intense erotic relationship between a wealthy married woman suffering from amnesia and a paroled petty thief entangled with organized crime. Afsporet was Ipsen’s directorial debut and is considered the first true Danish film noir.Read More »

  • Bodil Ipsen & Lau Lauritzen – Café Paradis (1950)

    Drama1941-1950Bodil IpsenDenmarkFilm NoirLau Lauritzen

    From: Wikipedia:
    Café Paradis (English Title: Paradise Cafe) is an award-winning Danish film made in 1950, directed by Bodil Ipsen and Lau Lauritzen Jr., and written by Johannes Allen. The film received the Bodil Award for Film of the Year, and Ib Schønberg, for what is regarded his finest performance, received the Bodil Award for Best Supporting Actor.
    The story illuminates the problems of alcoholism as it follows the lives of two people: one is a common workman (played by Poul Reichhardt) who drinks too much beer, and the other is a company director (played by Ib Schønberg), who believes he just needs “a little one every now and then.” They both come to face the consequences of their addictions.Read More »

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