Early Spring (1986 film)

Early Spring (Barndommens gade)
Directed byAstrid Henning-Jensen
Written byErik Thygesen
Screenplay byAstrid Henning-jensen
Based onBarndommens gade (The Street of Childhood)
1943 novel
by Tove Ditlevsen
Produced byBent Fabricius-bjerre
Tivi Magnusson
StarringSofie Gråbøl
CinematographyMikael Salomon
Edited byGhita Beckendorff
Music byAnne Linnet
Release date
  • 7 November 1986 (1986-11-07)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryDenmark
LanguageDanish

Early Spring (Danish: Barndommens gade) is a 1986 Danish drama film directed by Astrid Henning-Jensen.[1] It was entered into the 15th Moscow International Film Festival.[2] The film is based on the novel of the same name by Tove Ditlevsen.

Plot

Cast

  • Sofie Gråbøl as Ester
  • Carl Quist Møller as Carl
  • Vigga Bro as Ester's mother
  • Torben Jensen as Ester's father
  • Louise Fribo as Lisa (as Louise Fribo Eriksen)
  • Kirsten Lehfeldt as Frøken Thomsen (Miss Thomsen)
  • Else Petersen as Miss Thomsen's mother
  • Lene Vasegaard as the teacher (Lærerinden)
  • Benny Poulsen as the teacher Banana (Lærer 'bananen')
  • John Hahn-Petersen as Street Policeman (Gadebetjent)
  • Birgit Conradi as School Nurse (Skolesundhedsplejerske)
  • Margrethe Koytu as a cleaning lady (Vaskekone)

References

  1. ^ "Early Spring". DFI. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  2. ^ "15th Moscow International Film Festival (1987)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2013.