Quick Links
Back | Browse Films | Films: Beginning With A | Section: Golden Starfish Award Narrative CompetitionApplause
In Danish with English subtitles.
2009 | 85 min | Feature Narrative
Directed by: Martin Pieter Zandvliet
DenmarkUnited States Premiere
Cast & Credits
Producer: Mikael Christian Rieks
Editor: Per Sandholt
Cinematographer: Jesper Toffner
Music: Sune Martin
Cast: Paprika Steen, Michael Falch, Sara Marie Maltha, Shanti Roney, Otto Leonardo Steen Rieks, Noel Koch-SÔøΩfeldt, Malou Reymann
Program Notes
Thea (Paprika Steen) divorced her husband 18 months ago, but she is still struggling to give up drinking, get her life back in order and regain custody of her two boys. But staying on the wagon isn't easy when every night she receives clamorous applause from audiences for stage performances that all-to-closely resemble the former self that she is trying to leave behind. Recalling Gena Rowlands in A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE, Paprika Steen (who also starred in the Dogme classic THE CELEBRATION) gives a commanding and nuanced performance in this moving story of one woman’s inner-battle for control.