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Release Date:
January 1, 1988
Original Title:
Skyggen af Emma
Alternate Titles:
Eine ungewöhnliche Entführung
I skuggan av Emma
L'Ombre d'Emma
O Refúgio de Emma
Skuggan av Emma
Skyggen av Emma
Genres:
Comedy | Drama
Production Companies:
Metronome Productions
Production Countries:
Denmark
Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 6 DK: 7
Runtime: 93
Emma (Line Kruse) is an eleven year-old only child from a wealthy Danish family. Emma's parents seem more interested in their own interests than in her. One evening when Emma overhears her mother talking about how tragic it must be to have your child kidnapped, Emma decides to stage her own kidnapping. She soon meets Malthe, a kind-hearted, child-like, naïve sewer cleaner who literally stumbles on to her. She convinces Malthe that she is a Russian princess whose family is being chased by Bolsheviks, so Malthe lets Emma stay with him in his very modest abode. After being "kidnapped" for a few days, Emma decides to return home. But, just as she is about to return, she overhears a couple of servants talking about how her parents don't seem to be very upset over her dilemma....
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Co-Writer:
Rumle Hammerich
Hans Kragh-Jacobsen
Åke Sandgren
Kirsten Bonnén Rask
Flemming Quist Møller
Costume Design:
Jette Termann
Director:
Søren Kragh-Jacobsen
Director of Photography:
Dan Laustsen
Editor:
Leif Axel Kjeldsen
Original Music Composer:
Thomas Lindahl
Producer:
Tivi Magnusson
Production Design:
Lars Nielsen
Production Manager:
Jens Arnoldus
Ib Tardini
Screenplay:
Søren Kragh-Jacobsen
Jörn O. Jensen
Still Photographer:
Ole Kragh-Jacobsen
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