Marie Kroyer (2012) Marie Kroyer

Genre

Drama
Biography

Directed by

Bille August

Cast

Birgitte Hjort Sorensen, Soren Satter-Lassen, Sverrir Gudnason, Lene Maria Christensen, Tommy Kenter, Nanna Buhl Andresen, Vera Torpp Larsson, Kurt Dreyer, Anders Gjellerup Koch, Mette Maria Ahrenkiel, Tom Jacobsen, Niels Hougaard, Jorgen Norgaard, Bent Maltha, Christian Lykke Nielsen

Annotation

At the beginning of the 20th century, Marie is married to Denmark's world famous painter P.S. Krøyer. They are among the country's most admired and famous couples. All the great men of the time - politicians, businessmen, noblemen, scientists, writers and royalty - wish to be depicted by Krøyer, and he can ask any price he wants. To be painted by him is a great honour and comes with great prestige. Marie, who adorns several of Krøyer's paintings, is considered to be "the most beautiful woman in Europe". Together with their daughter Vibeke they experience all the best life has to offer: parties, champagne and luxury. However, this is only the polished surface. Beneath it is living hell. Krøyer suffers from manic depression and syphilis. He can change from being cheerful and upbeat, to a foaming crazy monster without any boundaries, also within his relationship to Marie and Vibeke. Marie has struggled to keep up appearances for a long time, but the situation is wearing her down. She is ...

  • Marija Krojere
  • Жена художника
  • Marie Krøyer
Marie Kroyer - Bille August
© 2012 SF Film Production

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