Summary
A composer with a straining birth name is caught between his mother fixation and his need to father his own ambitions. Oscar nominated short film from 1997
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Audiences 67GoodWatch 64
IMDb6.7
Letterboxd · 242 ratings3.3/5
Released
1997
January 1, 1997
29 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
Danish
Original language
Made in
Denmark
Academy Awards1998
- Short Film (Live Action)1998Nominated
and 1 moreDirecting · 1
- Anders Thomas Jensen Director, Screenplay
Production · 2
- Kim Magnusson Producer
- Tivi Magnusson Producer
Editing · 1
- Sanne Prehn Editor
Art · 1
- Søren Krag Sørensen Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Trine Frandsen Costume Design
- Anne Cathrine Sauerberg Makeup Artist
Other crew · 1
- Jens Schlosser Cinematography
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