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The Promised Land
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The Promised Land is a Solid Melodrama with a Layered Main Character

More than ten years after A Royal Affair (Academy Awards nomination for Best International Picture) Danish director Nikolaj Arcel and international star Mads Mikkelsen have teamed-up again for another period-drama set in 18th century Denmark. The Promised Land follows the story of ex-captain Ludving Kahlen, who after serving 25 years in the army decides to…

Adriano Ercolani
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The Pact Portrays Karen Blixen As An Intriguingly Mephistophelian Presence
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The Pact Portrays Karen Blixen As An Intriguingly Mephistophelian Presence

Bille August, the Danish Academy Award winning director, returns with a hauntingly beautiful depiction of Baroness Karen Christenze von Blixen-Finecke. The Pact — part of the Palm Springs International Film Festival and AFI European Union Films Showcase — is a remarkable adaptation of Bjørnvig’s bestselling memoir.  The story is set in the year 1948, when…

Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi
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