Lina Brounéus, director co-production & acquisition EMEA at Netflix: “I am proud and thrilled to bring Ehrengard to life on Netflix. How will the riddle be solved? I have tried to interpret Blixen’s fantastic universe in the creation of the découpages and costumes and I’m looking forward to seeing the tale of Ehrengard come to life in this film.” The intrigues weave themselves in and out of each other and Blixen spins her spin around the characters until we (and they) are completely nonplussed. But who is Ehrengard? One of Karen Blixen’s intriguing female characters and one of the few whose story ends happily. You can feel that the author was a visual artist just like H.C. Queen Margrethe II: “Karen Blixen’s stories have always fascinated me, with their aesthetic tales, their imagination and their, to me, image-creating worlds - and I’m very happy to be part of this project. ”Fantastic” (in the most literal sense) is our starting point for the film we wish to use humour and elegance to create a devil-may-care, burlesque, fabulous and autonomous visual universe.” The Queen has created the most fantastic decoupages for the occasion, and they will be the dominant feature of the film’s overall scenographic expression. She is an honorary member of the Association of Danish Scenographers for her many years of work as a set designer in Danish film, television and theater.īille August, director, says: “Ehrengard being realized as a Netflix film is a grand opportunity - and I'm really looking forward to introducing this fascinating story of seduction and desire to a global audience. Since 1970, The Queen has been actively engaged in a number of artistic modes of expression: painting, church textiles, watercolours, prints, book illustrations, découpage works, scenography and embroidery. Here, as rivals within the royal family close in on their scheme, Cazotte himself falls in love with Ehrengard, the maid of honour, and gradually learns that in fact, he’s no expert on love at all.Įhrengard will feature set design by Queen Margrethe II. But their plan soon backfires, when an heir is conceived out of wedlock and the royal family has to seek refuge in the castle of Rosenbad. While searching for a suitable future Princess, Cazotte teaches the timid and introverted Crown Prince the art of seduction and lovemaking. In the fairytale kingdom of Babenhausen, a young, self-appointed expert on love, Cazotte, is hired by the scheming Grand Duchess to help her secure an heir. The project has been developed over the last decade by Jacob Jørgensen and JJ Film. Anders August is the scriptwriter and Marcella Dichmann at SF Studios is producing.

The film is based on Ehrengard, one of the last works of Karen Blixen (1885-1962). AugToday Netflix announced Ehrengard, a new Danish Netflix feature film directed by Academy Award, Golden Globe and two-time Palme d’Or winner Bille August.

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