Queen Margaret II of Denmark will design the set for the upcoming Netflix film, which is adapted from a novel by Karen Blixen. It has been announced.
A romantic fantasy film set in the fairy tale kingdom Babenhausen, Ehrengard will be directed by the Danish senior director Bill August. Best Foreign Language Film Award) and the senior Danish director of “Best Intent” (which won the second Palme d’Or in August).
Margaret ascended to the Danish throne in 1972, was the commander-in-chief of the country’s defence forces, and once owned Long career as an artist, Including illustrations for the Danish version of The Lord of the Rings and exhibitions in galleries such as the Arken Museum of Modern Art in Ishoj near Copenhagen.She also has a good reputation on the screen as a production designer 2009 fantasy fairy tale “Wild Swan”, And a short film adapted from Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Snow Queen” in 2000.
In a statement, Margaret said: “The story of Karen Blixen has always fascinated me, their aesthetic story, their imagination, and for me, the world of creating images-I am very happy to be this project. Part of it. I’m trying to create Paper cut And costumes, I look forward to seeing Ehrengard’s story come to life in this movie. “
Auguste added: “The Queen created the most wonderful paper-cuts for this occasion. They will become the main feature of the overall scene expression of the film. “Fantastic” (the most literal meaning) is the starting point of our film; we hope to use humor and elegance To create a devilish, funny, wonderful and autonomous visual world.”
Ellengarde will be released in 2023.
