Directed by:
Nikolaj ArcelCinematography:
Rasmus VidebækCast:
Alicia Vikander, Mads Mikkelsen, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Trine Dyrholm, David Dencik, Thomas W. Gabrielsson, Cyron Melville, Bent Mejding, Harriet Walter (more)Plots(1)
Denmark, 1766, and Caroline Mathilde is married to the mad and politically ineffectual King Christian VII. Ignored by the wild King who chooses to live scandalously, Caroline grows accustomed to a quiet existence in oppressed Copenhagen. When the King returns from a tour of Europe accompanied by Struensee, his new personal physician, Queen Caroline finds an unexpected ally within the kingdom. The attraction between the two is initially one of shared ideals and philosophy, but it soon turns into a passionate and clandestine affair. Committed to the ideals of the Enlightenment that are banned in Denmark, Struensee convinces the King to assert his previously untapped power to remove the conservative political council and implement drastic changes to Danish society. As the Court plot their return to power and the downfall of the Queen and Struensee, the consequences of their affair are made clear and the entire nation will be changed forever. (Madman Entertainment)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2013 - Nikolaj Arcel (Best Foreign Language Film)
European Film Awards
- 2012 - Niels Sejer (Best Production Designer)
- 2012 - Cyrille Aufort, Gabriel Yared (Best Composer)
César Awards
- 2013 - Best Foreign Film
Robert Awards (Danish Film Awards)
- 2013 - Nikolaj Arcel (Best Director)
- 2013 - Mikkel Boe Følsgaard (Best Actor in a Supporting Role)
- 2013 - Trine Dyrholm (Best Actress in a Supporting Role)
- 2013 - Rasmus Videbæk (Best Cinematography)
- 2013 - Niels Sejer (Best Production Design)
- 2013 - Manon Rasmussen (Best Costume Design)
- 2013 - Ivo Strangmüller (Best Make-Up)
- 2013 - Cyrille Aufort, Gabriel Yared (Best Score)
- 2013 - Esben Syberg, Jeppe N. Christensen, Rikke Hovgaard Jørgensen (Best Special Effects)
- 2013 - Louise Vesth, Meta Louise Foldager Sørensen, Nikolaj Arcel, Sisse Graum Jørgensen (Best Danish Film)
- 2013 - Mads Mikkelsen (Best Actor in a Leading Role)
- 2013 - Alicia Vikander (Best Actress in a Leading Role)
- 2013 - Nikolaj Arcel, Rasmus Heisterberg (Best Screenplay)
- 2013 - Kasper Leick, Mikkel E.G. Nielsen (Best Editing)
- 2013 - Claus Lynge, Hans Christian Kock (Best Sound)
- 2013 - Nikolaj Arcel (Audience Award: Drama)
Golden Globes
- 2013 - Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
Critics Choice Awards
- 2013 - Best Foreign Language Film
Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival)
- 2012 - Mikkel Boe Følsgaard (Silver Bear for Best Actor)
- 2012 - Nikolaj Arcel, Rasmus Heisterberg (Silver Bear for Best Screenplay)
- 2012 - Nikolaj Arcel (Golden Bear for Best Film)