Emma's Shadow (Skyggen af Emma) (1988)

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Directed by

Søren Kragh-Jacobsen

Starring (View all)

Line Kruse
Emma Zülow

Börje Ahlstedt
Malthe Eliasson

Erik Wedersøe
Policeman

Inge Sofie Skovbo
Emma's Mother

Ulla Henningsen
Ruth

Jesper Christensen
Poul, Zülow's chauffeur

Otto Brandenburg
Tage Vilse

Jeanne Boel
Line

Written by

Søren Kragh-Jacobsen
writer

Åke Sandgren
writer

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Description: Emma (Line Kruse) is an eleven year-old only child from a wealthy Danish family. Emma's parents seem more interested in their own interests than in her. One evening when Emma overhears her mother talking about how tragic it must be to have your child kidnapped, Emma decides to stage her own kidnapping. She soon meets Malthe, a kind-hearted, child-like, naïve sewer cleaner who literally stumbles on to her. She convinces Malthe that she is a Russian princess whose family is being chased by Bolsheviks, so Malthe lets Emma stay with him in his very modest abode. After being "kidnapped" for a few days, Emma decides to retu ... (more)

Release date: 5 February 1988

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