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Beauty and the Beast (1983 film)
1983 Danish film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Beauty and the Beast (Danish: Skønheden og udyret) is a 1983 Danish drama film written and directed by Nils Malmros. The film stars Line Arlien-Søborg as a sexually active 16-year-old and Jesper Klein as the father who struggles to accept his daughter's relationships with boys as well as his own jealousy. Malmros, who had worked with the young Arlien-Søborg on his coming-of-age drama, Tree of Knowledge, wrote the role of the daughter specifically for her.[1]
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Plot summary
The film follows 16-year-old Kirsten, a confident and curious teenager exploring her emerging sexuality. Her relationships with various boys become a source of tension with her father, a schoolteacher, who finds himself torn between his protective instincts and a growing, uncomfortable jealousy. As their emotional conflict intensifies, the film examines the complexities of adolescence, parental boundaries, and the pain of growing apart. Set in a quiet Danish town, Beauty and the Beast offers a psychologically nuanced portrait of a father-daughter relationship strained by love, independence, and identity.
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Awards and nominations
Both Arlien-Søborg and Klein won the 1984 Bodil and Robert awards for acting.[2][3] Beauty and the Beast received the 1984 Bodil Award for Best Danish Film and Robert Award for Danish Film of the Year.[4][5] The film was entered into the 34th Berlin International Film Festival.[6]
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