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On April 27, see the new Danish historical epic Margrete: Queen of the North/ Margrete den Første (dir. Charlotte Sieling, Denmark, 2021) at Scandinavia House! Hailed for “blending the grand visuals of a sweeping epic with the psychological unease of a chamber piece,” (The Guardian), the film follows Margrete I of Denmark through a critical period in her leadership over the historic Kalmar Union.
In 1402, Margrete (Trine Dyrholm) has achieved what no man has managed before: She has gathered Denmark, Norway and Sweden into a peace-oriented union, which she single-handedly rules through her young, adopted son, Erik. In order to secure the union’s status as an emerging power — and circumvent its enemies — she begins planning a wedding between her son and an English princess. But she soon discovers a breathtaking conspiracy underway that could tear Margrete, and all she believes in, apart. (115 min. In Danish/Swedish/Norwegian/English/German/French with English subtitles)
“Dyrholm invests Margrete with the measured stoicism of a Dame Judi Dench and the guarded compassion of a Meryl Streep, to compelling effect”—The Guardian
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