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The Lion Woman

2016 · 126 min

A slow, heartfelt period drama about a hidden girl's fight for dignity, mixing sorrow with quiet warmth.

Directed by
Vibeke Idsøe
Genres
Drama
Starring
Rolf Lassgård, Kjersti Tveterås, Ida Ursin-Holm
Overview
Eva Arctander is born with hypertrichosis, meaning that she is covered from head to toe with fine blonde hair. Her father is so ashamed of her that he hides her away from the world in their apartment. However, Eva’s nanny fights for her right to be treated like everyone else.

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Directed by
Vibeke Idsøe
Genres
Drama
Starring
Rolf Lassgård, Kjersti Tveterås, Ida Ursin-Holm
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • isolation
  • family
  • grief
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
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Written by
Vibeke Idsøe
Starring
Rolf Lassgård, Kjersti Tveterås, Ida Ursin-Holm, Rolf Kristian Larsen, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Connie Nielsen, Karen-Lise Mynster, Henrik Mestad
Music
Uno Helmersson
Cinematography
Dan Laustsen
Runtime
126 min
Country
Norway, Sweden
Languages
Norwegian

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