Waltzing Regitze

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Waltzing Regitze
Dansen med Regitze.jpg
Front cover of the Danish DVD for
Waltzing Regitze
Directed by Kaspar Rostrup
Written by
Produced by Lars Kolvig  [ da; sv ]
Starring
Cinematography Claus Loof  [ da; de ]
Edited by Grete Møldrup  [ da ]
Music by Fuzzy
Distributed by Nordisk Film
Release date
  • 17 November 1989 (1989-11-17)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryDenmark
LanguageDanish

Waltzing Regitze, also known as Memories of a Marriage, (Original title: Dansen med Regitze) is a 1989 Danish drama film directed by Kaspar Rostrup. Based upon a popular Danish novel by Martha Christensen, the film is an unsentimental portrait of the history and changes of a middle-aged couple's marriage, told through flashbacks during a summer party. The film stars Ghita Nørby and Frits Helmuth.

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Waltzing Regitze was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. [1] In 1990, it won the Robert Award for Film of the Year and swept the Bodil Awards, winning Best Danish Film as well as all four of acting categories.

Cast

ActorRoleNotes
Frits Helmuth Karl Aage Mikael Helmuth  [ af; da ] portrays a young Karl Aage
Ghita Nørby Regitze Rikke Bendsen portrays a young Regitze
Henning Moritzen Børge Michael Moritzen  [ af; da; nl ] portrays a young Børge
Anne Werner Thomsen  [ da ]Ilse Dorthe Simone Lang portrays a young Ilse
Henning Ditlev Rikard Kim Rømer  [ da ] portrays a young Rikard
Birgit Sadolin Annie Nanna Møller portrays a young Annie
Hans Henrik Clemensen  [ af; da ]John Peter Zhelder  [ da ] portrays John at 19 years old, while Sylvester Zimsen portrays John at 11–13 years old.
Kirsten Rolffes Regitze's Mother
Birgit Zinn  [ da ]Gloria
Torben Jensen Gloria's Husband
Poul Clemmensen Jonas
Tove Maës Vera
Lise Kamp Dahlerup Vibeke
Sune Kølster Brian
Jane Eggertsen Susan
Asger Bonfils  [ af; da ]Physician
Else Petersen Neighbour
Bolette Schrøder  [ da ]Funny girl
Anne Fletting  [ af; da ]Smart girl

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