Denmark representative in the Oscar dispute for best international film this year, the feature is available at Mubi
Denmark representative in the Oscar dispute for best international film this year, The needle girlwhich is available in the Mubi catalog, is inspired by a dark real story. Learn all about the competitor of I’m still here in the largest award of the following cinema:
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What is the story of The needle girl?
Swedish’s direction Magnus von Horn, The needle girl It is a mix of drama and suspense that takes place in the Danish capital, Copenhagen, shortly after World War I.
In history, the young and working girl Karoline (VIC CARMEN SONNE, Holiday) It is a worker who loses his job because of his pregnancy, the result of a loving case with his wealthy boss.
With the disappearance of her husband in combat and the failed relationship with the boss, Karoline He finds herself abandoned and alone, falling into a growing miserable situation.
One day, the girl finds comfort and a different way of surviving with Dagmar (Tine Dyrholm, Queen of Cup), a charismatic older woman, director of a clandestine adoption agency, which exists under the disguise of a candy store.
Karoline and Dagmar They create an intense connection and bond, but the young woman’s world collapses when she perceives the weight of the woman’s work, which she was already involuntarily involved, and a shocking discovery puts Karoline again in the face of an unbearable horror.
Inspirations in German expressionism and in TRUE CRIME
The needle girl It is inspired by German expressionism, a movement that emerged in the mid -1920s when the film is set. Karoline’s story is a portrait of postwar Europe.
In addition, the feature also refers to the genre TRUE CRIME through the plot of DAGMAR OVERBYEwhich is based on the real story of one of the serial killers Most famous Denmark.
Who was Dagmar Overbye?
Dagmar Johanne Amalie Overby (1887-1929) murdered dozens of children in Copenhagen. Her motivation was financial: she profited being the intermediate among mothers who wanted to get rid of their children and who would receive the children. But it was all a lie: there were no adoptive families, and Dagmar killed the children handed over to her.
It is believed that Dagmar It acted between 1913 and 1920, a time when the birth and adoption records were precarious. This helps explain why it took so long for her to take. For killing so many children, she earned the nickname “Angel Maker”.
Dagmar He hanged, drowned and burned the children. Many of the remains were found in the oven of the heating system of their home. The records of the crime scenes served as the basis for the production of The needle girl. The 122 transcription pages of the judgment of Overbye also inspired the script, signed by von horn and by the Danish Line Langebek.
Overbye He confessed to killing 16 children, but the actual number is believed to be much higher. The criminal was sentenced to death, but then his sentence moved to life imprisonment. She died in jail in 1929.
What is fact and what is fiction in The needle girl?
The version of Overbye that appears in The needle girl It is much older than the real -life killer. Dyrholm It is in the 50s, while Overbye was in 30 when the events took place. She was also a compulsive liar, which was less organized than the representation of Dyrholm.
Already Karoline never really existed. She is inspired by the woman who reportedly denounced dagmar to the police after regretting her baby. Watch the trailer of The needle girl Following:
Rolling Stone Brazil Cinema Special
The cinema is the subject of the new special printed of the Rolling Stone Brazil. In a magazine dedicated to seventh art lovers, we interviewed Francis Ford Coppolawhich reaches 85 years amid the release of his new movie, Megalópolisbold and millionaire endeavor financed by himself.
Undabase in the face of controversial reactions to the novelty, which took about 40 years to get out of paper, the filmmaker defends the boldness of being creative of the film industry and opens, in good Portuguese, the influence of Brazil on his new movie: “Joy” .
The special also brings conversations with Walter Salles, FERNANDA TORRES and Selton Mello on I’m still herea chat about soundtracks with the conductor João Carlos Martinsan exclusive list of the 100 best films in history (50 national, 50 international), another list of the 101 largest trails in the history of cinema, one warm for the Oscar 2025 and the radar of globe, Globo Filmes, O2 Play and O2 movies for the coming months.
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