Anja Breien

Anja Breien was born on 12 July 1940 in Oslo, the daughter of the writer Hans Breien. After studying French at the University of Oslo, she graduated in 1964 from the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques in Paris; she had already worked as a script supervisor and in 1966 was Henning Carlsen's assistant. Her first feature film was released in 1971. Her films, fiction or documentary, bear the mark of her social commitment, in particular to women's rights. She died on 10 May 2026.

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• CinemaWivesHustruerAnja Breien · 1975Cinema