Cinema
Mirror, Mirror
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Edward Fleming · 1978
Synopsis
Bent, a factory worker, is homosexual; he hides it at work and lives his evenings freely with his friends, many of them in drag. His mother, a cabaret dancer who never made it and lives in the memory of counts and barons, wanted a girl and has never hidden it from him: Bent should have been called Bente. One day, a young student arrives in Copenhagen and is assigned a room right in the middle of this little world.
Context
The screenplay is by the author, from an original story. Produced by his company with Crone Film, shot in colour on images by Claus Loof, to music by Ole Høyer, the film was edited by the author with Grete Møldrup and Gert Fredholm. It was released on 24 February 1978. Frits Helmuth plays Bent and Bodil Kjer his mother, Gloria Gibson, surrounded by Preben Kaas and Jesper Klein. The comedy turns tragic at times.
Who it is for
One hour forty-five minutes, in Danish. A comedy about the homosexuals and transvestites of its time, never unkind to them.
Prizes and reception
Bodil for best actor for Frits Helmuth in 1978; held by a large part of the critics to be its director's best film.
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