Queen Margrethe II of Denmark is adding another title to her royal resume: costume designer.
The royal, who celebrated 50 years on the throne in 2022, served as the costume and production designer for Netflix film “Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction.” The feature was released in September 2023; Queen Margrethe II was not paid by the production companies for her work on the film.
“Ehrengard” is an adaptation of Karen Blixen’s fairytale about a lady-in-waiting who dodges a royal court painter’s advances. Blixen was a Danish baroness who published under pseudonym Isak Dinesen.
“It was great fun,” Queen Margrethe II told The New York Times of working on the movie adaptation. “I hope that Blixenites will accept the way we’ve done it.”
Queen Margrethe II designed 51 costumes and made 81 decoupages, or collages, for the film. The sets were based on her drawings and other artwork.
“I’ve been interested in...
The royal, who celebrated 50 years on the throne in 2022, served as the costume and production designer for Netflix film “Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction.” The feature was released in September 2023; Queen Margrethe II was not paid by the production companies for her work on the film.
“Ehrengard” is an adaptation of Karen Blixen’s fairytale about a lady-in-waiting who dodges a royal court painter’s advances. Blixen was a Danish baroness who published under pseudonym Isak Dinesen.
“It was great fun,” Queen Margrethe II told The New York Times of working on the movie adaptation. “I hope that Blixenites will accept the way we’ve done it.”
Queen Margrethe II designed 51 costumes and made 81 decoupages, or collages, for the film. The sets were based on her drawings and other artwork.
“I’ve been interested in...
- 11/3/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Class is still in session at Netflix as the fourth and final season of Sex Education remained at the top of its TV ratings charts.
The teen series scored 13.4M views in its second week, up from the 12M views that it secured last week. The move also helped the first season sneak into the top ten with 1.9M views. Elsewhere, on the TV charts, British true crime doc Who Killed Jill Dando? claimed second place in its debut week with 5.5M views, Love Is Blind was in third spot, the second season of Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal was in fourth place, alien docuseries Encounters discovered 4.4M views in fifth place, followed by One Piece, which got 3.8M views to take it to 57.8M views to date, season five of Virgin River, the video game adaptation Castlevania: Nocturne, which got 2.6M views and HBO series The Pacific in tenth spot.
The teen series scored 13.4M views in its second week, up from the 12M views that it secured last week. The move also helped the first season sneak into the top ten with 1.9M views. Elsewhere, on the TV charts, British true crime doc Who Killed Jill Dando? claimed second place in its debut week with 5.5M views, Love Is Blind was in third spot, the second season of Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal was in fourth place, alien docuseries Encounters discovered 4.4M views in fifth place, followed by One Piece, which got 3.8M views to take it to 57.8M views to date, season five of Virgin River, the video game adaptation Castlevania: Nocturne, which got 2.6M views and HBO series The Pacific in tenth spot.
- 10/3/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Based on the Danish novel Ehrengard, written by Karen Blixen, Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction, a Netflix original film brings to screen a sweet and serene period drama that is indeed going make your heart swoon with love. The narrative follows an exuberant royal painter named Wolfgang Cazotte, who is attracted to a military man’s daughter, Ehrengard. He is determined to seduce Ehrengard through his cunning tactics, but in his journey to win her over, he has to take part in a compromise with the Grand Duchess of Babenhausen. Let’s explore the character arc of Cazotte to know if he manages to achieve his desired goal.
Spoiler Alert
Who was Cazotte?
Cazotte had a unique vision and an intriguing taste in art. Like most of the artists, nature was his muse, but he found women’s bodies to be his only fascination and inspiration to make art. His...
Spoiler Alert
Who was Cazotte?
Cazotte had a unique vision and an intriguing taste in art. Like most of the artists, nature was his muse, but he found women’s bodies to be his only fascination and inspiration to make art. His...
- 9/19/2023
- by Poulami Nanda
- Film Fugitives
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