Screenplay: Karen Blixen

Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by Karen Blixen. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.


Out of Africa

1985 · Movie · 160 min. · United States

Direction Sydney Pollack

Cast Meryl Streep · Robert Redford · Klaus Maria Brandauer · Michael Kitchen

Plot Based on the book "Out of Africa" by Danish writer Isak Dinesen (her real name was Karen Blixen). Karen Blixen, a Danish woman, marries a friend for the title of...

7.4

63K votes

7.4

63K votes

Babette's Feast

1987 · Movie · 102 min. · Denmark

Direction Gabriel Axel

Cast Stéphane Audran · Jean-Philipe Lafont · Gudmar Wivesson · Jarl Kulle

Plot In 19th century Denmark, two adult sisters live in an isolated village with their father, who is the honored pastor of a small Protestant church that is almost a sect...

Max

7.4

9K votes

7.4

9K votes

The Immortal Story

1968 · Movie · 58 min. · France

Direction Orson Welles

Cast Orson Welles · Jeanne Moreau · Roger Coggio · Norman Eshley

Plot The Portuguese colony of Macao in the 19th century. Mr. Clay is a very rich merchant and the subject of town gossip. He has spent many years in China and...

Max

6.9

785 votes

6.9

785 votes

Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction

2023 · Movie · 94 min. · Denmark

Direction Bille August

Cast Sidse Babett Knudsen · Mikkel Boe Følsgaard · Christopher Læssø · Alice Bier Zanden

Plot In the fairy tale kingdom of Babenhausen, the monarch's search for an heir leads to a scandal and separation within the royal family.

5.0

351 votes

5.0

351 votes

Ehrengard

1982 · Movie · 96 min. · Italy

Direction Emidio Greco

Cast Jean-Pierre Cassel · Audrey Matson · Lea Padovani · Alessandro Haber

Plot Wolfgang Cazotte, a famous, refined and charming court painter of the early 19th century, conceives an idea: to seduce Ehrengard, a young and fiery virgin, without touching her, but only...

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The Dreamers (S)

1982 · Documentary · 22 min. · United States

Direction Orson Welles

Cast Orson Welles · Oja Kodar

Plot Between 1980 and 1982 Orson Welles shot with very limited means scenes for a film based on two short stories by Isak Dinesen: “The Dreamers” and “Echoes.” The intention was...

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Not rated