P.S. Krøyer is the undisputed centre of the Skagen painters. He is famous; he is lionized, and married to the most beautiful woman in Copenhagen. He is ignorant of the fact that he has inherited his mother’s mental illness, so he rides the pinnacle of success, until fate catches up with him. This documentary is a tribute to an artistic prodigy, who, in spite of his manic disease, kept “the great party” going, was given room to excel, and thus brought Danish art to an international level. But when his mother’s insanity starts to manifest itself in Krøyer, the famous painter faces desperate times. Once he was singing and feeling almost invincible, but now his beautiful life starts to unravel. His wife leaves him, and with her the whole foundation of his idyllic existence disappears. But he has to live on. And maternal Henny Brodersen becomes Krøyer’s steady loving support until the very end.
Director Anna von Lowzow have worked for Danish television for many years and have also published books. Hers and her collegue Marcus Mandal television series about the history of the Danish royal family was a hit in 2003. In 2006 “Scanorama” have shown her film “Karen Blixen – Out of thi World”.
SCAN: P.S. Kroyer – What a Life!
SCAN: P.S. Kroyer – What a Life!
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Genre
Drama
Run time
1h 0min
Genre
Drama
Run time
1h 0min
P.S. Krøyer is the undisputed centre of the Skagen painters. He is famous; he is lionized, and married to the most beautiful woman in Copenhagen. He is ignorant of the fact that he has inherited his mother’s mental illness, so he rides the pinnacle of success, until fate catches up with him. This documentary is a tribute to an artistic prodigy, who, in spite of his manic disease, kept “the great party” going, was given room to excel, and thus brought Danish art to an international level. But when his mother’s insanity starts to manifest itself in Krøyer, the famous painter faces desperate times. Once he was singing and feeling almost invincible, but now his beautiful life starts to unravel. His wife leaves him, and with her the whole foundation of his idyllic existence disappears. But he has to live on. And maternal Henny Brodersen becomes Krøyer’s steady loving support until the very end.
Director Anna von Lowzow have worked for Danish television for many years and have also published books. Hers and her collegue Marcus Mandal television series about the history of the Danish royal family was a hit in 2003. In 2006 “Scanorama” have shown her film “Karen Blixen – Out of thi World”.
Director Anna von Lowzow have worked for Danish television for many years and have also published books. Hers and her collegue Marcus Mandal television series about the history of the Danish royal family was a hit in 2003. In 2006 “Scanorama” have shown her film “Karen Blixen – Out of thi World”.