Bent Christensen (director)

Bent Christensen ( born May 28, 1929 in Gunderup in Aalborg, † 6 January 1992 in Keldernæs ) was a Danish film director, film producer, screenwriter and actor. His greatest fame he achieved by the films Naboerne and Harry and his valet ( Harry og kammertjeneren ), where he has directed. He also worked together with the writer Leif Panduro, who also wrote some templates and scripts.

Biography

Christensen was originally a priest in the Danish National Church, and then worked as a journalist before 1952 drama at the Privatteatrenes Elevskole began, and debuted in the same year as an actor. The following year, he made ​​his breakthrough in the play Ikke som de andre in the former Allé - scenes theater, now the Betty Nansen Teatret. After a few different theater roles and appearances at various houses, he was hired in 1953 for the Danish television Danmarks Radio. There Christensen participated in various entertainment programs, television formats, and the Danish Television Theatre, and was also active as a producer or director. During the same period he made ​​his debut as a theater director and was in the 1950s at Frederiksberg Teater, ABC Teatret and from Det Ny Teater 1956 at operate. In the middle of the 1950s he also began to appear in various films as an actor and resulted in 1958 in the feature film Pigen above vandpytten for the first time independently the director behind the camera ..

In 1962, he established himself as a producer in some Danish feature films. Already in the following years, he was from 1964 to 1968 director of the Danish film company ASA and 1968 of Film Studio Kinopalæet, while at the same time, he directed and produced some films and performances as an actor in various films had. Was particularly successful, especially the collaboration with the writer Leif Panduro, so lower in the popular television series in Denmark Smuglerne ( smugglers ).

His film Harry and his valet from 1961 has been awarded as the best Danish film with the Bodil and 1962 was nominated for an Oscar in the category for best foreign language film. His film Naboerne from 1966 has been awarded to the 5th International Moscow Film Festival.

From the late 1960s he also achieved international recognition and held in some European countries and the United States at various film schools presentations on various topics. From 1970 to 1972 he was director of Den Danske Filmskole.

The 1980s was Bent Christensen in the television and film industry significantly less active and he retired in this period gradually from this area and back but then looked again at the end of the 1980 years in some projects again. Mainly he instead worked as a freelance communications consultant, so among other things for the Danish Social Democrats, as well as some politicians of this party at this time. In his last years of his professional life, he led a multi-media company. After his retirement he last lived until his death in Lolland. .

Family

Christensen was married in first marriage with actress Lily Broberg. In his second marriage he was married to a production assistant and later actress and social democratic politician Lene Møller.

After his death he was buried in the Stokkemarke Kirkegård ( Stokkemarke cemetery) in Lolland.

Filmography

Actor

Producer

Screenwriter

Film Director

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