Borgen (TV series)

Borgen - Dangerous cliques ( Original title: Borgen ) is a Danish television series, developed and written by lead author Adam Price and his co- authors Jeppe Gram and Tobias Lindholm Gjervig. Directed lead Søren Kragh- Jacobsen, Annette K. Olesen, and Mikkel Nørgaard Rumle Hammerich. The first ten-part series was broadcast by the Danish channels DR1 from 26 September 2010, the second in the fall of 2011. Season three had on 1 January 2013 on Danish television premiere. Here Jesper W. Nielsen alone resulted Director.

The original Danish title Borgen (German: , the castle ') is the colloquial name of Christiansborg Palace, seat of the Danish Parliament, the Government and the Supreme Court.

In Germany two episodes of the first season of Arte sent from 9 February 2012. The second season was seen in autumn 2012 Arte. As of October 3, 2013 Arte broadcast every Thursday at 21 clock per two episodes of the third season in a row. Prior to broadcast the third season Price in Denmark announced that the third also likely the final season will be.

  • 7.1 Season 1
  • 7.2 Season 2
  • 7.3 Season 3

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First Season

The focus of the series is Birgitte Nyborg ( Sidse Babette Knudsen ), a politician of the Moderate Party fictitious, who is unexpectedly elected as the first Prime Minister of Denmark. Borgen - Dangerous cliques is about the intrigues and power plays in politics. Furthermore, the influence of the press is the fourth estate as part of the film's narrative. The series also sheds light on the private lives of the actors, including Nyborg family life with their two children and her husband, who between them as agreed his career first hintan presents for his wife. The situation, however it grows with time over his head and he is increasingly dissatisfied.

Second Season

The second season playing in the subsequent year of the reign of Birgitte Nyborg. Bent Sejrø, her confidant and mentor, suffers a stroke, but returns five months later completely healed in the State Chancellery back. Birgitte Nyborg is divorced; their daughter Laura suffered from a panic disorder and is successfully treated in psychiatry. In the last episode Nyborg calls new elections.

Third Season

Birgitte Nyborg versa 2 ½ years later from the private sector in the policy back. Since the return to the moderates is blocked, she founded a new party, New Democrats. In addition Bent, her political mentor, and wins or loses new contributors. Your new spin doctor is Katrine Fønsmark, with Kasper Juul has a son, but lives separately from him. Torben Friis, the news director of TV1 is one of the main characters of the third season.

Main characters

Instrumentation and synchronization

Parties and the media

  • The moderates ( De Moderate ) are the party Birgitte Nyborg ( in Season 1 and 2 ) and the center at the start left locates. Moderates based on the Det radical Venstre.
  • The Workers' Party ( Arbejderpartiet ) is ahead of the Liberals, the largest in Parliament, but is often plagued by fighting wing. It is based on the Socialdemokraterne.
  • The milieu Party ( Miljøpartiet ) represents mainly green and ecological points of view, but is also particularly tried to integration policy. As model for the Socialistisk Folkeparti.
  • The Liberals ( De Liberals) are the second largest party in parliament and they are based on Venstre. They often cooperate with the Conservatives.
  • The New Conservatives ( Ny højre ) are strongly associated with the Liberals and Conservatives are based on the Folkeparti.
  • The Freedom Party ( Frihedspartiet ) is a right-wing populist group that is based on the Danish People's Party. Since they express themselves partly xenophobic, they are not used by the other parties to form a government.
  • TV1 is the most important television networks, regularly sending interviews and debates on the events in the castle. Note the frequent conflicts over the balance between quality journalism and audience.
  • The Ekspress is a newspaper whose front page stories often influence policy, the stories do not always relate to political issues but also often the private lives of politicians.
  • The second is in sharp competition with TV1. The transmitter is often mentioned, but rarely shown directly.

Broadcast

Arte sent on 9 February to March 8, 2012 every Thursday a two-part episode of the first season. The series was broadcast from August 20, 2012 in Switzerland. As of 29 October 2012 ( SRF 1) aired the second season on Swiss Television. The ARD sector program EinsFestival repeated all ten episodes of the first season in the New Year's Eve from 2012 to 2013, and then directly on New Year once again complete in a total of two passes. In Austria, ORF 2 emits the first season of the series since July 2013 every Sunday night in double episodes from.

Arte was the November 22 to December 13, 2012 every Thursday the second season in triple - and double episodes. The third season aired in double episodes from Arte from October 3 to October 31, 2013.

Reps ran et al WDR television, at one festival and in the First. The series has been sold in 70 countries worldwide.

Borgen on DVD

Episode List

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Reception

Süddeutsche.de referred to the series as " phenomenally good European television". She was awarded the 2010 Prix Italia for best television series. 2011 Sidse Babette Knudsen received the Golden Nymph at the Festival de Télévision de Monte- Carlo. On 27 May 2012, the series was awarded a BAFTA Award for the best international television series.

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