Oviri (1986)
Directed by Henning Carlsen

Biography / Drama

Film Synopsis

Autumn, 1893.  The painter Paul Gauguin has just returned from Tahiti hoping to be crowned with success.  He is soon disappointed.  An exhibition of his exotic paintings is met only with sarcasm and misunderstanding.  Only Degas appreciates the power of his work and nicknames him 'The Wolf'.  Whilst awaiting a family inheritance that will allow him to return to his South Sea paradise, Gaugin continues painting.  Judith, the daughter of a mediocre musician, regards him with a smouldering passion.  The painter is torn between two women: his mistress, Juliette, who gave birth to their child during his stay in Tahiti, and a young Javanese offered to him by an art dealer...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Henning Carlsen
  • Script: Henning Carlsen, Jean-Claude Carrière, Christopher Hampton
  • Cinematographer: Mikael Salomon
  • Music: Roger Bourland, Ole Schmidt
  • Cast: Donald Sutherland (Paul Gauguin), Max von Sydow (August Strindberg), Jean Yanne (William Molard), Sofie Gråbøl (Judith Molard), Valeri Glandut (Annah), Ghita Nørby (Ida Molard), Merete Voldstedlund (Mette Gad), Fanny Bastien (Juliette Huet), Jørgen Reenberg (Eduard Brandes), Henrik Larsen (Julien Leclercq), Jesper Bruun Rasmussen (Auctioneer), Yves Barsacq (Edgar Degas), Thomas Antoni (Jourdan), Kristina Dubin (Aline Gauguin), Chili Turèll (Guest At Durandd-Ruel), Laura Kamis Wrang (Stuepige), Solbjørg Højfeldt, Morten Grunwald, John Hahn-Petersen, Luis Rego
  • Country: Denmark / France
  • Language: French / English / Danish
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 90 min

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