Meeting The Danish Woman

Meeting The Danish Woman


By Michael Pickard
June 17, 2025

The Director’s Chair

Writer-director Benedikt Erlingsson discusses making Icelandic series Danska Konan (The Danish Woman), partnering with “extraordinary talent” Trine Dyrholm as the titular character, and why he didn’t want to Save the Cat.

 

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