Pelle Hvenegaard
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Pelle Hvenegaard is a Danish actor
and writer
, best known for his role in the award-winning film Pelle the Conqueror
, a Danish-Swedish co-production filmed on Sjaelland and Bornholm
, Denmark that was released in Sweden
December 25, 1987. Directed by Danish filmmaker Bille August
, the film was a huge critical success and went on to win the Golden Palm at the Cannes Film Festival
of 1988.
The filming started when he was only 11 years old and won Youth in Films Award, Best Foreign Actor 1988. The co-star Max von Sydow
playing his father, was nominated for an Oscar. It is based on a critically acclaimed series of novels by socialist writer Martin Andersen Nexo (1869–1954) about the life of a Swedish boy named Pelle who moves to Denmark with his father Lasse for a better life, only to end up running away and becoming a labour leader who leads his followers to freedom. Pelle Hvenegaard was coincidentally named after the Pelle of Nexo`s writings.
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, best known for his role in the award-winning film Pelle the Conqueror
Pelle the Conqueror
Pelle the Conqueror is a 1987 Danish film by Bille August that tells the story of two Swedish immigrants to Denmark, a father and son, who try to build a new life for themselves...
, a Danish-Swedish co-production filmed on Sjaelland and Bornholm
Bornholm
Bornholm is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea located to the east of the rest of Denmark, the south of Sweden, and the north of Poland. The main industries on the island include fishing, arts and crafts like glass making and pottery using locally worked clay, and dairy farming. Tourism is...
, Denmark that was released in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
December 25, 1987. Directed by Danish filmmaker Bille August
Bille August
Bille August is a Danish Academy Award winning film and television director. His film Pelle the Conqueror from 1987 won the Palme D'or, Academy Award and Golden Globe. He is one of the very few directors to win the Palme D'or twice, winning the prestigious award again in 1991 for The Best...
, the film was a huge critical success and went on to win the Golden Palm at the Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
of 1988.
The filming started when he was only 11 years old and won Youth in Films Award, Best Foreign Actor 1988. The co-star Max von Sydow
Max von Sydow
Max von Sydow is a Swedish actor. He has also held French citizenship since 2002. He has starred in many films and had supporting roles in dozens more...
playing his father, was nominated for an Oscar. It is based on a critically acclaimed series of novels by socialist writer Martin Andersen Nexo (1869–1954) about the life of a Swedish boy named Pelle who moves to Denmark with his father Lasse for a better life, only to end up running away and becoming a labour leader who leads his followers to freedom. Pelle Hvenegaard was coincidentally named after the Pelle of Nexo`s writings.