The Pact

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The Pact

Released Feb 11, 2022

1h 40m

Drama

History

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It's 1948 and 63-year-old "Out of Africa" author Karen Blixen (pen name: Isak Dinesen) is a lonely literary sensation -- until she meets talented 30-year-old poet Thorkild Bjørnvig. She promises him stardom if he will obey her unconditionally. From director Bille August (PELLE THE CONQUEROR) comes this sterling adaptation of Bjørnvig's bestselling memoir.

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Peter Rainer

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

A little too straightforward and bland... But it's an admirable film.

Mar 11, 2022

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

An interesting, impeccably groomed period piece...

Rated: 2.5/4

Feb 25, 2022

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Rex Reed

Observer

A fascinating footnote to the story of Isak Dinesen and the impossible standards that defined her accomplishments and failures.

Rated: 3/4

Feb 18, 2022

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Carlos Bonfil

La Jornada

Neumann doesn't mine the complex possibilities and dramatic layers that Blixen, the tyrannical and temperamental writer, was known to possess. Something similar also happens with the film itself, too contained in its preciousness and academic formality.

Aug 8, 2022

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Elsa Fernández-Santos

El Pais (Spain)

An attractive film even though after two hours it doesn't fulfill its promise to shed light on one episode of Karen Blixen's life. [Full review in Spanish]

Jun 15, 2022

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Nadir Samara

Screen Rant

The film is masterful in exploring the kinetic energy between its leads, even in the most subdued scenes. It’s a slow burn, but one feels the heat.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 1, 2022

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jill c

Knockout job by Birthe Neumann- whoa. Right up there with Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard. A wringer of a benefactor and her poor sod of a poet. Great film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Bille August

Director

Birthe Neumann

Karen Blixen

Simon Bennebjerg

Thorkild Bjørnvig

Nanna Voss

Grete

Asta Kamma August

Benedicte

Anders Heinrichsen

Knud W. Jensen

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Synopsis

It's 1948 and 63-year-old "Out of Africa" author Karen Blixen (pen name: Isak Dinesen) is a lonely literary sensation -- until she meets talented 30-year-old poet Thorkild Bjørnvig. She promises him stardom if he will obey her unconditionally. From director Bille August (PELLE THE CONQUEROR) comes this sterling adaptation of Bjørnvig's bestselling memoir.

Director: Bille August
Producer: Jesper Morthorst, Karin Trolle
Screenwriter: Christian Torpe
Distributor: Juno Films
Production Co: SF Studios, Motor
Genre: Drama, History
Original Language: Danish
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 11, 2022, Limited
Runtime: 1h 40m

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