Karen Blixen Movies

An aged, wealthy trader plots with his servant to recreate a maritime tall tale, using a local woman and an unknown sailor as actors.

Tells the life story of Danish author Karen Blixen, who at the beginning of the 20th century moved to Africa to build a new life for herself. The...

A French housekeeper with a mysterious past brings quiet revolution in the form of one exquisite meal to a circle of starkly pious villagers in late...

Wolfgang Cazotte, a famous, refined and charming court painter of the early 19th century, plans to seduce Ehrengard, an attractive and proud virgin,...

When a self-appointed expert on love tries to teach a timid prince the art of seduction, the plan backfires, leading to scandal — and...

Based on a story by Karen Blixen. Elisabeth von Rosen plays a young, newlywed, and happy lady of the manor. But when she comes face to face with a...

The film will be set in a religious community in small-town Minnesota, where two older, unmarried sisters accept a refugee, who leads them to...

Footage shot for Orson Welles' unfinished and unreleased film project, edited into a short documentary.

This is the story of the incredible life of Karen Blixen/ Isak Dinesen − a story just as dramatic as her own fantastic tales. It is a story...

In this essay on Babette's Feast, filmmaker Michael Almereyda charts the path from Isak Dinesen’s story to Gabriel Axel’s film, taking...

A look at the life of esteemed Danish writer Karen Blixen.