Formynderne (1978)

Film about a woman's struggle in a male-dominated society in the late 1800s. Amalie Skram was one of our first female writers who fought woman liberation cause. In a society that did not accept that a woman could have its own independent work, it was difficult for a woman to work as a creative artist, wife and mother. The author's autobiographical novels "Professor Hieronimus" and "On St. Jorgen" underlies this film.

Released Oct. 1, 1978 103 min 15+

Genres: Drama

Keywords: imdb.f-rated, imdb.artist, imdb.marriage, imdb.based-on-novel, imdb.psychiatric-hospital, imdb.married

Country: Norway
Languages: Norwegian