Annelise Hovmand
- Directing
- September 17, 1924 · Copenhagen, Denmark
- December 28, 2016
Biography
Annelise Hovmand was a pioneering Danish film director, screenwriter, and editor, notable for being one of the first female directors in Denmark. She began her career as a film editor before transitioning to directing. Hovmand's debut feature, Arvingen (1954), explores themes of inheritance and family dynamics. She continued to direct films that often focused on social issues, including Ingen tid til kærtegn (1957) and Ta' det som en mand, frue! (1975). Hovmand's work paved the way for future generations of female filmmakers in Denmark.
Known for
Filmography
- Hay Fever · Director, Writer
- Hvor der er vilje, er der vej · Director
- Krigsdøtre · Director
- The Mad Dane
- Days in My Father's House · Editing
- De forsvundne breve · Director, Editing
- Nu stiger den · Director
- Grænseland · Director, Writer
- Norden i flammer · Director
- Fremrykket møde · Speaker (Voice)
- Sextet · Director, Writer
- The Queen's Guardsman · Writer
- The Musketeers · Director, Writer
- Frihedens pris · Director, Writer
- Krudt og klunker · Director, Writer
- Be Dear to Me · Director, Writer
- The Blinded · Producer
- Hvorfor stjæler barnet? · Director
- Skatteøens hemmelighed · Assistant Director, Editing
- Man burde ta' sig af det · Editing
- Naalen · Assistant Director, Editing
- En dag i radioen · Editing
- Næste Gang er det dig · Editing
- Den termiske mannequin · Director, Writer
- Splintret emaille · Editing, Assistant Director