The Dreamer - Becoming Karen Blixen Part 1 (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 45 min | Biography, Drama

The Dreamer - Becoming Karen Blixen

Part 1 (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 45 min | Biography, Drama

Karen Blixen returns home from Kenya. Destitute and uneducated, she lives at the mercy of her family. She wishes to be independent and tries to become a writer.

Creator

Dunja Gry Jensen (created by)

Director

Jeanette Nordahl (directed by)

Writers

Per Daumiller (co-writer) | Dunja Gry Jensen (written by) | Karoline Leth (idea) | Connie Nielsen (idea)

Producers

Marie Gade Denessen (producer) | Charlotte Hjordt (producer) | Karoline Leth (producer)

Composers

Martin Dirkov (composer) | Yves Gourmeur (composer)

Cinematographer

Aske Foss

Editors

Rasmus Gitz-Johansen (edited by) | Nicolaj Monberg (edited by)

Casting Director

Djamila Hansen

Production Designer

Nikolaj Danielsen (production design)

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Edit Released

Updated Apr 3, 2022

Release date

Sep 18, 2022 (Denmark)

Awards

Series awards

3 nominations

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18 cast members

Name	Known for
Connie Nielsen Karen Karen See fewer	Gladiator (2000)
Hanne Uldal Ingeborg Ingeborg See fewer	Haiti Express (1983)
Joachim Fjelstrup Tommy Tommy See fewer	Frankenstein (2025)
Lene Maria Christensen Elle Elle See fewer	Easy Skanking (2006)
Lars Mikkelsen Knud Knud See fewer	Frankenstein (2025)
Solbjørg Højfeldt Bess Bess See fewer	Flickering Lights (2000)
Lochlann O'Mearáin Denys Denys See fewer	Outlander (2014)
Johannes Kuhnke Bror Blixen Bror Blixen See fewer	Force Majeure (2014)
Didier Colfs Mira Jama Mira Jama See fewer	Transferts (2017)
Emmalia Gonzales Ebbesen Little Ingeborg Little Ingeborg See fewer	The Dreamer - Becoming Karen Blixen (2022)
Clara Ellegaard Gerda Gerda See fewer	DNA (I) (2019)
Katinka Evers-Jahnsen Little Karen Little Karen See fewer	The Guilty (2018)
Anne Fletting Madam Rasmussen Madam Rasmussen See fewer	After the Wedding (2006)
Josephine Grau Jonna Jonna See fewer	Unruly (2022)
Vilje Gabrielle Katring-Rasmussen Anne Anne See fewer	The Dreamer - Becoming Karen Blixen (2022)
Mohamed Ali Osman Farah Farah See fewer	St. Bernard Syndicate (2018)
Joakim Munck af Rosenschöld Alfred (2022) Alfred (2022) See fewer	Bedrag (2016)
Missoum Slimani Said Said See fewer	Rascals (2022)