Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction (Danish: Ehrengard: Forførelsens kunst) is a 2023 Danish romantic comedy period drama written by Anders August and directed by his father Bille August. It is based on the novel Ehrengard (1963) by Karen Blixen.
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Plot
In the fictional kingdom of Babenhausen, the artist Cazotte is hired by the Grand Duchess to help her son, Prince Lothar, marry and produce an heir. The plan backfires when Prince Lothar and Princess Ludmilla conceive a child five months before their wedding. The Prince and Princess go into hiding at Rosenbad, accompanied by Ehrengard, as lady-in-waiting, and Cazotte. While the Grand Duke's cousins, the Marbods, try to discover what is going on, Cazotte attempts to woo Ehrengard. After an unsuccessful attempt by the Marbods to kidnap the baby, Ehrengard protects the Princess and the real truth of the matter by telling the Marbods that she is the mother of the child. In the end, Cazotte reveals his better-known identity as Casanova.
Cast
Mikkel Boe Følsgaard as Mr. Cazotte
Sidse Babett Knudsen as the Grand Duchess
Alice Bier Zandén as Ehrengard
Emilie Kroyer Koppel as Princess Ludmilla
Emil Aron Dorph as Prince Lothar
Jacob Lohmann as Mr. Marbod
Sara-Marie Maltha as Mrs. Marbod
Jakob Højlev Jørgensen as Matthias
Lone Rødbroe as Lisbeth
Christopher Læssø as Mr. Podolski
Alban Lendorf as Kurt
Production
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark designed 51 costumes for the film, as well as 81 decoupages that made up the basis for the sets. She is credited as set and costume designer, but was not paid by the production companies for her contributions.
The film project was developed for over a decade by Jacob Jørgensen and JJ Film. Anders August ("The Marco Effect") wrote the screenplay adapted from Ehrengard (1963), a novel by Karen Blixen.
Marcella Dichmann from SF Studios and Netflix were involved in production, with Netflix also serving as distributor. Bille August directed the film.
Release
The film was released on Netflix on 14 September 2023.