1864 (TV series)
| 1864 | |
|---|---|
| Genre | War drama |
| Created by | Ole Bornedal |
| Written by | Ole Bornedal |
| Directed by | Dan Laustsen |
| Starring |
Pilou Asbæk Jakob Oftebro Marie Tourell Søderberg Sidse Babett Knudsen Søren Malling Jens Sætter-Lassen Nicolas Bro Johannes Lassen Sarah-Sofie Boussnina Bent Mejding |
| Composer(s) | Marco Beltrami |
| Country of origin | Denmark |
| Original language(s) | Danish |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
Jonas Allen Peter Bose |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | DR1 |
| Website | |
1864 is a Danish television series about the Second Schleswig War between Denmark and Prussia and Austria which ended in 1864 with Denmark conceding around 25% of its territory to Prussia. This outcome had a profound effect on Denmark, setting the country's course for its modern development. It is the most expensive Danish TV series to be made.
The television series was first broadcast on DR1 on 12 October 2014. It was immediately criticised for historical inaccuracies. The series producer, Peter Bose, commented that "We were expecting debates but were rather surprised by the continuous bashing".
The series has a dark and bleak atmosphere despite much being photographed in wide open spaces.
It is 1851 and the people of a Danish village await the return of the victorious soldiers from the First Schleswig War. Among the soldiers is farmer Thøger Jensen (Lars Mikkelsen), who has suffered a severe leg wound and returns to his wife Karen (Sarah Boberg) and sons 12-year-old Laust (Sylvester Byder) and 11-year-old Peter (Benjamin Holmstrøm Nielsen). Also returning is Didrich (Pilou Asbæk), son of the local landowner, the Baron, who served as a captain. Didrich has been severely damaged psychologically by the war and has also been tainted by cowardice; his father reveals that he bribed his fellow officers not to report him to the military authorities. Didrich's mother died giving birth to him, and his father (Waage Sandø) has never forgiven him; while kind to his tenants, he treats his son with scorn.
Overjoyed to have their father home, Laust and Peter also befriend Inge Juel (Fanny Bornedal), the spirited daughter of the Baron's new estate manager. Didrich, too, who is increasingly becoming a dissolute alcoholic, has feelings for Inge, although she is only a child. At the harvest festival celebrations he propositions her, but she slaps his face and runs away. Later, Thøger dies from his wound, which has never healed and causes him great pain, and Laust becomes a stable boy for the Baron.
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