Painter and women's film auteur pioneer ("Veronica's Veil", 1977), Jytte Rex, in her feature's narrative form, "meticulously mirrors a female universe" (Theo Angelópoulos). The love relationship between Clemens, an escaped convict, and Maria is explored. The couple turn outlaw as their child is seen by Clemens as an obstacle to his lust for adventure. Are dreams their only means of escape?
| Original title | Achilleshælen er mit våben |
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| Danish title | Achilleshælen er mit våben |
| Director | Jytte Rex |
| Screenplay | Jytte Rex |
| Producer | Nina Crone |
| Director of Photography | Alexander Gruszynski |
| Editor | Grete Møldrup |
| Sound | Dino Raymond Hansen |
| Appearance | Helle Ryslinge, Clemens Hildebrandt, Eileen Hansen, Julia McLean |
| Production country | Denmark |
| Domestic distribution | Kollektiv Film |
| Technical info | 35/o 16, 1,37:1 Academy, color, Sound |
| Danish theatrical release | 19.03.1979 |
| Cinemas | Dagmar |
| Find more |
Christian Braad Thomsen: Kniplersken og terroristen - dansk film i dag. "Dansk film. Sophienholm", red. Stig Brøgger m.fl. Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune 1981, s. 119-127. Susanne Fabricius: Film som kvindelig billedkunst. Susanne Fabricius: "Billeder af en ny virkelighed? - om kvinder, mænd og andet på film". Delta 1981, s. 112-115. (Optryk fra Levende Billeder 3/1979). Henning Pryds: Det filmiske tekstsystem og "blikket" i Jytte Rex: Achilleshælen er mit våben. "Billeder - læst og påskrevet", red. Svend Erik Larsen og Carsten Nicolaisen. Odense Universitetsforlag 1983, s. 137-161. Birte Friis og Kirsten Mark: Sårbarhedens påskud. Bidrag, bevidsthedssociologisk tidsskrift 15/1982. Lone Skovgaard: Rex-billeder. Levende Billeder 3/1985. Jens Toft: Notater om nogle nyere kvindefilm og filmæstetik. Bidrag, bevidsthedssociologisk tidsskrift 15/1982. |
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| Production company | Det Danske Filmstudie |
| Domestic distribution | Kollektiv Film |
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| Direction | Jytte Rex |
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| Script | Jytte Rex |
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| Producer | Nina Crone |
| Production assistant | Christian Braad Thomsen |
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| Cinematography | Alexander Gruszynski |
| Cinematographer | Dirk Brüel |
| Camera assistant | Jimmy Andreasen |
| Camera assistant | Torben Jensen |
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| Electrical dept. | Leif Barney Fick |
| Best boy | Per Jørgensen |
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| Editing | Grete Møldrup |
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| Sound | Dino Raymond Hansen |
| Sound | Peer Rievers |
| Sound | Vibeke Mader |
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| Maria | Helle Ryslinge |
| Clemens | Clemens Hildebrandt |
| Appearance | Eileen Hansen |
| Appearance | Julia McLean |
| Appearance | Lise Vesterskov |
| Appearance | Søren Danielsen |
| Appearance | Leif Barney Fick |
| Appearance | Anja Philip |
| Appearance | Elli Rex |
| Appearance | Ny Lotz |
| Appearance | Jens Højbjerg |
| Appearance | Ruth Pedersen |
| Appearance | Niels Levin |
| Appearance | Jon Bang Carlsen |
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