Tree of Knowledge

Tree of Knowledge (1981)

Kundskabens træ

As a group of Danish children pass into adolescence, gradually the most popular girl becomes an outcast, for trivial reasons that she never understands.

Date of release
1981-11-13
TMDB
6.8 / 10 (28)
Runtime
1h 50m
Genres
Drama
Director
Nils Malmros

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1

Tree of Knowledge is a 1981 Danish coming-of-age drama directed by Nils Malmros. The film details the lives of 17 teenage schoolmates in 1950s Denmark. Shooting on location at the high school which he had attended, Malmros took two years to film the action, so the cast members reflected the real-life physical and emotional development of their characters.

Production

When Nils Malmros called Gitte Iben Andersen to say that she had been chosen to play Lene, she objected that there was a group nudity scene. She initially refused to play the scene for that reason but eventually agreed when Malmos remarked that all other girls had accepted the scene, without realising that he had used the same trick with them.

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