Daisy Diamond (2007)

Name: Daisy Diamond
Genre: Drama
Released: 2007-11-23
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 5.6
Cast: Noomi Rapace, Trine Dyrholm, Sofie Gråbøl, Charlotte Munck, Thure Lindhardt

Daisy Diamond (2007), directed by Simon Staho, starring Noomi Rapace and Trine Dyrholm.

11/23/2007 BR Drama 1h 34m

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A tragic story about Anna who dreams of one thing only: making it as an actress. She moves from Sweden to Copenhagen to pursue her dream. But fate has something else in store for her. Though she struggles to give her 4-month-old daughter a good start in life, she ultimately fails to unite her dream of acting with a safe and loving environment for her child, culminating in a desperate act that has fatal consequences for Anna and her daughter.

Eric KressCinematography
Simon StahoDirector, Writer
Janus Billeskov JansenEditing
Joachim HolbekOriginal music

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Daisy Diamond is a 2007 Danish film starring Noomi Rapace, directed by Simon Staho and co-written by him and Peter Asmussen.

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Daisy Diamond is a 2007 Danish film starring Noomi Rapace, directed by Simon Staho and co-written by him and Peter Asmussen.

Plot

Dark and tragic, the story revolves around 22 year old Anna, a girl from a wealthy family, who is also fiercely ambitious and dreams of one thing only: making it as an actress. One day, Anna decides to pack her bags and leave, without telling her mother or father. She moves from Sweden to Copenhagen to pursue her dream. However, when she gets to the city, fate has something else in store for her. Anna discovers she will soon become a mother. Later, after giving birth to baby girl, she tries to chase after her dream, once again. Undoubtedly talented, she has one problem – being the single mother of a now 4-month-old baby. Though she struggles to give her daughter a good start in life, she ultimately fails to unite her dream of acting with a safe and loving environment for her child. Having to take her baby with her to auditions, the child's crying results in Anna not getting a part. Torn between her duties as a mother, and her passion for acting and the need to earn money, Anna is driven to the limits of her patience - with tragic consequences: she drowns her baby in a bathtub. What follows is a downward spiral: she begins working as a prostitute, and under the stage name 'Daisy Diamond', she acts in porn movies. In the end, she finally lands a role, and as part of that role, she plunges into a bathtub.

Cast

Noomi Rapace as Anna

Thure Lindhardt as Casting actor

Benedikte Hansen as Instructor 1

Morten Kirkskov as Instructor's assistant 1

Trine Dyrholm as Eva

Dejan Čukić as Bettina

Sofie Gråbøl as Actress

Christian Tafdrup as Thomas Lund

David Dencik as Jens

Jens Albinus as Kunde

Thomas Voss as Actor in a porno film (uncredited)

Lotte Andersen as Instructor 2

Lærke Winther Andersen as Instructor 3

Amelie Thomesen as Daisy

Sofie Pedersen Munkholm as Daisy

Reception

Jonathan Holland of Variety said that "[t]he first five minutes of Daisy Diamond feature a smack injection and a rape, [after which], things only get bleaker".

Despite a negative review from Variety, the film was selected for the main competition at the San Sebastián International Film Festival and Rapace won acclaim for her portrayal of troubled teen mother Anna. According to the same publication, "Rapace delivers a superbly committed performance in a demanding role, the actress having to expose herself physically and emotionally". She won the two top film awards in Denmark (the Bodil and Robert prize) for Best Actress for her role in the film.

Trine Dyrholm was also nominated for both the Bodil and Robert awards for her supporting role as Eva.

The film did receive criticism for the supposed abuse occurring to a baby actor during production.

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External links

Daisy Diamond at IMDb

Text from Daisy Diamond on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daisy_Diamond

Trivia

It premiered on November 23, 2007, a Friday.
It runs 1h34 — a typical feature length.
This film's quiz has 12 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosXX Film, Zentropa Entertainments, Sonet Film, Tju Bang Film
CountriesDenmark, Sweden
LanguagesDanish, English, Swedish
StatusReleased

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Eric Kress Cinematography
Simon Staho Director
Janus Billeskov Jansen Editing
Joachim Holbek Original music
Peter Asmussen Writer
Simon Staho Writer

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What is Daisy Diamond about?

Daisy Diamond: A tragic story about Anna who dreams of one thing only: making it as an actress. She moves from Sweden to Copenhagen to pursue her dream. But fate has something else in store for her. Though she struggles to give her 4-month-old daughter a good start in life, she ultimately fails to unite her dream of acting with a sa…

Who directed Daisy Diamond?

Daisy Diamond was directed by Simon Staho in 2007.

Who stars in Daisy Diamond?

The cast of Daisy Diamond includes Noomi Rapace, Trine Dyrholm, Sofie Gråbøl, Charlotte Munck and Thure Lindhardt.

How long is Daisy Diamond?

Daisy Diamond runs for 94 minutes, or 1h34.