Line Arlien-Søborg (born 25 July 1966) is a Danish former actress and film director. In 1984, she received the Bodil and Robert Best Actress awards for the film Skønheden og udyret.

Line Arlien-Søborg
Born (1966-07-25) 25 July 1966 (age 58)
Occupation(s)Actress
director
Years active1981–present

Film career

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In 1981, Arlien-Søborg first received attention for her role as the conniving schoolgirl, Anne-Mette, in Nils Malmros's coming-of-age drama Tree of Knowledge (Kundskabens træ). Filming for the role was performed over a two-year period, while Arlien-Søborg was 13 to 15 years old, to realistically show her character's physical and emotional maturation. Two years later, Arlien-Søborg performed the lead in Malmros' 1983 drama Skønheden og udyret (Beauty and the Beast). Malmos wrote the role of the sexually blossoming 16-year-old Mette specifically for Arlien-Søborg for which she was awarded both the 1984 Bodil and Robert awards for Best Actress.[1]

In 1986 Arlien-Søborg performed in the Danish television miniseries Kaj Munk and she once again performed for Malmros in his 1989 film Århus by Night [da; fi]. After completing an education in literature history, she worked for Denmark's DR Television studio where she wrote and directed the miniseries Derude med snøren.[2] Arlien-Søborg subsequently worked as an assistant director for Malmros on two films, 2002's At kende sandheden (Facing the Truth) and Kærestesorger (in post-production in 2008).

She dissolved her friendship with Malmros in 2013 following the release of his autobiographical film Sorrow and Joy (Danish: Sorg og glæde). Arlien-Søborg said that the film's portrayal of a mutual flirtation between her teenage self and Malmros was false; and that she believed Malmros had fictionalized the episode to absolve himself of sexualizing and trying to seduce a child.[3]

Since 2014, Arlien-Søborg has worked as a teacher in Danish Language and Media Studies at a Gymnasium (upper secondary school) in Skanderborg.[4]

Personal life

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Arlien-Søborg lives in Risskov with her husband and their two children.[4]

Filmography

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Year Title Original title Credit Notes
1981 Tree of Knowledge Kundskabens træ Actress ... Anne-Mette
1983 Beauty and the Beast Skønheden og udyret Actress ... Mette won Bodil Award for Best Actress
won Robert Award for Best Actress
1986 Kaj Munk Kaj Munk Actress ... Lisbeth (TV miniseries)
1989 Århus by Night [da; fi] Århus by Night [da; fi] Actress ... Lisa
1998 Derude med snøren Derude med snøren Director
writer
(TV miniseries)
2002 At kende sandheden Facing the Truth Assistant Director
2008 Kærestesorger Kærestesorger Assistant Director (post-production)

References

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  1. ^ Morten Piil (2006). Danske filmskuespillere (in Danish). Copenhagen, Denmark: Gyldendal. p. 21. ISBN 978-87-02-02104-2.
  2. ^ Ravn, Viggo Lepoutre & Søren Nielsen "Kundskabens Træ". Archived from the original on 20 April 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2008.Delfinen, nr. 85, maj 2001
  3. ^ Christensen, Claus (23 June 2014). "TEMA: Baseret på virkeligheden". Ekko (in Danish).
  4. ^ a b Quist, Dorte (25 July 2016). "Den intrigante Anne-Mette fra "Kundskabens Træ" er i dag gymnasielærer i Skanderborg-Odder". Billed Bladet. Danish. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
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