Dear Irene

Dear Irene
Dear Irene
Directed by	Christian Braad Thomsen [da]
Screenplay by	Christian Braad Thomsen
Starring	Mette Knudsen ;
Cinematography	Dirk Brüel
Edited by	Anders Refn
Music by	Blue Sun
Release date	1971;
Language	Danish

Dear Irene (Danish: Kære Irene) is a 1971 Danish drama film written and directed by Christian Braad Thomsen. It was screened at the 32nd edition of the Venice Film Festival.

Plot

Cast

Mette Knudsen [da] as Irene
Steen Kaalø as Ebbe
Agneta Ekmanner as Agneta
Ebbe Kløvedal Reich as Claus (as Ebbe Reich)
Birgit Brüel as hostess
Erik Nørgaard as Thorsen
Elin Reimer as lady with the hat
Bent Conradi as Irene's colleague
Kathrine Windfeld as Irene's daughter
Nils Ufer as Journalist

References

↑ Kell. (1 March 1971). "Kaere Irene - Dear Irene". Variety Film Reviews, Vol. 13. Garland Pub. pp. 38-39.
↑ H. Christensen, Johs (1971). "Om ensomhed og illusion". Film 71. No. 3.
↑ Cowie, Peter (1992). Scandinavian Cinema: a survey of the films and film-makers of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Tantivy Press. p. 46. ISBN 978-0-573-69911-5.
↑ Pestelli, Leo (2 September 1971). "Ancora una giornata calda per il Festival del cinema". La Stampa. No. 204. Retrieved 4 January 2026.

External links

Dear Irene at IMDb

[djd-1] Kell. (1 March 1971). "Kaere Irene - Dear Irene". Variety Film Reviews, Vol. 13. Garland Pub. pp. 38-39.

[2] H. Christensen, Johs (1971). "Om ensomhed og illusion". Film 71. No. 3.

[3] Cowie, Peter (1992). Scandinavian Cinema: a survey of the films and film-makers of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Tantivy Press. p. 46. ISBN 978-0-573-69911-5.

[4] Pestelli, Leo (2 September 1971). "Ancora una giornata calda per il Festival del cinema". La Stampa. No. 204. Retrieved 4 January 2026.