Lau Lauritzen Jr. (26 June 1910 â€" 12 May 1977), was a Danish actor,
screenwriter, and film director. As a director, he was a 4-time
recipient of the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film. Lauritzen
co-founded the Danish film studio ASA Film and served as the studio's
artistic director (1937â€"1945) and administrative director
(1945â€"1964).Lau Lauritzen Jr. was born 26 June 1910 in Vejle,
Denmark, the son of silent film actor and director Lau Lauritzen Sr..
He pursued an education in the film industry by working at film
studios in England, Germany, France, and Belgium. After returning to
Denmark, he worked for his father at Palladium Film productions in
multiple positions including screenwriter, cameraman, soundman, and
director's assistant. In 1934, Lauritzen made his acting debut in the
comedy Barken Margrethe. Earlier that same year, before he was 24
years old, Lauritzen made his directorial debut with the 1934 farcical
comedy, Ud I den kold sne (Out in the Cold Snow). Lauritzen
co-directed the film with Alice O'Fredericks who had also been working
as a director's assistant for Lauritzen's father at Palladium. The
Lauritzen-O'Fredericks partnership flourished and they eventually made
27 films together during the 1930s and 1940s.In 1937, Lauritzen, along
with director John Olsen and Henning Karmark, established the ASA Film
studio, where Lauritzen worked as the company's artistic director. At
ASA, he often co-directed films, notably with the leading women
directors Alice O'Fredericks and Bodil Ipsen. During the years of
German occupation in World War II, Lauritzen directed 22 films through
ASA Film. In 1946, Lauritzen shared with Ipsen the Palme D'Or at the
Cannes Film Festival for their film The Red Meadows (De røde enge)
which told about Danish resistance fighters during the German
occupation. The film starred Lauritzen's new wife, Lisbeth Movin, whom
he had married the previous year.
screenwriter, and film director. As a director, he was a 4-time
recipient of the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film. Lauritzen
co-founded the Danish film studio ASA Film and served as the studio's
artistic director (1937â€"1945) and administrative director
(1945â€"1964).Lau Lauritzen Jr. was born 26 June 1910 in Vejle,
Denmark, the son of silent film actor and director Lau Lauritzen Sr..
He pursued an education in the film industry by working at film
studios in England, Germany, France, and Belgium. After returning to
Denmark, he worked for his father at Palladium Film productions in
multiple positions including screenwriter, cameraman, soundman, and
director's assistant. In 1934, Lauritzen made his acting debut in the
comedy Barken Margrethe. Earlier that same year, before he was 24
years old, Lauritzen made his directorial debut with the 1934 farcical
comedy, Ud I den kold sne (Out in the Cold Snow). Lauritzen
co-directed the film with Alice O'Fredericks who had also been working
as a director's assistant for Lauritzen's father at Palladium. The
Lauritzen-O'Fredericks partnership flourished and they eventually made
27 films together during the 1930s and 1940s.In 1937, Lauritzen, along
with director John Olsen and Henning Karmark, established the ASA Film
studio, where Lauritzen worked as the company's artistic director. At
ASA, he often co-directed films, notably with the leading women
directors Alice O'Fredericks and Bodil Ipsen. During the years of
German occupation in World War II, Lauritzen directed 22 films through
ASA Film. In 1946, Lauritzen shared with Ipsen the Palme D'Or at the
Cannes Film Festival for their film The Red Meadows (De røde enge)
which told about Danish resistance fighters during the German
occupation. The film starred Lauritzen's new wife, Lisbeth Movin, whom
he had married the previous year.
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