Plot

Jorgen is burdened by his father, Valentin, an old man who neither talks nor moves and is leading something hard to be called a life at his villa. The nurses come and go as Valentin sits in his chair, never moving, never reacting. Anna is a 24-year-old unemployed actress who, to get a paycheck, participates in a ridiculous commercial, where she meets Jørgen, who offers her a room at his father’s villa to look after Valentin. She takes the job and turns out to be the only person able to deal with this old, miserable man. Valentin’s mental faculties are not always on an even keel, yet he serves as an audience for the roles Anna didn't get at auditions, and step-by-step, she starts to bring him back to life. But it turns out that Valentin isn’t quite as feeble as he has led everyone to believe, and Anna must call upon her acting skills to find out what he is hiding before Jørgen takes more drastic measures. A satire, psychological drama and comedy rolled into one, director Erik Clausen’s Villa Paranoia adeptly draws upon rich characters, who demonstrate the values and strength of the human heart, to create a portrait of Denmark today. It is world cinema at its finest.

Reception

Awards:
(Winner)Taormina International Film Festival FIPRESCI Prize,
(Winner)Rouen Nordic Film Festival Young Audience Award,
(Winner)Rouen Nordic Film Festival Audience Award,
(Nominated)Robert Festival Best Production Design,
(Nominated)Bodil Awards Bodil - Best Actress,
(Winner)Cinequest San Jose Film Festival Maverick Spirit Award,
(Nominated)Robert Festival Best Make-Up,
(Nominated)Robert Festival Best Costume Design,
(Nominated)Robert Festival Best Actress,
(Nominated)Robert Festival Best Actor

Film Festivals:
Cinequest Film Festival

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Credits

Director Erik Clausen

Underwater Camera Operator Lasse Spang Olsen

Sound Mixer Henrik Garnov

Underwater Camera Operator Bo Tengberg

Foley Artist Henrik Langkilde

Gaffer Jesper With

Sound Mixer Henrik Langkilde

Extras casting Lena Paaske

Boom Operator Jonas Langkilde

Costume Assistant Peter Bloch Johansen

Special Effects Hummer Høimark

Costume Assistant Disa Persson

Graphics Carina Jensen

Color Timer Dorthe Brandt Bankwell

Graphics Morten Skytte

Assistant Editor Louise Clausen

Steadicam Operator Jakob Bonfils

Steadicam Operator Edvard Friis-Moeller

Make-Up Artist Naja Jensen

Electrician Uffe Hanghøj

Production Manager Henrik Møller-Sørensen

Still Photographer Rolf Konow

First Assistant Director Louise Clausen

Still Photographer Helle Moos

Painter Jean Roch Bechameil

Assistant Camera: Second Unit Jan Pallesen

Props Allan Elsass

First Assistant Camera Daniel Parmo

Props Lars Fog-Møller

Additional First Assistant Camera Claus Rosenløv Jensen

Property Master Thorkil Slebsager

Electrician Daniel Seidelin

Dialogue Editor Henrik Garnov

Production Companies Clausen Film

Thomas' Assistent Lonni Schmidt

Production Assistant Mille Kramshøj

Dame på station Birgit Poulsen

Distributors Valuefilms Licensin

Cinematograph Rasmus Videbæk

Distributors K Films

Tjener Pawel Wederowski

Special Effects Radar Film

Casting Louise Clausen

Special Effects Dansk Speciel Effekt Service

Film Editor Kasper Leick

Costume Design Jane Haagensen

Casting Lena Paaske

Post-Poduction Assistant Lena Paaske

Olga Holmgård Sidse Babett Knudsen

Post-Poduction Coordinator Peter Englesson

Cafégæst Lai Yde Holgaard

Color Grader Thomas Therchilsen

Stella Dorthe Elsebet Larsen

Additional Editor Mahi Rahgozar

Thomas Nicolaj Kopernikus

Script Supervisor Louise Clausen

Landmand Jens Eghøj Nielsen

Location Manager Louise Clausen

Grinekursusleder Lars Mygind

Production Secretary Lene Kramshøj

Socialchef Halberg Jesper Nygård

Script Supervisor Birthe Frost

Mand i reklame Jens Ulrik Nyfjord

Brudepige Katrine Faxtorff

Brudepige Maya Filskov

Maria Zita Djenes

Arabisk tolk Kadhim Faraj

Nurse Pernille Højmark

Asylcenter leder Eva Holbek

Leder af landmandskursus Thomas Hedemann

Fan Bo Henriksen

Angelique Lærke Winther Andersen

Lars Carsten Bang

Anna Sonja Richter

Walentin Frits Helmuth

Beline Susanne Breuning

Marina Jelena Bundalovic

Kenneth Søren Westerberg Bentsen

Jørgen 13 år Kim Borch-Nielsen

Writer Erik Clausen

Jørgen Erik Clausen

Original Music Kim Hyttel

Producer Rasmus Videbæk

Producer Henrik Møller-Sørensen