Emma's Shadow
1988, Danish. Directed by Søren Kragh-Jacobsen.
Emma (Line Kruse) is an eleven year-old only child from a wealthy Danish family. Emma's parents seem more interested in their own interests than in her. One evening when Emma overhears her mother talking about how tragic it must be to have your child kidnapped, Emma decides to stage her own kidnapping. She soon meets Malthe, a kind-hearted, child-like, naïve sewer cleaner who literally stumbles on to her. She convinces Malthe that she is a Russian princess whose family is being chased by Bolsheviks, so Malthe lets Emma stay with him in his very modest abode. After being "kidnapped" for a few days, Emma decides to return home. But, just as she is about to return, she overhears a couple of servants talking about how her parents don't seem to be very upset over her dilemma....
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Danish
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Cast & crew
- Søren Kragh-JacobsenDirector
- Line KruseEmma Zülow
- Börje AhlstedtMalthe Eliasson
- Inge Sofie SkovboEmma's Mother
- Bent N. SteinertGustav
- Ken VedsegaardAlbert
- Ulla HenningsenRuth
- Otto BrandenburgTage Vilse
- Sanne GrangaardRosa
- Lene VasegaardDorthe
- Pernille HansenLise
- Jesper ChristensenPoul, Zülow's chauffeur
- Jeanne BoelLine
Details
- Released
- 1 January 1988
- Original title
- Skyggen af Emma
- Country
- Denmark
- Written by
- Jörn O. Jensen, Søren Kragh-Jacobsen
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Emma's Shadow runs 93 minutes (1h 33m).
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Emma's Shadow isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1988. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Emma's Shadow?
Emma's Shadow (1988) was directed by Søren Kragh-Jacobsen and stars Line Kruse, Börje Ahlstedt, Inge Sofie Skovbo.