- Pink Prison
Infobox_Film
name = Pink Prison
director =Lisbeth Lynghøft
producer =Lene Børglum Peter Aalbæk Jensen Lars von Trier
writer =Lisbeth Lynghøft
starring =Katja Kean Anders Nyborg Alberto Rey Mark Duran Mr. Marcus
music =Nils Lassen
cinematography =
editing =Jens Stang
distributor=Team Video Plus (Denmark)Magma (Germany)
released=1999 (Denmark)
country =Denmark
runtime = 87 mins
language = English
imdb_id = 0221479|"Pink Prison" (1999) is an erotic film for women, directed by
Lisbeth Lynghøft and produced byPuzzy Power , a division ofLars von Trier 's film company Zentropa.As the follow-up to "Constance" (1998), it was the second hardcore
pornographic film ever to have been produced by an established mainstream film studio."Pink Prison" is based on the Puzzy Power Manifesto developed by Zentropa in 1997, as were Zentropa's two other sex films for women: "Constance" (1998) and "
All About Anna " (2005).Plot
Katja Kean stars as a photo jounalist, Mila, who breaks into a men's penitentiary to get an interview with the mysterious warden and thus win a bet with her publisher. Encounters with various inmates and staff members, including the helpful Prison Chef (Mr. Marcus ), lead her gradually closer to her goal, but not all is what it seems.Critical reception
The film maintains a dreamy atmosphere and manages to turn a number of porn film conventions upside down.
It became a huge success, especially in
Scandinavia , and won aVenus Award in Berlin as Best Scandinavian Film.Trivia
It was filmed in the prison set from
Lars von Trier 's musical "Dancer in the Dark " (2000).The film's executive producer
Lene Børglum later co-executive produced such major projects as theLars von Trier /Nicole Kidman -movie "Dogville " (2003), while production managerCarsten Sparwath later worked on notable films such as "Dear Wendy " (2005), starringBill Pullman .External links
*imdb title|id=0221479|title=Pink Prison
* [http://www.pinkprison.dk Official "Pink Prison" site]
* [http://medietilsynet.no/om/nyhetsarkiv/filmklagenemnda0906 Norwegian Media Authority none-censorship decision, involving "Pink Prison"]
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