Peter Asmussen
Peter Asmussen (born March 28, 1957 in Frederiksberg , Denmark , † June 25, 2016 ) was a Danish writer , playwright and screenwriter .
Life
Peter Asmussen was the son of the philologist Jes Peter Asmussen . He graduated from Østre Borgerdyd Gymnasium in 1975 . He made his debut as a writer in 1989 with the Stemme short story collection . Three years later, in 1992, he made his debut novel with Om natten . For his third novel, Og til sidst går verden under , published in 2014 , he was nominated for the DR Novel Prize in 2015 .
Asmussen made his film debut in 1995 with the script for Tómas Gislason's short film Onde år . From then on he wrote scripts for directors such as Lars von Trier , Bille August and Susanne Bier . He also wrote frequently for director Simon Staho's films . Together with him he received two nominations for the Danish film award Robert for Best Original Screenplay , each for Dag och natt and Daisy Diamond .
Asmussen wrote several radio plays for the radio, including Råb and Schyy . He made his debut as a playwright with the play Ungt blod , which was premiered at Det Kongelige Teater in 1992 . He has received several awards for his work, including the Kjeld Abell Prize and the Danske Dramatikeres Hæderspris in 2000 . In addition, he was nominated four times for the national theater prize Reumert as best playwright : 2004 with Alle hans gerninger , 2010 with Ingen møder nogen , 2015 with Det der er and 2016 with Soli Deo Gloria , where he was also awarded in 2010 and 2016.
Asmussen had been married to the writer Juliane Preisler since 1996 . The childless couple lived in Copenhagen .
Works (selection)
- Novels
- Om natten (1992)
- Det The eR (2012)
- Og til sidst går verden under (2014)
- Novellas
- Stemme (1989)
- Sørgespil (1990)
- Slumber Party (1996)
- Hul i mørket (2005)
- Radio plays
- Råb (1991)
- Spring (1991)
- En hvid dag (1993)
- Regnsonate (1995)
- Schyy (2002)
- Krystallandet (2005)
- Plays
- Ungt Blod (1992)
- Øjne (1995)
- Isbrandt (1997)
- Værelse med sol (1997)
- Knogler (1998)
- Forbrydelse (2003)
- Ingen møder nogen (2010)
- Solos Deo Gloria (2015)
- Scripts
- 1995: Onde år
- 1996: Breaking the Waves
- 1997: Merciless Seduction (sects)
- 2004: That's okay
- 2007: Daisy Diamond
- 2012: Marie Krøyer
- 2015: Village of Lost Youth (Bridgend)
Web links
- Literature by and about Peter Asmussen in the catalog of the German National Library
- Peter Asmussen in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Peter Asmussen at Det Danske Filminstitut (Danish)
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Asmussen, Peter |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish writer, playwright and screenwriter |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 28, 1957 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Frederiksberg , Denmark |
DATE OF DEATH | June 25, 2016 |