2013 Danish film

A Painter

En maler

Directed by

Hlynur Pálmason

Written by

Hlynur Pálmason

Produced by

Julie Waltersdorph Hansen

Starring

Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson
Elliott Crosset Hove

Cinematography

Maria Von Hausswolff

Edited by

Julius Krebs Damsbo

Release date

2013 (2013)

Running time

30 minutes

Country

Denmark

Language

Danish

A Painter (Danish: En maler) is a 2013 Danish short film written and directed by Hlynur Pálmason, starring Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson and Elliott Crosset Hove. The film follows a famous yet solitary painter whose peace and quiet is disrupted by the sudden arrival of his son and other outsiders.

A Painter was written and filmed in Skagen, the northernmost town of Denmark, and won the award for the Best Danish Short Film at the Odense Film Festival. The film was made as Pálmason's graduation short from the Danish National Film School, marking his first collaboration with the actor Sigurðsson who has also acted in Pálmason's later films, including A White, White Day (2019) and Godland (2022).

Cast

Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson as maler (painter)
Elliott Crosset Hove as søn (son)
Ida Cæcilie Rasmussen as kvinde (woman)
Peter Sloth Madsen as interviewer
Mads Riisom as photographer

References

^ ^{a b} van Meyel, Christel. "En Maler/A Painter- a beautiful story about hopelessness". spotfestival.dk. SPOT Festival. Retrieved 30 November 2025.

^ Crossing Europe Film Festival. "En Maler" [A Painter]. crossingeurope.at. Crossing Europe Film Festival. Retrieved 30 November 2025.

^ Mitchell, Wendy. "Hylnur Palmason on his Iceland-set Critics' Week selection 'A White, White Day'". screendaily.com. Media Business Insight Limited. Retrieved 30 November 2025.

External links

A Painter at IMDb