The director, Bille August, is the father of actress Asta Kamma August, who plays the character of Benedicte Jensen in this movie. Her mother is actress Pernilla August, who plays Anakin Skywalkers mother Shmi Skywalker in Star Wars, épisode I : La Menace fantôme (1999), Star Wars, épisode II : L'Attaque des clones (2002) and Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008).
There is a prologue, quote and an epilogue written in Danish. Additionally, in the epilogue, a picture of the real Karen Blixen and Thorkild Bjørnvig is shown.
Prologue: "Da Karen Blixen mister bade sin eldskede farm I Afrika og sit livs kærlighed, Denys Finch Hatton, vender hun tilbage til Rungstedlund og begynder sit forfatterskab. I årene efter bliver Blixen et litterært verdensnavn og centrum for det danske kulturliv."
Quote: "Ikke på dit ansigt men på din maske skal jag kende dig." Karen Blixen
Epilogue: "Thorkild Bjørnvig anerkendte, at mødet med Karen Blixen gav ham den afgørende kreative frihed. Hans mest berømte værk er PAGTEN - fortællingen om deres forhold. Karen Blixen forblev en international litterær superstjerne til sin død i 1962."
In English this translates to:
Prologue: "When Karen Blixen loses both her beloved farm in Africa and the love of her life, Denys Finch Hatton, she returns to Rungstedlund and begins her authorship. In the following years Blixen becomes a big name in the literary world and a centre of the cultural life in Denmark."
Quote: "Not by the face shall the man be known, but by the mask" Karen Blixen
Epilogue: "Thorkild Bjørnvig recognised, that meeting Karen Blixen gave him a crucial creative freedom. His most famous work is THE PACT - the story of their relation. Karen Blixen continued to be an international literary superstar until her death in 1962."