“Carmen Curlers”, the original series, which Filmin premieres on January 31

The hair curler has become an invention that almost all women have used at some point in their lives. The streaming platform Filmin will be launched exclusively in Spain next Tuesday, January 31. the series Carmen curlers which tells the story of this revolutionary invention that changed the world and the lives of women in a small Danish town in the 1960s.

Carmen curlersas Filmin’s synopsis explains, “it’s a story of love and success, but it’s also about housewives who managed to enter the male-dominated world of work for the first time and which enabled them to be economically independent, a little freer”.

The series was very successful when it premiered on Danish television, where it was seen by more than a million viewers. The first season consists of 8 episodes of 60 minutes and is one of Filmin’s bets on series for this year, 2023.

what was Carmen curlers?

The company A Carmen Curlers was founded by the Danish Arne Bybjerg who passed away last November at the age of 94. The company launched an original invention that fascinated women in the 1960s: the curling iron. Before this invention was born, hairdressers had to use the famous rollers, which extended the stay at the hairdresser for several hours. The electric curling iron was fast, cheap and could be used by anyone at home without having to go to the salon.

The author of the series, Mette Henno, explained: “I am fascinated by the true story of Bybjerg, a man with a big dream in which he invested a lot of money and who everyone thought was a little crazy ».

a revolutionary invention

Carmen curlers writes the history of this company from 1963, the year in which the first investment was made, to 1969, when it already had 3,500 employees and the American brand Clairol caught on. The series not only tells the story of the company, but also explains how civilians lived in those crazy 60s and how the gender inequality that affected all women at the time was still prevalent.

Filmin’s new series Directed by Mette Heeno and the cast includes actors Morten Hee Andersen, Maria Rossing, Nicolai Jørgensen, Lars Ranthe, Mille Lehfeldt, Fanny Leander Bornedal, Kaya Toft Loholt, Signe Egholm Olsen, Petrine Agger and Christian Tafdrup. .