After Dr. Friedrich’s wife becomes mentally unstable and his research papers are rejected, he leaves the country to respite. Read More »
Tag Archives: Danish
The Naked Trees AKA De nøgne træer (1991) Morten Henriksen, Ole Lemmeke, Lena Nilsson, Michael Moritzen
When doctor Christian Borck form a sabotagegroup the young law student Holger Mikkelsen Read More »
The President AKA Præsidenten (1919) Carl Theodor Dreyer, Richard Christensen, Christian Engelstoft, Hallander Helleman
The judge in a Danish town sees his illegitimate daughter facing a trial Read More »
Good and Evil AKA Det gode og det onde (1975) Jørgen Leth, Claus Nissen, Ulla Gottlieb, Holger Juul Hansen
Jørgen Leth can squeeze poetry from a stone and wit from dust, and he can find love Read More »
The Neighbours AKA Naboerne (1966) Bent Christensen, Ebbe Rode, Hanne Borchsenius, John Price
Taking place on a small villa road: The two neighbors Gormsen and Sandelund Read More »
Above the Street, Below the Water AKA Over gaden under vandet (2009) Charlotte Sieling, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Mohammed Al-Bakier, Anders W. Berthelsen
The lives of an intertwined group of people take a new direction as all they have taken for granted starts to change. Read More »
Thunderbirds AKA Isfugle (1983) Søren Kragh-Jacobsen, Peter Hesse Overgaard, Michael Falch, Mette Munk Plum
John and René are in their twenties, close friends but different enough for René to be nicknamed Thunderbird, while John remains just plain John. Read More »
The Substitute AKA Vikaren (2007) Ole Bornedal, Paprika Steen, Ulrich Thomsen, Jonas Wandschneider
6th Grade gets a new substitute teacher. She wants to train the class for an international competition in Paris. Read More »
Reptilicus (1961) Poul Bang, Sidney W. Pink, Bent Mejding, Asbjørn Andersen, Povl Wøldike
A portion of the tail of a prehistoric reptile is discovered in Denmark. Read More »
The Commune AKA Kollektivet (2016) Thomas Vinterberg, Ulrich Thomsen, Trine Dyrholm, Fares Fares
Erik, a lecturer in architecture, inherits his father’s large old house in Hellerup, north of Copenhagen. Read More »
When a Man Comes Home AKA En mand kommer hjem (2007) Thomas Vinterberg, Oliver Møller-Knauer, Ronja Mannov Olesen, Helene Reingaard Neumann
A small provincial town is buzzing with excitement: the town’s most illustrious son, a world-famous opera singer, is coming home. Read More »
The End of the World AKA Verdens Undergang (1916) August Blom, Olaf Fønss, Carl Lauritzen, Ebba Thomsen
A comet, passing by Earth, causes rioting, social unrest, and major disasters that destroy the world. Read More »
The Last Performance (1929) Pál Fejös, Conrad Veidt, Mary Philbin, Leslie Fenton
A middle-aged magician is in love with his beautiful young assistant. Read More »
You Are Not Alone AKA Du er ikke alene (1978) Ernst Johansen, Lasse Nielsen, Anders Agensø, Peter Bjerg, Ove Sprogøe
A student strike at a Danish boys school is the backdrop of YOU ARE NOT ALONE. Read More »
Those Blasted Kids AKA De Pokkers Unger (1947) Astrid Henning-Jensen, Bjarne Henning-Jensen, Henry Nielsen, Tove Maës, Sigrid Horne-Rasmussen
THOSE BLASTED KIDS tells a story of a group of back-alley urchins that is considered Denmark’s first true children’s film. Read More »