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Tag Archives: Danish
Silk Road AKA Silkevejen (2004) Jytte Rex, Niels Barfoed, Sheila de Val, Ellen Hillingsø
Christine – a picture restorer – is terminally ill. While being cared for by those who love her she fades in Read More »
Doktor Glas (1968) Mai Zetterling, Per Oscarsson, Lone Hertz, Ulf Palme
Doktor Glas face ethical complications when a woman, Helga Gregorius Read More »
John and Irene (1949) Asbjørn Andersen, Anker Sørensen, Bodil Kjer, Ebbe Rode, Ib Schønberg
This sombre drama qualifies to be a true film noir. The atmosphere is sinister and depressing, and the performances are resigned and tragic. Read More »
Love One Another AKA Die Gezeichneten (1922) Carl Theodor Dreyer, Adele Reuter-Eichberg, Vladimir Gajdarov, Polina Piekowskaja
Based on the 1918 novel ‘Elsker hverandre’ by Aage Madelung, the film follows various lives Read More »
Once Upon a Time AKA Der var engang (1922) Carl Theodor Dreyer, Clara Pontoppidan, Svend Methling, Peter Jerndorff
A beautiful but imperious princess refuses all offers of marriage, often condemning her suitors to death. Read More »
The Five Obstructions AKA De fem benspænd (2003) Jørgen Leth, Claus Nissen, Majken Algren Nielsen, Daniel Hernandez Rodriguez
In this playful, mischievous look at the creative process, Danish auteur Lars von Trier Read More »
In My Life AKA Honning måne (1978) Bille August, Claus Strandberg, Kirsten Olesen, Jens Okking
A young man, Jens, gets a job in a Copenhagen factory. He lives with his mother and has been without a job for a while. Read More »
The Celebration AKA Festen (1998) Thomas Vinterberg, Ulrich Thomsen, Henning Moritzen, Thomas Bo Larsen
The Father turns 60. His family, which is a big one of the kind, gathers to celebrate him on a castle. Read More »
Eight Chords (1944) Johan Jacobsen, Erling Schroeder, Asbjørn Andersen, Buster Larsen
Eight separate family dramas (uncovering many aspects of deceit) are woven together to the sound of a certain Chopin waltz. Read More »
Boys (1977) Nils Malmros, Lars Junggren, Inez Thomsen, Ilse Rande
Three episodes that illustrate three steps in a boy’s relationship with the sexual. Read More »
The Woman That Dreamed About a Man (2010) Per Fly, Sonja Richter, Marcin Dorocinski, Michael Nyqvist
What happens when a sexual connection overwhelms all your senses? Read More »
Murk (2005) Jannik Johansen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Nicolas Bro, Laura Drasbæk
In Copenhagen, the writer and journalist Jacob and his girlfriend Nina are surprised when his beloved sister Julie Read More »
When Animals Dream (2014) Jonas Alexander Arnby, Sonia Suhl, Lars Mikkelsen, Sonja Richter
The outsider Marie lives with her parents in a remote fishing village on the north coast of Denmark. Read More »
In China They Eat Dogs (1999) Lasse Spang Olsen, Kim Bodnia, Dejan Cukic, Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Arvid is a regular bank clerk, whose life changes radically when he knocks out the bank robber Franz with his squash racket. Read More »