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Tag Archives: Denmark
A Frozen Dream (1997) Jan Troell, Max von Sydow, Samuel Fröler, Rolf Lassgård
Poetic documentary about the polar expedition of S. A. Andrée (1897) which Troell had dramatized in “Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd” (1982). 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 »
Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages (1922) Benjamin Christensen, Elisabeth Christensen, Maren Pedersen
Part history lesson followed by re-enactments with actors, this film takes depicts the history of witchcraft Read More »
A Song for Martin (2001) Bille August, Sven Wollter, Viveka Seldahl, Reine Brynolfsson
Famous composer Martin meets concertmaster Barbara at one of his performances, and the two fall in love. Read More »
Smilla’s Sense of Snow (1997) Bille August, Julia Ormond, Ona Fletcher, Agga Olsen
Based on Peter Hoeg’s bestseller, this film is set in snowy Copenhagen where a small boy is found dead after he fell off a roof. Read More »
Next Door (2005) Pål Sletaune, Kristoffer Joner, Cecilie A. Mosli, Julia Schacht
A psychological thriller, where the main character, John, have recently been dumped by his girlfriend, Ingrid. Read More »
I, a Lover (1966) Borje Nyberg, Jorgen Ryg, Jessie Flaws, Axel Strobye
Beatrice is abandoning her husband Petar because he is impotent. 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 »
Jar City (2006) Baltasar Kormákur, Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson, Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson
Örn’s daughter is dead because of a rare genetic disease. By this time Erlendur has to find Holdeberg’s killer. Read More »
The Bench (2000) Per Fly, Jesper Christensen, Marius Sonne Janischefska, Stine Holm Joensen
Kaj is an alcoholic living on the money the Danish state is providing him. Read More »
More About the Language of Love (1970) Torgny Wickman, Inge Hegeler, Sten Hegeler, Maj-Brith Bergström-Walan
While LANGUAGE OF LOVE illustrated general sex behaviour, MORE ABOUT THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE shows minority group attitudes towards sex. Read More »
A Caretaker’s Tale (2012) Katrine Wiedemann, Lars Mikkelsen, Julie Zangenberg, Peter Plaugborg
Harsh and bitter, apartment caretaker Per despises everyone and everything around him until Read More »
Let’s Get Lost (1997) Jonas Elmer, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Bjarne Henriksen, Nicolaj Kopernikus
Three friends, Steffen, Thomas and Mogens spend a lot of time together in Julies apartment while they talk about soccer Read More »
Chop Chop (2001) Niels Arden Oplev, Martin Buch, Anders W. Berthelsen, Sidse Babett Knudsen
Dennis and Carl are brothers who live on a small farm in the Danish countryside. Read More »