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Tag Archives: Denmark
Mona’s World (2001) Jonas Elmer, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Mads Mikkelsen
A Danish comedy about Mona, who suddenly has a lot to deal with after being taken hostage at a bank robbery, then chased by the love sick bank robber. Read More »
Reconstruction (2003) Christoffer Boe, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Maria Bonnevie, Krister Henriksson
Late one evening, Alex suddenly abandons his girlfriend, Simone, to follow the beautiful Aimee. Read More »
Relations (1969) Hans Abramson, Brandon Chase, Gertie Jung, Bjørn Puggaard-Müller, Jeanne Darville
Sonja, 16 is a porn model, and her middle aged lover is obsessed with her Read More »
Murder Melody (1944) Bodil Ipsen, Gull-Maj Norin, Poul Reichhardt, Angelo Bruun
One rainy night between five and six happens a crime, which terrifies the inhabitants of the city. Read More »
Harry and the Butler (1961) Bent Christensen, Osvald Helmuth, Ebbe Rode, Gunnar Lauring
Set in the late fifties in Denmark the poor junk yard assistant Harry inherits some money. Read More »
White Night (2007) Jannik Johansen, Lars Brygmann, Anne Sofie Espersen, Morten Grunwald
A psychological drama about Ulrich, a workaholic whose life takes a drastic turn when he is involved in a fatal accident. 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 »
Quiet Days in Clichy (1970) Jens Jørgen Thorsen, Paul Valjean, Wayne Rodda, Ulla Koppel
Not so quiet, Joey and Carl’s days in Clichy… The two men, living in a small apartment, are penniless writers, with not enough to eat, which does not prevent them from enjoying life. Read More »
The Look of Silence (2014) Joshua Oppenheimer, Adi Rukun, M.Y. Basrun, Amir Hasan, Documentary, Biography, History
An Indonesian man with a communist background named Ramli was brutally murdered when the “Communist” purge occurred in 1965. Read More »
Return to Sender (2004) Bille August, Connie Nielsen, Aidan Quinn, Kelly Preston, Drama, Thriller
Charlotte Cory is a young woman convict on Death Row who has built up a friendship with Frank Nitzche through mail correspondence Read More »
Hamsun (1996) Jan Troell, Max von Sydow, Ghita Nørby, Anette Hoff, Biography, Drama, War
Knut Hamsun is Norway’s most famous and respected writer. Ever since he was young he’s despised the English because of the starvation that they caused Norway through WWI. Read More »
Kat (2001) Martin Schmidt, Liv Corfixen, Martin Brygmann, Charlotte Munck, Horror, Mystery
Due to a failed séance of her flat mate’s quirky grandparents, the cat of law student Maria gets possessed by demonic powers and starts some horrible massacres Read More »
Thunderbirds (1983) Søren Kragh-Jacobsen, Peter Hesse Overgaard, Michael Falch, Mette Munk Plum, Crime, Drama
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 Commune (2016) Thomas Vinterberg, Ulrich Thomsen, Trine Dyrholm, Fares Fares, Drama, Family
Erik, a lecturer in architecture, inherits his father’s large old house in Hellerup, north of Copenhagen. Read More »