Dennis and Carl are brothers who live on a small farm in the Danish countryside. Read More »
Tag Archives: Danish
Delusion AKA Blændværk (1955) Johan Jacobsen, Mimi Heinrich, Henrik Wiehe, Poul Reichhardt
This noir drama has a double plot. A political thriller about sabotage on NATO transports. Read More »
Bedside Highway AKA Motorvej på sengekanten (1972) John Hilbard, Søren Strømberg, Birte Tove, Annie Birgit Garde
In this Danish sex comedy, precisely opposite goals lead a young official of the Department of Roads and Traffic Read More »
Pain of Love AKA Kærlighedens smerte (1992) Nils Malmros, Tanja Skov, Martin Berg, Marianne Pedersen
Kirsten is a young woman still in school. She falls in love with her teacher Søren. Read More »
Qivitoq (1956) Erik Balling, Poul Reichhardt, Astrid Villaume, Gunnar Lauring
In this visual masterpiece and first Oscar nominated Danish film, young teacher Eva arriving in Greenland Read More »
Little Soldier AKA Lille soldat (2008) Annette K. Olesen, Trine Dyrholm, Lorna Brown, Finn Nielsen
Lotte is a soldier recently back from war. She drinks, and her apartment is a mess. Read More »
Ordet (1955) Carl Theodor Dreyer, Henrik Malberg, Emil Hass Christensen, Preben Lerdorff Rye
How do we understand faith and prayer, and what of miracles? August 1925 on a Danish farm. 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 »