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Tag Archives: Danish
Submarino (2010) Thomas Vinterberg, Gustav Fischer Kjærulff, Sebastian Bull Sarning, Mads Broe Andersen
As children, Nick and his little brother take care of their baby brother while their mother drinks herself senseless. Read More »
Leaves from Satan’s Book AKA Blade af Satans bog (1920) Carl Theodor Dreyer, Helge Nissen, Halvard Hoff, Jacob Texiere
After seeing D. W. Griffith’s epic Intolerance, Denmark’s greatest director, Carl Theodor Dreyer Read More »
A Stranger Knocks AKA En fremmed banker på (1959) Johan Jacobsen, Birgitte Federspiel, Preben Lerdorff Rye, Victor Montell
A stranger – a fugitive, a sought-after – walks through a deserted landscape a late rainy day in August 1947. Read More »
Beast (2011) Christoffer Boe, Nicolas Bro, Marijana Jankovic, Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Bruno loves his wife Maxine. But something is wrong. Their love is not what it once was, and Maxine has found someone else. Read More »
Clash Of Egos AKA Sprængfarlig Bombe (2006) Tomas Villum Jensen, Ulrich Thomsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Mille Dinesen
Tony has recently been released from a sentence for violent behaviour. He promises to improve his ways and is finally granted Read More »
Sin Alley AKA Bundfald (1957) Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt, Robert Saaskin, Birgitte Price, Ib Mossin, Ghita Nørby
Desperation has a good hold of the youngsters. There are no more than 30,000 teacherships. Read More »
Chop Chop AKA Fukssvansen (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 »
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 »
Memories of a Marriage AKA Dansen med Regitze (1989) Kaspar Rostrup, Frits Helmuth, Mikael Helmuth, Ghita Nørby
Karl Åge and Regitze host a summer garden party for close friends, their son, and his family. Read More »
Harry and the Butler AKA Harry og kammertjeneren (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 »