Norway in the 10th century. Askur, son of the powerful Thorgeir marries Embla Read More »
Tag Archives: Denmark
The Element of Crime AKA Forbrydelsens element (1984) Lars von Trier, Michael Elphick, Esmond Knight, Me Me Lai
Fisher, an ex-cop, returns to his old beat somewhere in northern Europe after a thirteen-year hiatus in Cairo. Read More »
Falkenberg Farewell AKA Farväl Falkenberg (2006) Jesper Ganslandt, John Axel Eriksson, Holger Eriksson, David Johnson
Five youngsters have grown to be men in Falkenberg. This is the story of their last summer together in the little west coast town. Read More »
Show Me Love AKA Fucking Åmål (1998) Lukas Moodysson, Alexandra Dahlström, Rebecka Liljeberg, Erica Carlson
Åmål is a small insignificant town where nothing ever happens 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 »
Minor Freedoms AKA Mikres eleftheries (2008) Costas Zapas, Antonis Papadopoulos, Marlen Saites, Alexandros Tountas
Set in the Greek highlands, the story presents a violent, domineering man who deals in the trafficking of emigrants and young, Balkan prostitutes. 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 »
The Kautokeino Rebellion AKA Kautokeino-opprøret (2008) Nils Gaup, Mikkel Gaup, Anni-Kristiina Juuso, Aslat Mahtte Gaup
Religious and cultural reawakening inspires rebellion in a 19th century Norwegian village. Read More »
Sunday’s Children AKA Söndagsbarn (1992) Daniel Bergman, Henrik Linnros, Thommy Berggren, Lena Endre
The film switches back and forth between the adventures of Pu on a summer holiday in Norrland in Sweden Read More »