The end of the 19th century. A boat filled with Swedish emigrants comes to the Danish island of Bornholm. Read More »
Tag Archives: Denmark
Vredens dag / Day of Wrath (1943) Carl Theodor Dreyer, Thorkild Roose, Lisbeth Movin, Sigrid Neiiendam, Drama
In a 17th-century Danish village, an old woman is accused of witchcraft. In the shadow of her flight, capture, confession, and burning at the stake, the young wife of the town’s aging pastor falls in love with the pastor’s son. Read More »
Eneste ene, Den / The One and Only (1999) Susanne Bier, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Niels Olsen, Søs Egelind, Comedy, Romance
This romantic comedy follows two couples in Copenhagen trying to settle down. Sus, who works in a beauty clinic, tries to live happily with her Italian husband. Read More »
Daisy Diamond (2007) Simon Staho, Noomi Rapace, Thure Lindhardt, Benedikte Hansen, Drama
A tragic story about Anna who dreams of one thing only: making it as an actress. She moves from Sweden to Copenhagen to pursue her dream. Read More »
Manderlay (2005) Lars von Trier, Bryce Dallas Howard, Isaach De Bankolé, Danny Glover, Drama
After gangster Mulligan’s cars colony, fleeing northern justice, finds a hiding place in Alabama, spoiled Read More »
Kidnapning / The Kidnapping (1982) Sven Methling, Michael Nezer, Jesper Lund, Tobias Fog, Comedy, Family
Three young brothers decide with their uncle to become criminals and kidnap the son of a wealthy man. This film is based on a story by Bjarne Reuter.
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Afsporet / Derailed (1942) Bodil Ipsen, Lau Lauritzen, Illona Wieselmann, Ebbe Rode, Poul Reumert, Crime, Drama, Romance, Film-Noir
“Afsporet” (Derailed) focuses on the intense erotic relationship between a rich woman suffering from amnesia and petty thief on probation entangled with organized crime. Read More »
Ondt blod / The Bad Seeds (1996) Carsten Fromberg, Thomas Bo Larsen, Jens Okking, Anders Nyborg, Drama
Policeman Lasse rehabilitates young prisoners by taking them on survival course in the Swedish wasteland. And before he has to retire due to illness, he arranges one last trip. Read More »
Døden kommer til middag / Death Comes at High Noon (1964) Erik Balling, Poul Reichhardt, Helle Virkner, Birgitte Federspiel, Crime, Drama, Thriller
A dark evening, a crime writer Peter Sander, drives through a forest when his car runs out of petrol. Read More »
The Misfit Brigade / Wheels of Terror(1987) Gordon Hessler, Bruce Davison, David Patrick Kelly, D.W. Moffett, Action, Adventure, Drama, War
In 1943, the Nazi Germany is suffering heavy losses at the Eastern Front and an order for all-out retreat is eventually issued. Read More »