When his mother, who has sheltered him his entire 40 years, dies, Elling, a sensitive, would-be poet, is sent to live in a state institution. Read More »
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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 »
Eva (1962) Joseph Losey, Jeanne Moreau, Stanley Baker, Virna Lisi
From back-breaking labour in the coal mines, Tyvian Jones, a masculine and crude man from Wales Read More »
Behind Blue Skies AKA Himlen är oskyldigt blå (2010) Hannes Holm, Bill Skarsgård, Peter Dalle, Josefin Ljungman
Coming of age film that takes place in the Swedish archipelago during 70s about young Martin Read More »
The Song of the Scarlet Flower AKA Laulu tulipunaisesta kukasta (1938) Teuvo Tulio, Kaarlo Oksanen, Rakel Linnanheimo, Mirjami Kuosmanen
About Olavi, a farmer’s son who leaves his home after a dispute with his father and leads a life of a womanizing logger. Read More »
Lady Chatterley (1993) Ken Russell, Joely Richardson, Sean Bean, James Wilby
Lady Constance Chatterley is married to the handicapped Sir Clifford Chatterley, who was wounded in the First World War. Read More »
The Tall T (1957) Budd Boetticher, Randolph Scott, Richard Boone, Maureen O’Sullivan
Having lost his horse in a bet, Pat Brennan hitches a ride with a stagecoach carrying newlyweds, Willard and Doretta Mims. 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 »
Mickybo and Me (2004) Terry Loane, John Joe McNeill, Niall Wright, Julie Walters
Based on the play of the same name the film tells the story of two boys who become friends at the start of the Troubles in 1970. Read More »
Happy End (2011) Björn Runge, Ann Petrén, Malin Buska, Gustaf Skarsgård
A fairytale for adults. It’s about five people with an important liaison to one another. Read More »
Dalecarlians AKA Masjävlar (2004) Maria Blom, Sofia Helin, Kajsa Ernst, Ann Petrén
Mia, who’s living in Stockholm, comes home to her small childhood town to celebrate her father’s birthday. Read More »
Blind Spot AKA Blindsone (2018) Tuva Novotny, Pia Tjelta, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Per Frisch
BLIND SPOT is a story about the grey zones in mental illness; the blind spots hard to discover Read More »
Georgica (1998) Sulev Keedus, Evald Aavik, Mait Merekülski, Ülle Toming
Quiet Tarkovskian drama about an old man who lives alone on a deserted island which the Soviet fighter planes use for nighttime target practicing. Read More »
The Unknown Soldier (1985) Rauni Mollberg, Risto Tuorila, Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Paavo Liski
This film is the second silver screen adaption of the Finnish war book by Väinö Linna with the same name as the film. Read More »
Next Door (2005) Pål Sletaune, Kristoffer Joner, Cecilie A. Mosli, Julia Schacht
A psychological thriller, where the main character, John, have recently been dumped by his girlfriend, Ingrid. Read More »