Tag Archives: Danish cinema

frozen passions (film: Smilla’s Sense of Snow – Bille August, 1997)

Posted on August 27, 2024 by admin

Director Bille August‘s ‘Smilla’s Sense of Snow‘ (1997) should have had every reason to be a standout film. The script brings a successful novel by Peter Høeg to the big screen. The story belongs to a cinematographic genre – techno-thriller … Continue reading →

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rich lover, poor lover (film: After the Wedding – Susanne Bier, 2006)

Posted on February 21, 2022 by admin

‘After the Wedding‘ (2006) is, I think, the first film by Danish director Susanne Bier that I have the opportunity to see. He recommends not only the rather high rating he receives on IMDB but also the fact that the … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged After the Wedding, Anders Thomas Jensen, Danish cinema, Efter brylluppet, Mads Mikkelsen, melodrama, Rolf Lassgard, Sidse Babett Knudsen, social issues movie, Stine Fischer Christensen, Susanne Bier | Leave a comment

gang of foolish (film: Flickering Lights – Anders Thomas Jensen, 2000)

Posted on December 11, 2021 by admin

‘Blinkende lygter‘ (the English title is ‘Flickering Lights‘) is the first feature film by Danish filmmaker Anders Thomas Jensen, who, by the time the movie was made in the year 2000, had already started a prolific screenwriting career. He continued … Continue reading →

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this apple is not from Paradise (film: Adam’s Apples – Anders Thomas Jensen, 2005)

Posted on December 7, 2021 by admin

‘Adam’s Apples‘, a 2005 film by Danish director Anders Thomas Jensen, abounds in religious symbols. The main characters are named Adam and Ivan (resonating close to Eve), the story takes place in and around a church, Ivan is a priest, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Adam's Apples, Ali Kazim, Anders Thomas Jensen, Danish cinema, Mads Mikkelsen, Nicolas Bro, Sebastian Blenkov, Ulrich Thomsen | Leave a comment

a revenge movie like no other (film: Riders of Justice – Anders Thomas Jensen, 2020)

Posted on November 24, 2021 by admin

The poster for ‘Riders of Justice‘, the 2020 film by Danish director Anders Thomas Jensen, features a bearded and tough-looking Mads Mikkelsen with a rifle on his back and a pistol in his hand. It could very well be a … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged action movies, Anders Thomas Jensen, Danish cinema, drama movie, Gustav Lindh, Lars Brygmann, Mads Mikkelsen, Nicolas Bro, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Retfærdighedens ryttere, revenge movie, Riders of Justice | Leave a comment

anatomy of evil (film: The House That Jack Built – Lars von Trier, 2018)

Posted on July 14, 2021 by admin

I have a proposal for those who have not yet seen ‘The House That Jack Built‘, Lars von Trier‘s latest film (2018). Try to forget who the director is. I know it’s not easy, because we are dealing with a … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Bruno Ganz, Danish cinema, horror movies, Lars von Trier, Manuel Alberto Claro, Matt Dillon, The House That Jack Built, Victor Reyes | Leave a comment

not only about drinking (film: Another Round – Thomas Vintenberg, 2020)

Posted on February 12, 2021 by admin

There are two different films in ‘Another Round‘ (the Danish title is ‘Druk‘ which Google translates as ‘Excessive Drink’), Thomas Vinterberg‘s 2020 film. One is about alcohol, its positive and negative effects, and how drinking is an integral part of … Continue reading →

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the feast got cold (film: Babette’s Feast – Gabriel Axel, 1987)

Posted on December 12, 2020 by admin

‘Babette’s Feast‘, a film written (after a story by Karen Blixen) and directed by Gabriel Axel, was a huge international hit in 1987 when it hit the screens, winning the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film that year. I … Continue reading →

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crazy week (film: Pusher – Nicolas Winding Refn, 1996)

Posted on December 2, 2019 by admin

When Nicolas Winding Refn‘s name appears as a director on the poster, we can be sure that this is a special film, a film that will surprise us, a film that in some respects resembles nothing from what we have … Continue reading →

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family crisis (Film: Dronningen / Queen of Hearts – May el-Toukhy, 2019)

Posted on November 24, 2019 by admin

This is the year of family movies, or movies about families. Good movies. The family that is at the center of the Danish film ‘Dronningen‘ or ‘Queen of Hearts‘, winner of the Sundance Film Festival’s public award, is in many … Continue reading →

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