Babette's Feast 1987
A French housekeeper with a mysterious past brings quiet revolution in the form of one exquisite meal to a circle of starkly pious villagers in late 19th century Denmark.
A French housekeeper with a mysterious past brings quiet revolution in the form of one exquisite meal to a circle of starkly pious villagers in late 19th century Denmark.
The family Gyldenkål is actually called Iversen, but have changed their name, after numerous problems with the IRS, loan sharks and employers. Using clever scams, the family builds up a reputation as a wealthy and respectable part of society.
War story of the 27th Panzers, Hitler's heavy-duty combat regiment composed of prisoners.
A drama about a group of women preparing to give birth who meet and bond at the hospital. Based on the best-selling Danish novel by Dea Trie Moerch and directed by acclaimed Danish filmmaker Astrid Henning-Jensen, "Winterborn" was considered one of the best movies of the decade in Denmark.
A group of children fleeing from a cruel stone age society with violence, exploitation and sexual abuse.
When a boring collage professor is mistaken for his cousin, he gets into all kinds of trouble, with hilarious results.
In 1970 pornography was passed in Denmark. Cinematographer Werner M. Lenz has gone there two years later. He wanted to document for the Germans what was free there now. But the embarrassing conversations with prostitutes didn't manage it.
Søren is looking forward to a relaxing camping holiday with his wife, Marianne. But nothing goes as planned, when his two daughters and mother-in-law join them.
Done back-to-back with "Kidnapping", 1982, this family entertainment continues the saga of little Bertram's rather erratic and not always law-abiding family. Parents, chief schemer Uncle Georg, Bertram and his swarm of siblings all get into hot water when Betram's slapdash kindergarten artwork is somehow being mixed up with a famous painting from a museum.
From a working class coming-of-age novel, Morten Arnfred fashioned his feature film to recapture the feel, the sting, the pain, but also the spirit of solidarity of the 1950s in the metropolitan city of Copenhagen: at the center, young Johnny, helpless, hapless, happy, unhappy, going through the motions of growing up. Bodil awards: Best Film and Best Actor (Allan Olsen).
Pia gets sexually seduced by her S&M interested ex-boyfriend which makes her question her relationship with her new boyfriend. Denmark’s “Fifty Shades of Grey” was made 25 years prior to the American version.
Little Kosima prefers to talk to flowers and trees than to school directors and sex educators. Her eldest brother prefers to talk to great people than to his father. Her younger brother would rather talk to the enemy neighbor's daughter than to anyone else. Kosima's father, a bitter farmer, would rather not talk than talk to anyone. One day, when the school management insists that seven-year-old Kosima understand her right to have sex, they all understand nothing - least of all the innocent, dreamy little Kosima. But that doesn't mean that it doesn't turn things upside down...
Based on Bjarne Reuter's 1975 juvenile novel, even broader comedy strokes are employed in the film version, but bright spark Bertram is still at the center of things when a nice but dubious uncle (he has a criminal record) takes all the kids of a working class family, hit with bad luck, away on an outing. A plot is cooked up to kidnap some rich kid. It works at first, but soon things get out of control.
About the young Aarhus businessman Jacob Hansen who is going to a congress in Copenhagen. His competitor in the firm sends his secretary over to spy and bring Jacob into disrepute. The secretary has sympathy for Jacob, creating complications when his wife show up.
Susanne, a journalist, and Morten, a cellist, desperately want a child, but are unsuccessful. The situation leads to desperate acts, occasional drunkenness, and solace for her with a discreet lover.
The four kids, Julian, Dick, Georgina and Anne plus the dog Tim go on a bike-trip without any grownups around, but they are soon followed by a another boy, Richard, who is pursued by kidnappers.