Christian

Christian 1989

1

Nikolaj Christensen is a popular Danish folk-rock artist. In this teen-oriented film, Christian (Christensen) is a young man in search of love, who restlessly leaves his home in Denmark to search for it all over Europe, finally finding some semblance of it in Morocco. This slight film is directed by Gabriel Axel, who also directed Babette's Feast. It is likeliest to be of interest to fans of the star and his music, which is used throughout.

1989

Peters landlov

Peters landlov 1963

5.20

The ship arrives in Copenhagen and after a long time at sea, most of the crew are eager to go ashore. But who wants to take the very young navigator cadet with them? He who thinks only of food and a special young girl. During their visit to the girl, they are mistaken for businessmen whom the girl's father has been waiting for, which really sets the ball rolling.

1963

Jumpin' at the Bedside

Jumpin' at the Bedside 1976

4.91

The head of a big engineering firm is a workaholic who neglects his pretty young wife - leading to her joining an "escort" service as a means of sexual relief. All is well, until the escort service is hired to entertain the engineering firm's clients at a swingers' party.

1976

This Life

This Life 2012

6.10

The true story of the Fiils: a family of innkeepers who, during Nazi-Germany's occupation of Denmark, took up arms against the German occupiers. But in the fight for freedom, some must die so that others may live.

2012

At World's End

At World's End 2009

5.50

An english tv-team discovers a special white flower in the indonesian rainforest, but they never get to investegate it further, before the danish recluse Severin has shot them down. A danish special enforcement with a psychiatrist in front is sent off, and they find out, that Severin claims, that he is 129 years old, and it's the flower, which keeps him young. Soon all hunts the white flower, which apparently gives eternal life.

2009

Ripple

Ripple 2023

6.20

A true-crime podcast's investigation into the murder of a young woman has unexpected consequences.

2023

The Olsen Gang Jumps the Fence

The Olsen Gang Jumps the Fence 1981

6.90

As usual, Egon has an ingenious plan. And, as usual, it works just fine until one of the gang members makes some kind of funny error. This time, however, even Egon's life is in danger, for some international criminals try to get rid of him by throwing him into a container filled with acid.

1981

The Five Obstructions

The Five Obstructions 2003

6.92

In 1967, experimental filmmaker Jorgen Leth created a striking short film, The Perfect Human, starring a man and women sitting in a box while a narrator poses questions about their relationship and humanity. Years later, Danish director Lars von Trier made a deal with Leth to remake his film five times, each under a different set of circumstances and with von Trier's strictly prescribed rules. As Leth completes each challenge, von Trier creates increasingly further elaborate stipulations.

2003

Ord

Ord 2011

1

A girl has been killed in exactly the same way as in author Eigil Strøm's latest novel. Now there's a knock at the door. Standing in front of Strøm is a strange man. He wants a signed copy of the book, but Strøm is suspicious: Who is this man? Why does he want to come in? And why is he asking so many questions about the murdered girl?

2011

I stykker

I stykker 2015

2.00

During an apocalypse brought about by artificial intelligence, electrician Victor finds himself separated from his girlfriend Sara in an underground bunker.

2015

Next Step

Next Step 2007

8.90

As the 30-year crisis looms, five older young people in Copenhagen find good reason to reconsider their lives. Dennis is about to move in with Kirsten, but he has his reservations, and she has her own unconscious agenda. Thomas and Søs have lived together for several years, but never before have they found reason to doubt the strength of their relationship, given her desire to have children. And Mads is a professional soccer player who has to deal with his own and everyone else's expectations. All of them come to realize that when you are forced to make a choice without knowing the consequences in advance, it can be more than difficult to figure out the next step.

2007

Strejferne

Strejferne 1980

1

In a dystopian future, Denmark's lower classes must live as nomads—living in vans, always on the move, endlessly driving on a system of ring roads. Although they try to maintain a certain degree of humanity in their daily lives, there is no room for emotion or compassion among the wanderers.

1980

Istedgade

Istedgade 2006

1

Istedgade is told in four stories that take place on the same day in or around Istedgade in Copenhagen and together form a lyrical portrait of the city and four women. We meet the flamboyant Emma, who wants so badly to please her boyfriend; the cautious Ida, who doesn't dare choose love; the hungry Nadia, who dreams of stardom; and the pregnant Sophie, who can't feel herself.

2006

Smile, Man!

Smile, Man! 1972

1

When his mother is widowed, Ole is sent to boarding school. There he soon discovers that other boys have their problems too.

1972

The Commune

The Commune 2016

6.41

A funny and moving story of family and free love set in a freewheeling 1970s commune. When Anna and Erik inherit a huge house, they gather a motley crew of cohabitants to reinvigorate their lives, forcing them to reconcile their new values with old habits.

2016

Nana

Nana 1988

9.00

Danish miniseries in six episodes about the girl Nana and her family. Episode 1: "Can or must." Episode 2: "First to the right—and then to the left!" Episode 3: "Sit still down there." Episode 4: "Roses are red." Episode 5: "The egg and the chicken." Episode 6: "Fear not."

1988

The Beast Within

The Beast Within 1995

5.00

A contemporary offbeat portrayal of a mixed lot of provincial people before during and after a baptism, a funeral and a wedding ceremony. At the centre of theses events is a woman with unfulfilled ambitions, a questioning rebel of a boy and an unconventional minister. Although seen through the eyes of a boy, this is a film for adults, about adults.

1995

Max

Max 2000

5.00

Released after three years in prison, Max finds out her father, a wealthy businessman, has hired a stranger to play his son. Meanwhile, the ex-husband of the Rent-a-Family director plans to rob Max' father.

2000

Out of the Darkness

Out of the Darkness 2022

7.10

This Danish movie "Out of The Darkness" ( in Danish 'De Forbandede år 2' ) is a continuation of the popular WW II drama "Into The Darkness" ( in Danish 'De forbandede år' ) and it portraits the Danish Resistance movements fight. This movie takes place after 1943 where the official politic of 'corporation' comes to an end, and the Danish Resistance movement is gaining traction. The movie follows the Skov family from 1943 to the end of WWII. The growing opposition to the occupation and the increased brutality of the Germans have fatal consequences for the family.

2022