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- Alfred and Erna have sold their farm and moved to the suburbs of a provincial town. It's December 26th and they are expecting their children and grandchildren for the annual Christmas lunch - for the first time in the new house. Alfred finds it hard to adjust to his new, quiet life. It's difficult for Erna to maintain old routines in a new situation and she loses herself in details. When her preparations for the lunch collapse, Alfred has had enough - but he realises that there is still a lot left to lose.
- The remote, dark house hides a terrible secret. From the nursery a grammophone merrily churns out a happy summer song, but there is no child. Daniel died in an accident, and his mother is tormented by grief and guilt. She keeps seeing Daniel, but also his frightening fantasy figure Little Man, with the sharp, gleaming razor. A mysterious visitor appears out of the rain. He knows the secret.
- Inger is single. She gives the many couples that hug and kiss each other wistful looks, but nobody sees Inger. Not even the young policeman she's in love with. Inger works at the Central Station and so does the policeman. He's very busy; a young woman has been raped by a man wearing a hood. An opportunity arises, and on an impulse Inger pretends to be the victim of an attempted rape. Suddenly the young policeman sees her, and Inger starts dreaming about future. But things don't turn out the way she imagined.
- Per tries to help people get a new antenna, but gets into serious trouble.
- Classic children's show starring Bamse and his friends Kylling and Ælling. In each episodes Bamse's picture book (Bamses billedbog) serves as the source for an interstellar story.
- 16-year-old Rasmus' biggest interest is computer games, until he meets Belma who is 15. She lives with her father Josip on a refugee hostel boat and has fled from the war in Bosnia. Josip becomes involved in a terrible act of vengeance against a former prison camp guard and is arrested by the Danish police. Belma is all on her own now and Rasmus realizes that he is the only one who can help her.
- 16 episodes of travel documentary. Biker-Jens continues his adventures, this time riding his Harley Davidson down the dirt roads of the enormous continent of Australia. He sets out to meet the people of The Outback, swim with the sharks on the Great Barrier Reef and try his luck with one of the many gold mines down under.
- Charlotte and Teis, partners for some years, are going to climb a mountain, literally and metaphorically. During a climbing trip to Kullen in Sweden, Charlotte is inches from falling to her death.Teis stands paralyzed, and she is only saved by the intervention of the experienced climber, Lasse. This leads to an emotional avalanche for Charlotte. Her relationship with Teis is threatened. Charlotte contacts the perfect life saver to thank him, but everything isn't what it seems.
- Svend Aage is an aging prisoner. His son, Max, is doing well in the world "outside" - or so Svend Aage's wife tells him - and is quite unaware that his father is in jail. One day, a new inmate arrives at the gates to serve the most severe sentence ever handed out for violence and drug-related crime. It's Max.
- Cafe Hector is the new in-place for the chic, high-flying, articulate jet-set, where steaming cups of cappuccino accompany their trendy chit-chat. Uffe is definitely not "in". He can't get a cappuccino, but he is given permission, just this once, to use the toilet. But Uffe is prepared for the situation. He can't take any more humiliation and he is armed!
- Dan is only 10 years old and is caught between a younger and an older sister who tease, manipulate and tell him off. Dan is always the loser of the battle for the affection of their busy parents and the scapegoat who end up doing the dishes on his own. And when the family relax together, there is not really room for him.
- Henrik and Jacob have just finished high school, but they can't get into university, so Jacob gets a job as a waiter and Henrik helps his uncle clear out a rich man's villa after the owner went bankrupt and committed siucide. During the clearance Henrik finds a book that gives minute details of perfect crimes. Henrik tries the first description - and everything goes according to plan. But what about the second? Or the third?
- In the old days, things were different. Art, too. It assembled and passed on human experience and knowledge. But in today's Denmark, something else is wanted from art. It has to experiment and break new ground. It is almost a political requirement. The more conventional the politics, the harsher the politically correct requirements for the artist. Sliced up, rotting pigs are not enough anymore! Art must move on. But how can the poor artist surpass his predecessors and become a success?
- The Danish version of the popular quiz show. A group of contestants answer questions on a variety of subjects, with the entire group being awarded cash for each correct answer. At the end of each round, the group votes to remove one of the players ("The Weakest Link"), until only two are left. These two then compete head-to-head to see who will go home with all the cash, and who will go home with nothing.
- For the last ten years 40-year-old Jeppe has paid daily visits to the nursing home where his crippled wife, Tove, has been put after a serious traffic accident to remain for the rest of her life. Desperate about this meningless fate, Jeppe has put everything else in life aside and has chosen to be faithful and devoted to her. But this cannot go on, his pseudo-life becomes too much for his crippled wife. She pretends to be in love with her male nurse and throws Jeppe out.
- Nine-year-old Niels is alone with his mother in their summer cottage. He prefers to stay on his own in the shed, building a model ship. One day, the cautious boy meets the slightly older, charming Eva, who wants to play "sweethearts" and tempts him to kiss her. But in more than one sense Niels is frightened of the deep water.
- The scene takes place in 1212 at the beginning of the Middle Ages. The Queen has suddenly taken ill at Riberhus Castle. In her feverish dreams she meets the persona of death with its bony hand holding the white queen on a chessboard. Several mile's away, King Valdemar Sejr, who doesn't yet have knowledge of his wife's illness, is out on a hunt. Suddenly his falcon disappears in the woods and the king pursues it. He finds it on the shoulder of a bony man who is dressed in a black mantle and waiting for him beside a chessboard.
- This television children's series marked the debut of a big yellow teddy bear called Bamse who later got his own series "Bamses billedbog" (1983). It is also here we first encounter Bamse's friends Kylling, Aske and Pernille. Søren Hauch-Fausbøll who wears the Bamse costume continues to portray the popular character throughout the following twelve years.
- Tom lives alone and works for the council, reporting empty apartments. One day, he ignores the rules and enters a supposedly empty apartment. His life takes a drastic turn when Sally, a stripper, suddenly turns up. Tom takes her home with him. But Sally has a dark past and is on the run from the police.
- Malene Vilstrup has created an ambitious work, a pixilation film that combines various animation techniques in this modern doomsday vision, where love wins in the end and makes Carl the stamp collector overcome his fear of leaving his cosy little flat. The world outside frightens Carl, who is shocked by all the wars and violence he sees on TV. One day, the postman delivers a cardboard dog that becomes a new dimension in his world.
- What happens if you mix an accountant, a newly wed couple in a pale blue Cadillac, a tatooed motorbike-freak and a blonde in an old Lada, a prize dog with a perfect pedigree and a stray mongrel? Put them all together in a village in Jutland and let the dogs chase each other - and whoops! you have a high-speed comedy.
- Henrik is young and in love and moves with his girlfriend Anne into a commune in the countryside. It is the dawn of the 70's, a time to challenge authority and experiment with relationships. Henrik is challenged too: His role as a man is exhibited and discussed, he has to learn how to sew, to sleep in the group bedroom, to share his inheritance with the commune and his beloved Anne with a lesbian.
- This children's miniseries tells the story of Bamse's fairy tale like adventure on a small remote planet inhabited by the wonderful and strange characters Forlæns and Baglæns. This series was the creation of Finn Bentzen, Elith Nulle Nykjær and Poul Nesgaard (now headmaster of The National Film School of Denmark) and is by many considered to be one of the best television programmes for children ever made in Denmark. After this mini series Bamse got his own weekly tv-series entitled "Bamses billedbog" (1983) set in a completely different enviroment.
- This odd collage alternates freely between real footage, animation and stylized 3D animation. It is a humorous experiment that takes place in the Tarantella Mist, 5 million light years from Earth. A one-man spaceship is in difficulties and the skipper's life is in danger. Tormented by lack of oxygen and erotic fantasies, the astronaut has to abandon ship and go to a space station where two lovesick robots cause a great deal of commotion.
- 16-year-old Frida and Mona take the train from the suburbs to Copenhagen on a Friday night to get rid of their virginity. They make themselves up and change their clothes in the ladies' room at the Central Station and the manhunt in Copenhagen's night-life can begin.
- Jørgen and Tascha meet on a bridge. They share the same wish to commit suicide, but they are distracted by each other's presence. In spite of their very different backgrounds they keep on moving closer to one another. Will they succeed in taking the big step? Another Blue Day is a tragicomedy about an encounter between two quite different people, whose paths cross.
- On his way to work, Henning witnesses a violent killing in the train. When he meets the killer later face to face, the nice husband and father faces a dilemma. How can he expose the perpetrator without endangering his own well-ordered life and career? The film uses special effects in its portrayal of Henning the Hero's dreams about disaster and sudden death.
- Marika meets Mads and their two hearts beat as one, but Marika is still oddly stand-offish. She is planning a trip abroad with her friend Helle, but restless Helle's increasing drug habit gradually makes the plans fall apart. But Marika bears a terrible secret. She's got to get away. Away from Helle's father.
- Hugo is 18 years old, works in a garage in a provincial town, plays pool with his mates and dates teenage Betina. Hugo wants something else, but he doesn't know what - and it's hard for him to pull himself together. Until he meets student nurse Ester, who is in her 20s.
- "Julie let her long hair go, got herself a new Romeo" says one of the guys to the other in "When do the Violins set in?". Yes, there is cause for concern. Lars' girlfriend is not only in doubt whether her hair should be long or short, but also whether he is the right one for her or not. What does a young semi-rejected lover do in that situation? He goes to see his best friend, who is not particularly happy with his love life either. When the two of them go to the cinema, fate ties up the threads of the story very happily. This is when the violins set in - in "real" films.
- Comfortably lying in a deck chair on a parking lot John Cleese is being interviewed by popular Danish TV philosopher Anders Lund Madsen. Among many, topics range from hiring people to make children and marrying lizards to the importance of turning 60 and what a frightening sole of a shoe can do to viewers.
- Life is not easy when you are a Danish kid called Aksel who loves meatballs. Especially when you would much rather want to be one of the cool Muslim boys who wear those golden necklaces and say cool stuff in Arabic. To worsen things, during the holidays Aksel gets teamed up with two girls, Fatima and Annika, to perform a song to the local youth club's song contest, Melodi Grand Prix. The girls want to do a girly pop song, and the entire jury panel consist of Muslim boys! Meanwhile the kids find a stray dog who needs a home. This leads to nothing but trouble, and one of the girls, Fatima, is grounded by her parents for the entire holiday season. Now she can't perform the song, and Aksel realizes he must take action! He enters an unknown world of rituals and cultural perceptions, and fixes everything in his own unique way.
- Tonight there's a dancing competition at the hottest salsa restaurant in Copenhagen. Henrik, the young cook, is hopelessly in love with enchanting Elena, but lacks the courage to dance with her. Henrik meets the mysterious bag lady, who gives him a pair of magic shoes that make him dance like a dream. Can Henrik win the competition and Elena's heart, and what will happen with the magic shoes?
- Love has a price in this quirky sex comedy. Sten is a 30- year-old librarian. Over a book he meets supersexy Katja, the woman of his dreams, and they soon end up in bed together. It's love at first sight, but the next thing he knows, Katja wants money every time they make love. Otherwise their relationship will become trivial, she says. Reluctantly Sten agrees, but then Katja puts up the price.
- Despite his talent, recognition and good jobs pass the tenor saxophonist Laslo by. Until Nicole appears and sweet music fills the air. Her singing voice carries towards the stars , and Laslo swears that he will wring his soul to do the right thing for the two of them. But this isn't easy when Nicole gets all the praise in their professional companionship. Laslo is put through the wringer of jealousy in this lyrical variation on "A Star is Born".
- A strikingly colourful, surrealistic, animated film, inspired by the work of female Peruvian singer Yma Sumac. Music and imagery flow congenially together in this tragi-comical story of a little boy who dies and goes to heaven, only to be seduced by an operatic angel who takes him to hell.
- Finn, a stone cutter, lacks meaning and passion in his lonely life. Then one day he sees a tuba in a shop window and falls in love with it. He buys the tuba and starts practising energetically, but nobody wants to listen to his tentative efforts. Finn has almost given up playing, when accidentally and with the help of his music, he stops a woman from taking her own life. Finn's life becomes meaningful and for the first time someone wants to listen to him play. But things aren't that simple, not even when you have found the passion of your life.
- John Cleese shows that, properly planned and organised, a meeting can achieve more in a short time than any other method of internal communication. Makes everyone who attends meetings aware of the damage that can bedone by approaching a meeting without preparation. Demontrates techniques and disciplines which can make meetings shorter and more productive.
- An experimental narrative about a filmmaker who discovers what appears to be a murder on an old film he finds at a yard sale, and his ensuing quest for the truth.
- In a modern city people live side by side but still in completely different worlds. Anis is a young immigrant girl who isolates herself in her room. In a well-lit living room across the yard, a young blonde girl plays her cello every night. Anis is fascinated by the girl with the cello, and one night Anis calls her and asks her to play, so she can hear the music over the phone.
- Fathers-to-be will tread cautiously after seeing Peter Gren Larsen's film, which respectlessly crosses "Get fit after giving birth" with "The Chainsaw Massacre". Babies are admired and experiences shared in the mothers' group, but something isn't right. Camilla's husband is lying in bed with a huge hole in his head. Camilla and her frying pan put an end to his life, but how can she escape prison so she can bring up baby herself? The mothers go into action and they do it with a vengeance in this paraphrase of "The Perfect Murder".
- A sequel to the film Meetings, Bloody Meetings (1976). A manager who has learnt all the practical lessons from his experiences in the first film dreams how he habitually breaks the three laws of meetings. This film gives invaluable insights into the way people behave at meetings, and how skilful hands can extract the right decisions.
- Bjarne and Bibi are constantly on the road between seaside hotels on the west coast of Denmark where they have tried to be a success with their songs and music for many years. They are a couple off and on stage, but things aren't going too well. Bjarne is fed up with this race, he wants a small house and an ordinary life with a wife and child. Bibi is struggling to build a career and become a star, a struggle that makes her bitter and self-righteous. It's time for a showdown. Not least with oneself.
- Jørgen Klubien learnt his craft in the American cartoon industry. He returned in an animated state as the main character in this partly autobiographical variation of "Pinocchio". The little wooden boy wants to conquer the world with his unfailing imagination and his pencil. In Hollywood he falls into the clutches of ruthless Mr. Strombolo, but is saved by the good fairy in the shape of the Queen of Denmark herself.
- A comedy about Belinda who is unhappy. Her boyfriend is in prison, and he can't stand being locked up. So Belinda has to get hold of the Crown Prince. He will understand her and see to it that her boyfriend is pardoned. Her hunt for the prince takes Belinda on an Odyssey among the spoilt and selfish upper classes. Fortunately, Belinda has a heart and a willpower that defy anything.
- Two 15-year old cousins, Iben and Sanne, are invited to spend their summer holiday with their aunt, the owner of a dilapidated spa in Eastern Europe. The aunt is an eccentric woman whose life is sustained by memories of a time long past; Iben and Sanne are eager and hungry for life. Soon after their arrival, they discover Felix, a young man who has pitched his tent in the aunt's large, overgrown park. All three women are drawn to Felix. Yet, while the aunt continues in her reveries and Sanne begins to play with the idea of a romance, Iben casts herself into a secretive, new world of longing and intimacy, love and separation.
- A stranger comes to town. The enigmatic protagonist, Seth, gets off the bus one hot summer day at the end of August and takes rooms at the local inn. This sets off a long chain of reactions in the town. Reactions that have dramatic and fatal consequences for everyone involved.
- The old caliph is a wealthy man. He has a harem and a palace; but what good is all that when love has become a nightmare and a bunch of though desert robbers decide to rob the caliph's palace? The caliph is truly a tormented man, but what happens when two evils clash above the poor man's head? A small miracle, perhaps?
- Sinan is a second generation Turkish immigrant. He is young, restless and he likes the ladies. His parents have found him a bride, the beautiful Gül. They have also planned for him to take over his father's restaurant after the wedding. But Sinan has other fish to fry.
- Tor loves Jessica but his life has got stuck in a rut. Their relationship has seen better days and Jessica acquiring a clapped-out 1984 Skoda doesn't make things easier. When she decides to cancel her only holiday with Tor and go on a self-development course with Per instead, the passive bystander Tor realises he's going to have to stand up and be a man. But that's easier said than done...