Scandinavian Cinema
'Scandinavian' is an Alice grouping which includes Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark and Iceland. To find films from one of these countries specifically use the 'By Country' link on the left hand menu.
From the sublime to the ridiculous; from Bergman to Lars von Trier, there is something in this section for everyone.
Films from this region are often deeply personal and have a brutal honesty about them. Characters are often deeply flawed or troubled but not judged. The Dogme 95 collective (founded by Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg) exemplifies this attitude in their manifesto. Not just the stories but the film-making process itself is absolutely 'no frills'. (Visit www.dogme95.dk for more details.)
Other notables in this section include the quirky Finlander, Aki Kaurismaki, Fridrik Thor Fridrikkson from Iceland and Norwegian, Erik Skjoldjaerg.
Pictured: "It's one of the most delicious parts I've ever played. I've never been such a bastard before." Stellan Skaarsgard on his role in the rivetting 'Zero Kelvin'
Songs From The Second Floor (2000)
7.6/10
Director: Roy Andersson
Starring: Lars Nordh
Songs from the Second Floor (Swedish: Sånger från andra våningen) is a Swedish black comedy-drama film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 6 Oc... Read more
Suddenly (2006)
6.3/10
Director: Johan Brisinger
Starring: Michael Nyqvist, Anastasios Soulis, Moa Gammel, Catherine Hansson, Sten Ljunggre...
Lasse (Michael Nyqvist) is a contented man with a loving wife and two healthy children, until a tragic car accident claims the lives of his spouse and... Read more
Summer with Monika (1952)
7.6/10
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Starring: Harriet Andersson, Lars Ekborg
An early Ingmar Bergman-directed melodrama about a trusting, perplexed young storeroom clerk (Lars Ekborg), whose summer interlude with the aggressive... Read more
Thale (2012)
5.6/10
Director: Aleksander L Nordaas
Starring: Silje Reinamo, Erlend Nervold, Jon Sigve Skard, Morten Andresen
Leo (Jon Sigve Skard) and Elvis (Erlend Nervold) are used to the gruesome and macabre. As crime scene cleaners, they arrive after the police have done... Read more
The Absent One (2014)
7.1/10
Director: Mikkel Norgaard
Starring: Fares Fares, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Pilou Asbaek
In 1994 two young twins are found brutally murdered. A number of clues point in the direction of young upper class students from a nearby boarding sch... Read more
The Aki Kaurismaki Collection: Part: 1 (1983)
Director: Aki Kaurismaki
Starring: Turo Pajala, Susanna Haavisto, Matti Pellonpaa
Aki Kaurismäki is known for his extremely minimalistic style. He has been called an auteur,[5][6] since he writes, directs, produces and usually edits... Read more
The Aki Kaurismaki Collection: Part: 2 (1983)
Director: Aki Kaurismaki
Starring: Kati Outinen, Markku Peltola, Ilkka Koivula
Aki Kaurismäki is known for his extremely minimalistic style. He has been called an auteur,[5][6] since he writes, directs, produces and usually edits... Read more
The Best Man's Wedding (2000)
Director: Josef Fares
Starring: Fares Fares, Torkel Petersson, Tuva Novotny, Laleh Pourkarim
Aka "Jalla! Jalla!" Roro (Fares Fares) works as an attendant in a Stockholm park with his best friend Mans (Torkel Petersson) and dotes on his Swedish... Read more
The Boss of It All (2006)
6.7/10
Director: Lars von Trier
Starring: Jens Albinus, Peter Gantzler, Iben Hjejle, Fridrik Thor Fridriksson
Inventing a fictitious supervisor who makes all of his company's unpopular decisions, an industrial bigwig (Peter Gantzler) gets into a jam when he wa... Read more
The Bothersome Man (2006)
7.4/10
Director: Jens Lien
Starring: Trond Fausa Aurvaag, Petronella Barker, Per Schaaning, Birgitte Larsen, Johannes...
40-year-old Andreas has arrived in a strange city with absolutely no idea how he got there. He has a job, a flat, a beautiful girlfriend, but somehow,... Read more