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'
Happy, Happy (2010)
6.5/10
Director: Anne Sewitsky
Starring: Agnes Kittelsen, Henrik Rafaelsen, Joachim Rafaelsen, Maibritt Saerens
Anne Sewitsky directs this offbeat black comedy/drama from Norway. Family is the most important thing in the world to Kaja (Agnes Kittelsen). She is a... Read more
Headhunters (2011)
7.6/10
Director: Morten Tyldum
Starring: Aksel Hennie, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Synnove Macody Lund, Eivind Sander, Julie O...
Aksel Hennie stars as Roger, a corporate headhunter who supplements the income necessary to fund his luxury home and lavish lifestyle by moonlighting... Read more
Headhunters (Blu-ray) (2011)
7.6/10
Director: Morten Tyldum
Starring: Aksel Hennie, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Synnove Macody Lund, Eivind Sander
Headhunters stars the talented Aksel Hennie (Max Manus) as Roger, a charming scoundrel and Norway's most accomplished headhunter. Roger is living a li... Read more
Heart of a Lion (2013)
7/10
Director: Dome Karukoski
Starring: Peter Franzen, Laura Birn, Jasper Paakkonen, Yusufa Sidibeh
Teppo meets and falls in love with the beautiful blonde Sari. But this is to be no ordinary love affair. Teppo is a central figure in a neo-Nazi group... Read more
Heartbreak Hotel (2006)
5.2/10
Director: Colin Nutley
Starring: Helena Bergstrom, Maria Lundqvist, Claes Mansson, Johan Rabaeus
English filmmaker Colin Nutley once again works with his Swedish wife, Helena Bergstrom, in this intelligent and sharply funny drama about two forty-s... Read more
Hellfjord: Series 1 (2012)
7.2/10
Starring: Stig Frode Henriksen, Ingrid Bolso Berdal, Zahid Ali, Thomas Hanzon, Maria Bock,...
A crazy mix of outlandish comedy and eccentric mystery, "Hellfjord" is the story of urban police officer Nesbit Salamander, a second generation Pakist... Read more
Holiday (Blu-Ray) (2018)
5.7/10
A love triangle featuring the trophy girlfriend of a petty drug lord, caught up in a web of luxury and violence in a modern dark gangster tale set in... Read more
Hour of the Wolf (1968)
7.7/10
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Starring: Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, Erland Josephson
This surreal Gothic drama by Swedish master Ingmar Bergman stars Max von Sydow as Johan, a troubled artist who is literally haunted by demons from his... Read more
In A Better World (2010)
7.7/10
Director: Susanne Bier
Starring: Mikael Persbrandt, Trine Dyrholm
The winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, this acclaimed drama from Denmark concerns two families struggling to cope with their problems.... Read more
In Order of Disappearance (2014)
7.2/10
Director: Hans Petter Moland
Starring: Bruno Ganz, Stellan Skarsgard, Birgitte Hjort Sorensen, Kristofer Hivju
Nils snow ploughs the wild winter mountains of Norway, and is recently awarded Citizen of the Year. When his son is murdered for something he did not... Read more