'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'
Set in a women's prison, this award-winning film is the 10th feature to be made adhering to the strict rules of the Dogme Manifesto, introduced by Lar... Read more
Disgraced Swedish detective Jonas Engstrom (Stellan Skarsgard) travels to northern Norway to solve a brutal murder in "Insomnia." Unable to sleep thro... Read more
Aiming for instant cult status, this outrageous sci-fi comedy reveals how the Nazis managed to continue their plans for world conquest after losing Wo... Read more
Aiming for instant cult status, this outrageous sci-fi comedy reveals how the Nazis managed to continue their plans for world conquest after losing Wo... Read more
After fortuitously meeting at a train station, David (Birger Malmsten) and Maggi (Barbro Kollberg) fall in love. Pregnant Maggi is unsure of what to d... Read more
"Italian For Beginners" is a warm and playful story about seven perfect strangers in a small Danish town whose lives become entwined and turned upside... Read more
Jo Nesbø has sold over 9 million books - This film is based on a story you haven't read. Oscar Svendsen wakes up, terrified and bloodied; a shotgun in... Read more
Ancestral bloodlines have deadly significance in this pair of interconnected tales from director Baltasar Kormakur ('101 Reykjavik'). A desperate man... Read more
After Jonas (Anders W. Berthelsen) causes a car accident that leaves Julia (Rebecka Hemse), a mysterious stranger, crippled with amnesia, he's compell... Read more
At Bastøy, life is tough; the manual labour is arduous and the young wards of the remote island reform school are underdressed and underfed for the fr... Read more