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'
The Hundred Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared (2013)
Director: Felix Herngren
Starring: Robert Gustafsson, Iwar Wikilander, David Wilberg, Mia Skaringer, Jens Hulten, B...
Allan Karlsson (Robert Gustafsson) is still at it at 99, when he uses dynamite to deal with the fox who attacked his cat Molotov. That gets him put in... Read more
The Hunt (2012)
8.3/10
Director: Thomas Vinterberg
Starring: Thomas Bo Larsen, Mads Mikkelsen, Annika Wedderkopp, Lasse Fogelstrom, Susse Wol...
"The Hunt" is a disturbing depiction of how a lie becomes the truth when gossip, doubt and malice are allowed to flourish and ignite a witch-hunt that... Read more
The Idealist (2015)
7.6/10
Director: Christina Rosendahl
Starring: Jens Albinus, Arly Jover, Soren Malling, Thomas Bo Larsen, Peter Plaugborg
In the vein of a classic investigative journalism thriller, Christina Rosendahls gripping drama The Idealist unravels the deeply compromised relation... Read more
The Idiots (1998)
6.8/10
Director: Lars von Trier
Starring: Bodil Jorgensen, Jens Albinus, Louise Hassing
Concerns a group of people who live in a villa in a small Danish town who share one interest: idiocy. Civilised and intelligent they pretend otherwise... Read more
The Keeper of Lost Causes (2013)
7.2/10
Director: Mikkel Norgaard
Starring: Troels Lyby, Soren Pilmark, Fares Fares, Sonja Richter, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Mikkel...
The latest crime sensation from Denmark, THE KEEPER OF LOST CAUSES is from the screenwriter of THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO and director of BORGEN.... Read more
The Killing: Series 1 (2007)
7.6/10
Director: Birger Larsen
Starring: Sofie Grabol, Soren Malling
A.k.a. "Forbrydelsen". Acclaimed as one of the finest murder investigation series ever produced, The Killing is a riveting Danish TV thriller that tri... Read more
The Killing: Series 1, Volume 1 (2007)
8.2/10
Director: Birger Larsen
Starring: Sofie Grabol, Soren Malling
A.k.a. "Forbrydelsen". Acclaimed as one of the finest murder investigation series ever produced, "The Killing" is a riveting Danish TV thriller that t... Read more
The Killing: Series 2 (2009)
5.7/10
Starring: Sofie Grabol
A.k.a. "Forbrydelsen". The body of a slain woman is found in a Copenhagen park commemorating the Danish Resistance in WWII - a symbolic act? An ex-sol... Read more
The Killing: Series 3 (2012)
4.3/10
Starring: Sofie Grabol
A.k.a. "Forbrydelsen". Detective Inspector Sarah Lund (Sofie Gråbøl) returns in the third and final series of The Killing Trilogy. The financial crisi... Read more
The King's Choice (Kongens nei) (2016)
7.2/10
Director: Erik Poppe
Starring: Tuva Novotny, Jesper Christensen, Karl Markovics, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Ka...
On the 9th of April 1940, the German war machine arrives in the city of Oslo. The Norwegian King faces a choice that will change his country forever. Read more