Gabriel Axel

Leïla (2001)

A young Danish guy, Nils, is visiting Morocco, where he meets the 16-year-old Berber girl Leïla. It marks the beginning of a great, all-encompassing passion. Leïla must defy her family to be with Nils, and their love has big consequences. ...

Lumière & Company (1995)

40 international directors were asked to make a short film using the original Cinematographe invented by the Lumière Brothers, working under conditions similar to those of 1895. There were three rules: (1) The film could be no longer than 52 seconds, (2) ...

Prince of Jutland (1994)

A Danish prince seeks revenge upon the villain who killed the king and his son to usurp the throne. ...

Christian (1989)

Nikolaj Christensen is a popular Danish folk-rock artist. In this teen-oriented film, Christian (Christensen) is a young man in search of love, who restlessly leaves his home in Denmark to search for it all over Europe, finally finding some semblance of it ...

Babette's Feast (1987)

A French housekeeper with a mysterious past brings quiet revolution in the form of one exquisite meal to a circle of starkly pious villagers in late 19th century Denmark. ...

Le Curé de Tours (1980)

Father Birotteau and Father Troubert, both of whom are priests at Tours, have separate lodgings in the house belonging to the crabby spinster Sophie Gamard in that city. Birotteau is an other-worldly, gentle, introspective type; Troubert, who is ten years ...

A Crime of Our Times (1977)

Gabriel Axel's penetrating study of the aftermath of a crime. Bernard and Catherine lead a quiet life in retirement, enjoying their occasional sorties to the theatre or the cinema. One night, coming home on the Metro, they are jostled and jeered by a grou ...

Going for Broke (1977)

Three out of work actors breaks into a bank through the toilet of a railroad station. ...

The Goldcabbage Family Breaks the Bank (1976)

The second film in the series about the enterprising Gyldenkål family. Now the family has climbed to the top of the social ladder, but unexpected demands from the tax authorities mean that a forced auction is imminent. So they embark on their biggest scam ...

The Goldcabbage Family (1975)

The family Gyldenkål is actually called Iversen, but have changed their name, after numerous problems with the IRS, loan sharks and employers. Using clever scams, the family builds up a reputation as a wealthy and respectable part of society. ...

Soft Shoulders, Sharp Curves (1972)

A couple of young men and women have lovemaking on their mind. They decide to try to make it at 25 spots within a week. Several motorcycles and mopeds are involved. ...

Med kærlig hilsen (1971)

A spicy comedy in episode form. We follow a young couple's problems with eroticism at different times and in different environments. The episodes: On Vesterbrogade. In Tivoli. At a castle in 1740. Around a balloon in 1820. On the train in 1890. At the bath ...

Amour (1970)

This three-part movie begins with a young woman married to an older, cold-hearted man in the year 1200. Two rivals have a swordfight over the affections of the woman. Part two takes place in 1910 and finds an amorously unfaithful wife taking on her many lo ...

Sex and the Law (1968)

A look at what happened when Denmark abolished censorship in the late 1960s. ...

The Red Mantle (1967)

Seeking revenge against the rival clan responsible for the killing of his father, Hagbard calms down long enough to establish a truce. During a peaceful interlude, he falls in love with Signe, the daughter of the king of the rival clan. However, Hildegisl, ...

Paradise and Back (1964)

Tonnemann lives in one of the wooden sheds at the far end of Islands Brygge, close to Copenhagen's landfill site. But in 1928, he wants to leave this environment behind – to go where the air is fresh and life may offer both security and meaning. He is al ...

Three Girls in Paris (1963)

Three girls in Paris is the story of three Danish girls (Ghita Nørby, Susse Wold and Hanne Borchsenius) traveling to Paris, but after having placed suitcase and money on the hotel and takes off in the city, they forget what it's called and where it is loc ...

Vi har det jo dejligt (1963)

This comedy is based on Finn Søeborg's text. It is a film full of warmth and joie de vivre, set in "Ravnekrogen", where our friends have built their own community. However, the owner of the place wants to raze the town to the ground. ...

Oskar (1962)

Oskar? That's my driver. And Tina, my maid, must have taken my suitcase with her to the baron - the one my daughter should have been engaged to. But now she is having a child with Oskar. And one of my people has stolen more than 300,000 DKR from me, becaus ...

Crazy Paradise (1962)

Romantic comedy, based on the discovery that eggs from a particular island provide men with great virility and make them irresistible. ...

Skærmydsler (1961)

Flemming and Kvik (1960)

A Danish movie about the life of Flemming and his best friend Kvik. ...

Helle for Helene (1959)

A very respectable married couple, dentist Rudolf Thomsen and Helene, his sweet and quiet wife. He is deeply absorbed in his dental work and expects to be rewarded for his diligence with a prestigious position at a clinic in Amsterdam. Incidentally, he is ...

The Girls Are Willing (1958)

On the idyllic Birkø lives Christian a parish executive officer. He is a brave and honest man, happily married to Martha, and this couple has a son called Theo and he will once take over the farm. ...

Henrik and Pernille (1957)

TV adaptation of Holberg's popular 1724 confusion comedy: Henrik (Paul Hagen) and Pernille (Birgitte Reimer) are two servants working for their respective lordships and they each independently fall for the temptation to put on the clothes of their lordship ...

En kvinde er overflødig (1957)

Since her husband's death, Mrs. Tang has lived and worked exclusively for her two children, Erik and Ester. They are her whole world; her entire existence revolves around them, even though they have long since grown up and now want to live their own lives. ...

Always Trouble (1955)

Factory worker Otto Nielsen and his wife Helga live in a 2-room apartment in a sad Copenhagen suburbs district, where the S-trains still bumble by, but of course, such things can be used to. They have five children and it is often difficult to meet daily e ...

Going for Broke (1977)

Three out of work actors breaks into a bank through the toilet of a railroad station. ...

The Goldcabbage Family Breaks the Bank (1976)

The second film in the series about the enterprising Gyldenkål family. Now the family has climbed to the top of the social ladder, but unexpected demands from the tax authorities mean that a forced auction is imminent. So they embark on their biggest scam ...

Nu går den på Dagmar (1972)

A group of young actors, ambitious and naive, dream of their big breakthrough, criticize the theater school, want to revolutionize theater, and never compromise, but are very uncertain about the future and their own identity. ...

Med kærlig hilsen (1971)

A spicy comedy in episode form. We follow a young couple's problems with eroticism at different times and in different environments. The episodes: On Vesterbrogade. In Tivoli. At a castle in 1740. Around a balloon in 1820. On the train in 1890. At the bath ...

The Reluctant Sadist (1967)

A poor dandy embezzled large sums of money and buys the title Marquis De Sade to impress the upper class. The film premiered as "I am a Marquis. ...

Dyden går amok (1966)

Hidden among the dunes on the west coast of Jutland lies HU, where fishermen struggle to earn a living. The hard and dangerous work combines HU's small population with a peculiar madness that gives free rein to emotions and intensity in all aspects of life ...

En ven i bolignøden (1965)

Among the residents of the boarding house on Fredhvilevej are Børge Blom, a civil servant, the feisty Nelly Smith, and taxi driver Ib Nielsen. Because their house is to be demolished to make way for a parking lot, they are given 14 days' notice to vacate. ...

Three Girls in Paris (1963)

Three girls in Paris is the story of three Danish girls (Ghita Nørby, Susse Wold and Hanne Borchsenius) traveling to Paris, but after having placed suitcase and money on the hotel and takes off in the city, they forget what it's called and where it is loc ...

Han, hun, Dirch og Dario (1962)

Director Paul Borg (Ebbe Langberg) neglects his young, beautiful wife Marianne (Ghita Nørby). He even forget their wedding day, in favor of a new fast sports car, a beautiful silver-gray Jaguar. During his drive, he runs out of gas. A young lady Laura Lub ...

Peter's baby (1961)

Peter Bergmann has celebrated his bachelor party with his good friend William Thorsen. Peter is to marry William's former girlfriend Kirsten on the same day. When they return to Peter's home in the morning, they find a letter from the French hospital "The ...

Styrmand Karlsen (1958)

First mate Knud Karlsen has just received sad news from his girlfriend. On board the ship is also chef Valdemar, sailor Ole, owner's confident son Robert and a whole bunch of eager sailors. ...

Kispus (1956)

When a young woman falls in love with a gown in a shop window it leads to adventure and romance exceeding even her own vivid imagination. ...

The bride from Dragstrup (1955)

At Helene Dragstrup's 20th birthday, her grandmother Margrethe decides that it is time that Helene learns something about life outside the protective walls of the estate. ...

Der kom en dag (1955)

This film is based on a true story, depicted in the novel of the same name, "Der kom en dag" (The Day Came), written by Flemming B. Muus. Quote: On April 9, 1940, we surrendered, under protest, to an army that broke all treaties, attacked our borders, occu ...

Det er så yndigt at følges ad (1954)

Who decides where the cupboard should go in a marriage? The film begins with three cheerful movers, Karl, Fredrik, and Lasse, struggling with a pompous cupboard because an accountant and his wife cannot agree on where it should go. Of course, they eventual ...

Karen, Maren og Mette (1954)

Among the many guests at the Rebild festival is Andreas Andersen, a man in his early 30s. But he has not come to Denmark to attend the big festival. Seventeen years ago, he was a poor farmhand at "Hovgården," but he fled the country because the farmer's w ...

Jan går til filmen (1954)

Fourteen-year-old Jan and his companion Erling appear as extras in a film being filmed at Nordisk Film's studios in Valby. A mysterious burglary at the studio's fine mechanics workshop gives the two healthy boys the opportunity to act as detectives. ...

Himlen er blaa (1954)

A different kind of Danish film about Denmark, the Danes, and everyday life in Denmark. An episodic film consisting of different storylines, which are linked together by several smaller scenes. ...

Kongeligt besøg (1954)

In the year 1646, Denmark is at peace. Only recently have the last occupying troops left Jutland, leaving behind the sad traces of iron heels. The administration has partially collapsed, the kingdom is short of money, and what money there is is unevenly di ...

Vi som går køkkenvejen (1953)

The beautiful and spoiled manufacturer's daughter Helga defiantly bets with her friends whether she can survive a whole year as a working housekeeper without financial help. ...

Us Petty Sinners (1952)

Venus aux belles fesses, or Venus with the beautiful buttocks, is the name given to a statuette by the famous Swedish sculptor Sergel, and this small work of art, a draft in fired clay, plays a significant role in this fantastic story. In a strange way, Ve ...