Lars Knutzon

Død af grin (2023)

In this absurd dark-comedy, funerals are happy and joyful events celebrating the deceased. Ole's sister has just passed away after a long battle with cancer, which calls for the usual festivities. The only problem is Ole's deep sorrow and grief, which does ...

The Loved Ones (2023)

Knud and Carsten are an elderly couple living in the suburb with their dog Herman. A divorce, however, is on the horizon. Carsten has come to the conclusion that they shouldn't be married anymore. Is he being honest though, when he assures Knud that nobody ...

The Wake (2023)

Uncovering her late husband's infidelity in old letters, the recently widowed Gerda copes by meticulously tending to graves and embarking on a quest to find his male lover. ...

Rosa and the Stone Troll (2023)

Rosa is a little flower fairy who always lived alone in her rose bush. More than anything she dreams of having a friend, but she is too scared to ever leave her bush and never found one. One day the cool and adventurous butterfly Silk crosses paths with Ro ...

Dreyer's Gertrud (2022)

Documentary about the making and reception of Carl Th. Dreyer's final movie, "Gertrud. ...

This Life 2: Those Left Behind (2022)

A poignant drama about a Danish family's unbearable loss and total disintegration, but above all about the faith and hope that miraculously gives them the superhuman strength not to give up. ...

Kina (2019)

Jan's only real friend is his blind father Mogens. When Jan's sister Lisbeth parks Mogens in a nursing home and Mogens apparently loses his will to live, Jan decides to give him something to live for: He stages a grand journey to China, in the middle of hi ...

Crocodile Tears (2019)

After 20 years of no contact, the Norwegian Dancer Øyvind is invited to Denmark to visit his old father and his new girlfriend in their isolated farmhouse, but nothing turns out as Øyvind expects. ...

The Ringmaster (2018)

Nationwide quietness. The streets are empty. Everyone's glued to their screens at home, watching the final game. In the outskirts of Denmark, close to the German border, a small gas station needs to be open for service, even on this special night. Two you ...

That Time of Year (2018)

From Danish director and actor Paprika Steen comes a caustic comedy about the deep-rooted grievances that can rip families apart -- and the ties that bind them together. ...

Holly på Sommerøen (2018)

Holly is used to taking care of herself, because her mother and father are almost never at home. They work all the time, even in the summer, so Holly is sent to Sommerøen to live with her grandfather. ...

Jeg vil bare læse HF (2018)

You Disappear (2017)

Frederik is the headmaster of a private school and one day he is being accused of stealing 12 million Danish crowns from the school. But everything is not as simple as it might seem. Frederik has been living with a tumor in his brain for the last 3 years a ...

The Lion Woman (2016)

Eva Arctander is born with hypertrichosis, meaning that she is covered from head to toe with fine blonde hair. Her father is so ashamed of her that he hides her away from the world in their apartment. However, Eva's nanny fights for her right to be treated ...

Den perfekte middag (2013)

Grey Gold (2013)

Discarded by society, let down by their bank and evicted from their homes, three senior citizens plan a nice little bank robbery to set things right. But things don't go quite that easy... ...

The Contest (2013)

Being a stranger doesn't necessarily mean to be coming from the farthest away. Karl and his mother are about to learn this when they move from the west coast of Denmark to the ethnically and religiously mixed area of Nørrebro in Copenhagen. Sawsan, a Dani ...

Otto the Rhino (2013)

Topper thinks summer vacation is boring. He misses his father who is sailing the seven seas. He can't figure out Sille who's cute. And his best friend, Viggo, always has to help out his punctilious dad, Mr Lion, in the café on the first floor of the red h ...

Med lukkede øjne (2010)

Tom is a renowned author who is about to suffocate from the shame of not having written a new, good book for over 20 years. But then he meets Renee, a young female admirer who gives him a renewed lust for life. Soon, they move together and settle on the co ...

Karla's World (2007)

Karla's Game is a comedy family film that deals with problems of a very modern family. The story is seen through the eyes of the 10-year-old Karla, who struggles to keep her family together at Christmas. This is however not easy when your parents are divor ...

Matador Musical (2007)

Join us for a festive and spectacular revival of Lise Nørgaard's beloved TV series, which unfolds here in a new, lavish, and modern version. For two whole seasons, "Matador Musical" has played to sold-out houses at the Opera House in Copenhagen. In just a ...

Oh Happy Day (2004)

Hannah (Lotte Andersen) is a housewife in a village Zealand, where she is married to the sad Carsten (Mikael Birkkjær). She sings in the mammal church choir along with his outspoken sister (Ditte Gråbøl). A choirmaster in transit - the black Jackson - g ...

Shake It All About (2001)

Jacob is a young man used to getting everything he wants. For several years, he has been living in a happy homosexual partnership with Jørgen, and one night Jacob decides to pop the big question to Jørgen. Jørgen happily accepts Jacobs marriage proposal ...

The Olsen Gang's Last Trick (1998)

Egon escapes from the psychiatric ward, where he has been incarcerated since the gang's last coup. Keld and Benny pick him up, and when Egon, as always, is planning the big heist, the Olsen Gang is once again on the move. ...

Albert (1998)

When Albert's best friend Egon goes missing, Albert embarks on an adventure to find him. Along the way he meets Sabrina and together they must save Egon. ...

I Wonder Who's Kissing You Now (1998)

In this rom-com Sam is having problems with both his professional life and his marriage. His career as a film director has dried up, while at home he's sure that his new bride is having an affair. ...

Eye of the Eagle (1997)

In 1218 Danish king Valdemar sends his homonymous young son and heir in safety, as war is at the borders, to Erskil, the bishop of Ravensburg, who is instructed to see to the prince's education. Alas the bishop is the brain of a conspiracy to seize the cro ...

Just a Girl (1995)

PUK SCHARBAU plays Lise Nørgaard in the epic film adaptation of her fascinating life story. In a chronicle of both love and war, masterfully directed by Peter Schroeder, we follow the woman who would later give us 'Matador', from her early childhood to he ...

The Snooks in the Limelight (1994)

Eigil's family is in a dire situation, as they must raise 500,000 kroner by the end of the month in order to remain in their home. This is where the story begins, as Snøvsen and Eigil set out into the wide world to earn money. This takes them to Federico' ...

Viktor and Viktoria (1993)

Live action kiddie entertainment about two tribes of trolls fighting for control of a Magic Ring. The good witch Tikla meanwhile holds on to the Ring. Viktoria, an underground Troll child, is forbidden to visit the above-ground Trolls, but does so anyway. ...

Hjælp - min datter vil giftes (1993)

Bjarne is a hairdresser in a small Danish provincial town. He spends his time planning his daughter's wedding, which threatens to ruin the mild-mannered man. At the same time, the town's mayor is visited by his brother, who has stolen a Van Gogh and needs ...

Lykken er en underlig fisk (1989)

A socially realistic drama about the relationship between a mother and her teenage daughter in a windswept port town in Jutland. The mother is from Copenhagen and was once a beauty queen. Now she is married to a fisherman, works at the fish filleting facto ...

Med Lill-Klas i kappsäcken (1983)

The siblings Niklas and Anneli must accompany their slightly giddy aunt Tinne to the Zoo in Copenhagen. The visit to the zoo has quite different consequences than Aunt Tinne has ever dreamt of. When the children win a real pony in a lottery they have to br ...

Kurt & Valde (1983)

It cannot be said that the two actors Kurt Karlsen and Valdemar Hansen are particularly successful. The audience often has to ask them to stop, and financially things are not going well either, so they have to flee from their hotel bills. In a provincial t ...

Afbrudt møde (1982)

The biannual management conference at the company 'Danoon' takes an unexpected turn when one of the sales managers brings a strange girl to the hotel. ...

Mændenes Forbund (1981)

A cheerful tale of what can happen when the two sexes try to achieve balance through millimeter democracy, including when it comes to love and cohabitation. After throwing rolling pins and other objects at their husbands, the women have left their husbands ...

Strejferne (1980)

In a dystopian future, Denmark's lower classes must live as nomads—living in vans, always on the move, endlessly driving on a system of ring roads. Although they try to maintain a certain degree of humanity in their daily lives, there is no room for emot ...

It's a World Full of Children (1980)

Susanne, a journalist, and Morten, a cellist, desperately want a child, but are unsuccessful. The situation leads to desperate acts, occasional drunkenness, and solace for her with a discreet lover. ...

Hjerter er trumf (1976)

Drama about a man in his thirties who experiences an identity crisis after receiving a heart transplant. He seeks out the donor's widow without explaining the situation and begins a relationship with her. ...

Good and Evil (1975)

Jørgen Leth can squeeze poetry from a stone and wit from dust, and he can find love where the milk of human kindness runs dry. In a series of tableaux of Life in Denmark, he carries absurdism to a happy extreme. To act out his minuscule non-dramas, he use ...

Brudstykker af en landsbydegns dagbog (1975)

Et godt liv (1970)

Daniel owns a shoe factory. He is in his fifties, married to Elisa, has a son who studies psychology and a mother who is at a nursing home. But when he applies for a life insurance his life changes. Because he has to undergo a number of health examinations ...

Bella (1970)

Bella is surrounded by external security, comfort, and expensive luxury. In her cold, unconnected everyday life, she randomly meets 20-year-old hippie Jacob. They share a sense of loneliness. ...

The Mad Dane (1969)

An adventurous Danish sailor falls in love with the beautiful French singer Christine in this romantic adventure. Chased by soldiers, he takes cover under beds and petticoats in order to escape capture. Several dance scenes highlight this musical comedy th ...

Jensen længe leve! (1965)

A prisoner who has just escaped from prison finds the body of Jensens, a marshal, in Jensens' shop. Fearing that he will be suspected of murder, he moves the body in a trunk to a forest, where it is to be hidden. On the way, he loses the trunk from his car ...

Gertrud (1964)

Hopeless romantic Gertrud inhabits a turn-of-the-century milieu of artists and musicians, where she pursues an idealized notion of love that will always elude her. She abandons her distinguished husband and embraces an affair with a young concert pianist, ...

Finn Nørbygaard: Mig og Elvis (1997)

Dust for all the Money (1963)

A group of residents in the Copenhagen suburb of Solvænget decide to buy a farm in order to become self-sufficient in vegetables and other goodies. Unfortunately, farm life turns out to be much more strenuous and difficult than the small group of city dwe ...