Nikolaj Arcel
出生 : 1972-08-25, Copenhagen, Denmark
略歴
Nikolaj Arcel (born 25 August 1972; Copenhagen) is a Danish filmmaker and screenwriter. He is best known for his 2012 film A Royal Affair, which won two prizes at the Berlin International Film Festival and which was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards, as well as the 2017 American film The Dark Tower.
Arcel was born and raised in Copenhagen. His mother Libby Tata Arcel is a psychologist from the Greek city Mytilene on the island of Lesbos, while his father, Arne Arcel, is an architect from Denmark. His parents divorced when he was seven. His elder sister is actress Nastja Arcel. He attended Bernadotte School in Hellerup and secondary school at Øster Borgerdyd Gymnasium. He then enrolled at the National Film School of Denmark from where he graduated as film director in 2001. His graduation project, the short film Woyzeck's Last Symphony, won the Grand Prix at Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival.
Arcel made his debut in 2004 with the political thriller King's Game, which won him the award for Best Director at the Danish Film Academy Awards. It was followed by the adventure film Island of Lost Souls in 2007 and the generational comedy Truth About Men in 2010. After experiencing an international breakthrough with A Royal Affair, he moved to Hollywood to pursue a career in filmmaking there. He directed the film adaptation of Stephen King's The Dark Tower. The film began principal photography in early 2016, and it was released on 4 August 2017. Arcel will be directing the movie Fables for Warner Bros. In 2022, he reunited with Mikkelsen for The Promised Land.
Writer
In 1755, the impoverished Captain Ludvig Kahlen sets out to conquer the uninhabitable Danish heath in the name of the King. But the sole ruler of the area, the merciless Frederik de Schinkel, who believes the land belongs to him, swears revenge when the maid Ann Barbara and her serf husband escape for refuge with Kahlen.
Director
In 1755, the impoverished Captain Ludvig Kahlen sets out to conquer the uninhabitable Danish heath in the name of the King. But the sole ruler of the area, the merciless Frederik de Schinkel, who believes the land belongs to him, swears revenge when the maid Ann Barbara and her serf husband escape for refuge with Kahlen.
Idea
Markus returns home to care for his daughter when his wife dies in a tragic train accident. However, when a survivor of the wreck surfaces and claims foul play, Markus suspects his wife was murdered and embarks on a mission to find those responsible.
Screenplay
「特捜部Q」――過去の未解決事件を専門に扱うコペンハーゲン警察の新部署である。「Q」が今回挑むのは、80年代に起こったナイトクラブのマダムの失踪事件。調査によるとほぼ同時に5人もの行方不明者が出ているという。カール警部補は大事件の匂いを嗅ぎつけ捜査に着手。やがて、壮絶な過去を持つひとりの老女と新進政党の関係者が捜査線上に浮かび上がってくるのだが……。
Screenplay
ニューヨークの少年ジェイクは、巨大な塔や邪悪な黒衣の男、そして拳銃使いの戦士などが登場する悪夢に悩まされていた。そんなある日、彼の前に黒衣の男の手の者が現実となって現われる。逃走するジェイクは、やがて“中間世界”と呼ばれる異世界へと導かれることに。そこで彼は、夢で見た拳銃使いローランドと出会う。ローランドはすべての世界の中心でバランスを保つ“暗黒の塔”の守護者＝ガンスリンガーの最後のひとりだった。
Director
ニューヨークの少年ジェイクは、巨大な塔や邪悪な黒衣の男、そして拳銃使いの戦士などが登場する悪夢に悩まされていた。そんなある日、彼の前に黒衣の男の手の者が現実となって現われる。逃走するジェイクは、やがて“中間世界”と呼ばれる異世界へと導かれることに。そこで彼は、夢で見た拳銃使いローランドと出会う。ローランドはすべての世界の中心でバランスを保つ“暗黒の塔”の守護者＝ガンスリンガーの最後のひとりだった。
Screenplay
とある海辺でボトルの中に入った手紙が発見され、コペンハーゲン警察の特別部署「特捜部Q」で未解決事件を取り扱う、はみだし者の刑事カールと相棒のアサド、そして女性秘書のローセが調査に乗り出すことに。手紙はどうやら7〜8年前に書かれたものでインクがにじんでほとんど判読不能だったが、差出人の頭文字Pを手掛かりに調査を進めるうち、エホバの証人の信者たちの子どもを狙った謎の連続誘拐事件が次第に浮上する。
Screenplay
コペンハーゲン警察の特別部署「特捜部Q」で未解決事件の残務処理に当たるはみだし者の刑事カールと相棒のアサド、そして、そこへ新たに配属された女性秘書のローセ。彼らは、20年前、名門寄宿舎学校の近くで起きた、とある惨殺事件を再調査することに。事件は、容疑者の逮捕で一件落着とされていたものの、男はその後早々に釈放され、また、事件の通報者たる少女が失踪して今なお消息不明など、不審な点が数多く残されていた。
Screenplay
ある捜査で、自らの判断ミスから部下1名が殉職、別の1名は下半身不随となり、また彼自身も重傷を負うという苦い経験を味わった、殺人課の刑事カール。その後彼は、新しく設置された部署「特捜部Q」へと転属されるが、その主たる仕事は未解決事件の残務整理だった。そんな中、彼は、5年前、女性議員のミレーデが船から失踪し、結局自殺として片づけられていた不審な事件に興味を抱き、助手のアサドとともに再調査を始める。
Story
12-year-old Pelle accidentally gets bitten by an ant and develops unimaginable superpowers. With help from his friend, comic book nerd Wilhelm, Pelle creates a secret identity as the superhero Antboy. Slowly things start to happen in the surburban community, and when a scary and crazy supervillain, Flea, enters the scene, Antboy must step up to the challenge. The first Danish superhero-movie. Based on the books by Kenneth Bøgh Andersen.
Screenplay
A young queen falls in love with her physician, and they start a revolution that changes their nation forever.
Director
A young queen falls in love with her physician, and they start a revolution that changes their nation forever.
Screenplay
Mads moves into a house with his lovely girlfriend Marie when a sudden pang of doubt strikes him. Is this the meaning of life? Has he lived out all his dreams? He drops everything, moves away from his girlfriend and throws himself into a desperate quest to live out his greatest dreams; a quest to find the meaning of life and the one and only.
Director
Mads moves into a house with his lovely girlfriend Marie when a sudden pang of doubt strikes him. Is this the meaning of life? Has he lived out all his dreams? He drops everything, moves away from his girlfriend and throws himself into a desperate quest to live out his greatest dreams; a quest to find the meaning of life and the one and only.
Screenplay
社会派ジャーナリストのミカエルに、大財閥ヴァンゲル・グループの前会長ヘンリックからある調査依頼が来る。40年前、ヘンリックの兄の孫娘ハリエットが失踪した事件の再調査だ。依頼を引き受けたミカエルだが、ヘンリックの依頼でミカエルの身辺調査を行なっていた天才的女性リサーチャー、リスベットをひょんなことから相棒にすることに。ミカエルたちが巨大な真相に近づこうとしたとき、ミカエルはある人物に命を狙われる。
Writer
A Danish crew of misfits travel to Saturn in search for natural resources. However, the planet is colonized by a ruthless army of Aliens that turn their eye on Earth and invade Denmark. Thus, the crew change their mission to liberate Denmark.
Co-Writer
Aïcha, a high-school student, is a passionate kung fu fighter. Her Turkish parents expect her to get good grades so she can get into medical school, like her brother Ali. But school doesn´t inspire her. Defying her family, Aïcha starts secretly training at a professional, co-ed kung fu club. A boy, Emil, helps Aïcha train for the club championship and they fall in love. But the rules of life are not as simple as the rules of kung fu, and Aïcha is forced to decide who she is and what she wants.
Writer
Cecilie sees and hears things no one else does; places suddenly change appearance, people aren´t really there. One night she experiences a rape, but no traces are to be found. Her husband Mads commits her to a psychiatric hospital. With the help of a psychiatrist, Per, she begins to see a frightening connection between her condition and a brutal murder that happened more than 30 years before.
Author
14-year-old Lulu moves to a small provincial town with her mother and younger brother. One night, her brother is struck by a beam of white light - actually the spirit of Herman Hartmann from the 19th-century. To her despair, Lulu realizes that Herman has possessed her brother, and the two of them are whirled into a fevered adventure.
Director
14-year-old Lulu moves to a small provincial town with her mother and younger brother. One night, her brother is struck by a beam of white light - actually the spirit of Herman Hartmann from the 19th-century. To her despair, Lulu realizes that Herman has possessed her brother, and the two of them are whirled into a fevered adventure.
Writer
Starting a new job as a political journalist at a leading newspaper, Ulrik Torp witnesses a brutal struggle for power in the Midparty's ranks -- a struggle that coincides with the charismatic party leader's involvement in a near fatal car accident. A flurry of lies and media speculation surrounds the incident. Gradually, Ulrik unearths a ruthless conspiracy involving the incumbent prime minister.
Director
Starting a new job as a political journalist at a leading newspaper, Ulrik Torp witnesses a brutal struggle for power in the Midparty's ranks -- a struggle that coincides with the charismatic party leader's involvement in a near fatal car accident. A flurry of lies and media speculation surrounds the incident. Gradually, Ulrik unearths a ruthless conspiracy involving the incumbent prime minister.
Writer
Ida's father suddenly gets a stroke and is rushed to the hospital, diagnosed with a deadly disease with no other opportunity than to travel to USA to attend a medical experimental operation. Unfortunately, the small family have to get the money themselves, as the state doesn't pay for that kind of experimental procedures. Ida has to get the money - and she got no other way than to steal them from the bank where her mother works...... developing the banks intense security.
Screenplay
A tragicomedy, this film is about a world-famous Czech composer who, after emigrating, has to work on a porn movie to make a living.
Director
A tragicomedy, this film is about a world-famous Czech composer who, after emigrating, has to work on a porn movie to make a living.
Writer
A reconstruction of eight double homicides believed to have been committed single-handedly between 1968 and 1985 in and around Florence, Italy.
Director
A reconstruction of eight double homicides believed to have been committed single-handedly between 1968 and 1985 in and around Florence, Italy.
