Joachim Holbek

Filmes

Plano Quase Perfeito
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Dois melhores amigos dinamarqueses perderam o interesse em suas esposas e consideram o divórcio, mas acabam ficando bêbados e contratam um assassino russo online para resolver seus problemas. Dois comerciantes dinamarqueses, Ib e Edward, estão cansados de seus casamentos enfadonhos e sonham com uma boa vida sustentada com o dinheiro que ganharam ao longo dos anos. Depois de uma enorme briga com suas esposas, os dois se embebedam e contratam um assassino de aluguel russo para matá-las. Mas eles subestimaram muito suas esposas, e assim começa uma jornada absurda, na qual Ib e Edward, para seu próprio horror, terminam no topo de uma lista negra.
Eskil & Trinidad
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Eskil moves from town to town with his father in Northern Sweden. He misses his mother and sucks at playing hockey, the main activity among the boys his age. Things changes when he meets Trinidad, a mysterious woman who lives outside society spending her time building a great ship that perhaps could take Eskil to his mother...
Daisy Diamond
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A tragic story about Anna who dreams of one thing only: making it as an actress. She moves from Sweden to Copenhagen to pursue her dream. But fate has something else in store for her. Though she struggles to give her 4-month-old daughter a good start in life, she ultimately fails to unite her dream of acting with a safe and loving environment for her child, culminating in a desperate act that has fatal consequences for Anna and her daughter.
Just Another Love Story
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Jonas is a Copenhagen homicide scene photographer, happily married, with two kids. One day, his car stalls, another car slams into him, runs head on into a third car and flips into the ditch. The other driver, Julia, is critically injured. He visits her in the hospital and is greeted by her family, who assumes he must be the Sebastian she told them about, the new fiance she met in Vietnam.
Europa: The Faecal Location
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Asst. Director Tómas Gislason and Producer Peter Aalbæk Jensen reflects on their "faecal location" when they shot Lars von Trier's Europa (1991) in Poland.
The Emotional Music Script
Interviewee
An interview with composesr Joachim Holbek in which he discusses the method he and Lars von Trier employed in writing the musical score of the 1991 film EUROPA.
The Emotional Music Script
Music
An interview with composesr Joachim Holbek in which he discusses the method he and Lars von Trier employed in writing the musical score of the 1991 film EUROPA.
From Dreyer to von Trier
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Acclaimed cinematographer Henning Bendtsen reflects on working with directors Carl Theodor Dreyer and Lars von Trier.
Manderlay
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Em 1933, uma jovem mulher chamada Grace e seu pai descobrem uma fazenda no Alabama, cujos habitantes vivem como se a escravidão nunca tivesse acontecido. Sentindo a necessidade de ajudar estas pessoas, Grace tenta libertá-las. Com quatro colegas de seu pai e um advogado, ela enfrenta a difícil tarefa de reconstruir o lugar conhecido como Manderlay.
Anecdotes from Europa
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Documentary with interviews of the cast and crew of Lars von Trier's 1991 film "Europa."
Jeg er bare den logerende
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A Danish short film by Lone Scherfig
Day and Night
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DAY AND NIGHT is about people that love and want to be loved. It's the story of a father, his young son, his unfaithful wife, her secret lover, his young mistress, his lonely sister, his forgetful mother, a fanatic football coach, a pregnant whore and an angel disguised as an old man. They are all looking for the answer to the same question: "If love is the answer - what is the question?"
Tintin and I
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Why do the comic-strip Adventures of Tintin, about an intrepid boy reporter, continue to fascinate us decades after their publication? "Tintin and I" highlights the potent social and political underpinnings that give Tintin's world such depth, and delve into the mind of Hergé, Tintin's work-obsessed Belgian creator, to reveal the creation and development of Tintin over time. Rare and surprisingly candid 1970s interviews reveal the profound insecurities and anxieties that drove Hergé to produce stories that have not only entertained millions of children but also helped to satisfy a personal longing for self-expression.
Wilbur Quer Matar-se
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Wilbur quer matar-se, mas ainda não conseguiu. Wilbur está tão desiludido com a vida que não consegue mesmo encontrar razões para continuar vivo. Já o irmão é completamente o contrário. Harbour é um optimista incurável e conseguir que Wilbur seja feliz é o seu grande objetivo. Depois de mais uma tentativa de suicídio falhada, Harbour convence Wilbur a mudar-se para o seu apartamento. Harbour acredita que talvez uma namorada possa ajudar a levantar a moral de Wilbur. No entanto, é Harbour que acaba por encontrar o amor na bela e tímida Alice. E apesar de Harbour nunca ter sido tão feliz, ele esconde um obscuro segredo, que não pode esconder para sempre...
Detector
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Daniel Jul is a 28 year old psychiatrist, still living with his mom. He and his friend Ronny have one thing in common, they like searching for metallic objects in the ground. One day they find a jewel with the name "Janne" imprinted. This is the beginning of something big for Daniel. His life will never be the same. He's about to discover a lot of hidden secrets, about himself and others.
O Reino 2
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A série acontece na enfermaria de neurocirurgia do hospital "Rigshospitalet" de Copenhagen, o principal hospital da cidade e do país, apelidado de "Riget". "Riget" significa "o reino" ou "o reino" e leva alguém a pensar em "dødsriget", o reino dos mortos.
Junk Mail
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Dimwitted, somewhat misanthropic Oslo mail carrier Roy's quiet life changes dramatically on the day he steals a set of keys and lets himself into the apartment of a deaf woman who seems to be in trouble with a psychotic criminal. Though he doesn't know it at the time, his and her fate are about to intertwine and this is not going to be to his benefit.
O Principal Suspeito
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Estudante de direito (Ewan McGregor), em seu último semestre, consegue um emprego de vigia noturno em um necrotério. Pouco tempo depois surgem pistas que o incriminam como o principal suspeito de ser um serial killer que mata prostitutas, pratica necrofilia e "assina" os crimes arrancando os olhos das vítimas.
Ondas do Destino
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No norte da Escócia uma jovem mulher (Emily Watson) se apaixona e se casa com um dinamarquês (Stellan Skarsgard) que trabalha em uma plataforma de petróleo. Quando ele retorna ao seu serviço sofre um acidente, quebrando seu pescoço e provavelmente o deixando incapacitado para o resto da vida. Nesta situação ele pressiona a mulher a procurar amantes e lhe contar detalhes de suas relações.
O Reino
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Pouco tempo após o Dr. Helmer chegar ao hospital dinamarquês Reino, acontecimentos estranhos surgem repentinamente - uma ambulância fantasma surge durante a noite, vozes são ouvidas no elevador, fetos desenvolvem-se de forma sobrenatural, uma loja maçônica realiza seus cultos ali, entre outros casos - abalando qualquer fé na ciência. E pacientes, médicos e funcionários terão de conviver e trabalhar nesse ambiente sinistro e totalmente incompreensível.
Nightwatch
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Martin arranja trabalho como vigia noturno de um necrotério para poder dedicar-se aos estudos. Porém, ao aceitar uma brincadeira de seu amigo Jens para um novo e perigoso jogo, ele acaba se tornando suspeito de série de crimes que estão ocorrendo na cidade, e que envolvem assassinatos de prostitutas e necrofilia.
Family Matters
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Jan thinks he is Swedish-Danish, but after his mother's death he discovers he was adopted. As his world begins to fall apart, he decides to find his birth parents. The hunt leads him to Portugal - in a taxi - where more surprises await him.
Pretty Boy
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Nick is a handsome 13-year-old runaway whose search for a family leads him into the arms of male prostitution. While Nick's sexual exploits with strange men keep his pockets lined with cash, the experience does nothing to preserve his waning innocence. Soon enough, he's as hardened as a man three times his age.
Europa
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Um jovem americano de descendência germânica vai trabalhar na Alemanha ocupada, com seu tio, e logo vê-se envolvido no mundo subversivo da filha de um industrial. Uma das obras-primas do diretor Lars von Trier, filmado a cores e a preto-e-branco.
Medea
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It is an adaptation of the Greek tragedy Medea from Euripides, a version where the Gods willing and intervations are absent. Medea is the tragic character that after helping Jason in the Voyage of the Argonauts (myth says that she has even sacrificed her own brother for Jason's success), she gets from him only betrayal, as he arranges to marry the King's of Corinth daughter. The king decides to exile Medea, as she is a danger for his daughter happiness, but Medea asks from him just a day… before she goes outside the borders. That day Medea gets her revenge.