Bille August

A romantic drama set in Denmark in 1913, the story follows Anton, a noble and conscientious young man whose top priority is to complete his training as a cavalry officer. During a training session, he orders his platoon to help Baron von Løvenskjold and finds himself invited to a ball at the castle, where he meets the baron’s beautiful daughter Edith who has been in an accident and ended up in a wheelchair.

A romantic drama set in Denmark in 1913, the story follows Anton, a noble and conscientious young man whose top priority is to complete his training as a cavalry officer. During a training session, he orders his platoon to help Baron von Løvenskjold and finds himself invited to a ball at the castle, where he meets the baron’s beautiful daughter Edith who has been in an accident and ended up in a wheelchair.

Há 17 anos, Karen Blixen desistiu da aventura na África e voltou para a Dinamarca para uma vida em ruínas. Destruída pela sífilis e arrasada por ter perdido sua fazenda e o amor de sua vida, ela se reinventa e se torna uma autora de sucesso. Agora, aos 63 anos, Karen Blixen é mundialmente famosa, mas também vive isolada, até conhecer o poeta Thorkild Bjørnvig, de 29 anos. Juntos, eles fazem um pacto: ela promete fazer dele um grande artista, em troca dele obedecê-la incondicionalmente.

Um talentoso engenheiro abandona suas raízes austeras por riqueza e sucesso em meio à elite de Copenhague. Mas o mesmo orgulho que o motiva pode representar sua ruína.

Um talentoso engenheiro abandona suas raízes austeras por riqueza e sucesso em meio à elite de Copenhague. Mas o mesmo orgulho que o motiva pode representar sua ruína.

Eleanor Riese é uma mulher que decide batalhar pelos seus direitos: após muitos anos de um longo e complexo tratamento psiquiátrico, ela decide batalhar na justiça para que outros pacientes possam ter voz durante o processo, sem que eles sofram possíveis abusos de médicos. Para isso, Eleanor receberá a ajuda da advogada Colette Hughes, que fará de tudo para vencer a batalha judicial.

It’s 1941 and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor has destroyed America’s morale. The US President Franklin D. Roosevelt then decides to risk it all by bombing Tokyo and raise more hope for his citizens. After completing its mission, a unit of the US Air Force is forced to make an emergency landing in China. Its commander Jack Turner (Emilie Hirsch) barely survives but gets rescued by Ying (Crystal Liu), a local widow who will stop at nothing to hide him from the Japanese occupant.

Um fim de semana, três gerações da família e um encontro. A mãe, doente terminal, deseja se despedir da família e dos amigos antes de partir. Porém, à medida que os momentos finais se aproximam, vai ficando cada vez mais difícil para as filhas, Sanne e Heidi, lidarem com a decisão da mãe.

Raimund Gregorius, um professor suíço, que abandona suas palestras e sua vida conservadora para embarcar em uma emocionante aventura que o levará em uma jornada ao seu próprio coração.

Marie Krøyer is hailed as “the most beautiful woman in Europe” and leads a happy marriage life with her husband the great Danish painter P.S. Krøyer and an adorable daughter. However, not everything in her world is as perfect as it seems, and Marie’s life is crumbling as her dreams of a beloved wife, good mother and successful artist are unfulfilled. After hospitalizing her mentally ill husband Marie leaves for vacation, and in search for peace and comfort she finds herself falling in love with the young composer Hugo Alfven. Once again, internationally acclaimed Bille August exhibits the weaknesses of human beings in comparison to the ruthless nature. The grandeur scenery of deserted Scandinavian oceans speaks in volumes for the protagonists living in silence despite their lives being full of pains.

A collective film of 33 shorts directed by different directors about their feeling about cinema.

A man translating a Danish movie for his non-fluent date runs afoul of aggressive audience members.

Essa é a emocionante história de Nelson Mandela, o líder negro sul-africano que durante mais de 20 anos ficou preso pelo regime racista do apartheid. Contada através das memórias de James Gregory, que durante todo o tempo foi o guarda responsável por censurar e informar as autoridades o que se passava ao redor daquele que mais tarde se transformaria no presidente da nação africana. Essa convivência mudaria para sempre a vida e o modo de pensar de Gregory. Aos poucos o ódio se transforma em respeito, abrindo as portas para uma grande amizade.

Charlotte Cory (Connie Nielsen) foi condenada à pena máxima e está à espera de sua execução, no corredor da morte. Através de cartas ela conhece e se corresponde com Frank Nitzche (Aidan Quinn), enquanto sua advogada tenta desesperadamente apelar do veredicto. Restando apenas alguns dias para que a execução de Charlotte ocorra, Frank percebe que se apaixonou por ela e que há algo de estranho por trás do acidente que teve com sua irmã Susan (Kelly Preston), que a condenou. Frank passa então a investigar o caso, tentando encontrar algo que possibilite que a execução seja cancelada.

Martin, conductor of a symphonic orchestra, meet Barbara, violine player and they start a relationship. Five years later Martin starts to develop loss of memory and becomes more and more confused. Finally he is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and Barbara tries to help as much as possible although Martin is often angry and violent towards her.

Martin, conductor of a symphonic orchestra, meet Barbara, violine player and they start a relationship. Five years later Martin starts to develop loss of memory and becomes more and more confused. Finally he is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and Barbara tries to help as much as possible although Martin is often angry and violent towards her.

In the third film in the series, in 1908, Henry Jones Sr. takes his wife, son and the boy's tutor to the world's first psycho-analytical conference in Viena, Austria. Young Indy meets Princess Sophie of Austia, daughter of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and develops deep feelings for her. He even asks Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung and Alfred Adler for love advice. On their next stop in Florence, Anna Jones becomes the object of affection for the persuasive opera composer Giacomo Puccini. With her husband away in Rome, Anna is torn between her feelings for her husband and the impulsive Italian.

In the sixteenth film in the series, in 1917, Indiana Jones is working to get Austrian deserters safely to the allies side in the Italian Alps. In his spare time, he is wooing an Italian beauty named Guiletta. When he finds out another man is vying for her attention, Indy and his new pal, ambulance driver Ernest Hemingway, make plans to crush Indiana's competitor by smothering Guiletta with presents and compliments. Afterwards, Indiana is begrudgingly ordered to Casablanca to find a traitor who is selling arms to the Berber rebels. Traveling incognito, he is joined by American novelist Edith Wharton and journalist Lowell Thomas. Indy and Edith soon find themselves attracted to each other despite their age difference.

Jean Valjean rouba um pedaço de pão e é injustamente condenado a prisão e a marginalidade. Mais tarde ele se apaixona por Fantine, cuja morte intempestiva faz com que ele se transforme no pai adotivo de Cosette, filha de sua amada. O tempo passa e a menina Cosette se apaixona profundamente por Marius, um jovem e carismático revolucionário.

Quando um garoto de 6 anos morre ao cair do prédio onde morava, a polícia entende que foi um acidente e decide encerrar o caso. Mas uma mulher de 37 anos de origem groenlandesa por parte da mãe, que é vizinha da vítima e se tornou uma "especialista em neve", e está praticamente certa que o garoto foi vítima de um assassinato. Ela decide fazer uma investigação por conta própria, apesar de ser pressionada para não apurar o fato. A cada instante ela fica mais convencida que está certa, pois sua vida passa a correr perigo e uma grande empresa está disposta a fazer qualquer coisa para alcançar seu objetivo, que lhe dará um lugar de destaque no comércio mundial

Members of a devout Christian congregation try to start a new life in Palestine.

Members of a devout Christian congregation try to start a new life in Palestine.

A história do Chile da década de 20 aos anos 70 é contada através da saga da família Trueba, que começa com a união de um homem simples (Jeremy Irons), que fica rico, com uma jovem (Meryl Streep) de poderes paranormais. A saga se desenvolve até esta família ser atingida pela revolução, que no início da década de 70 derrubou o presidente Salvador Allende.

A história do Chile da década de 20 aos anos 70 é contada através da saga da família Trueba, que começa com a união de um homem simples (Jeremy Irons), que fica rico, com uma jovem (Meryl Streep) de poderes paranormais. A saga se desenvolve até esta família ser atingida pela revolução, que no início da década de 70 derrubou o presidente Salvador Allende.

Em 1909, o estudante de teologia Henrik Bergman se apaixona por Anna Åkerbloom, jovem de uma família rica que é contra o namoro do casal. Anos mais tarde, eles se casam e se mudam para uma cidade onde terão que enfrentar suas diferenças.

Filmed around the time of the 1989 Oscars this documentary includes interviews with foreign filmmakers from a variety of disciplines about their experiences working and living in Hollywood.

No final do século XIX, dois emigrantes suecos, Lasse Karlsson e seu filho Pelle, chegam à ilha dinamarquesa de Bornholm na esperança de encontrar trabalho em uma fazenda e poupar dinheiro suficiente para viajar para os Estados Unidos da América.

No final do século XIX, dois emigrantes suecos, Lasse Karlsson e seu filho Pelle, chegam à ilha dinamarquesa de Bornholm na esperança de encontrar trabalho em uma fazenda e poupar dinheiro suficiente para viajar para os Estados Unidos da América.

Danish teens come of age in 1963. Bjorn and Erik are close friends. Bjorn is pursued by Kirsten, a future Stepford wife, but he falls for Anna, who initiates him into love and sex. Erik is somber, caring for his home-bound mentally-ill mother while his strict father rules his life. He desires Kirsten, but she's unattainable. Pregnancy, a horrific abortion, an engagement party, and a revelation about the rectitude of Erik's father lead to a climax: Bjorn and Erik must stand up to controlling adults.

Danish teens come of age in 1963. Bjorn and Erik are close friends. Bjorn is pursued by Kirsten, a future Stepford wife, but he falls for Anna, who initiates him into love and sex. Erik is somber, caring for his home-bound mentally-ill mother while his strict father rules his life. He desires Kirsten, but she's unattainable. Pregnancy, a horrific abortion, an engagement party, and a revelation about the rectitude of Erik's father lead to a climax: Bjorn and Erik must stand up to controlling adults.

The television series was based on a play by Danish author Bjarne Reuter. In 1984 Reuter published his collection Tre skuespil ("Three Plays"); a collection containing also En dag i Hector Hansens liv ("A Day in the Life of Hector Hansen") and Kom der lys i neonrøret, gutter? ("Was There Light in the Neon Tube, Boys?") – in addition to Busters Verden.

Early TV-film from Bille August.

Denmark, 1961. Bjørn, a middle-class boy in his early teens, wants to be accepted by Steen, a bullying peer of his with wealthy but freezingly cold parents. Bjørn's other good friend is Mulle, a cheerful and more childish working-class boy. All three seem friends at first, but gradually Steen starts pushing Mulle away while pulling the impressionable Bjørn with him towards more and more violence.

In Southern Rhodesia in the 1940s, city-dweller Mary marries farmer Dick Turner and is plucked from the comforts of her cosmopolitan life and forced to live on his unsuccessful farm. Mary slowly goes insane and has a sexual affair with her black servant, Moses. When the affair is discovered, Mary asks Moses to leave the farm, but he returns and murders her.

A young man finds love and settles down, but when his young wife spirals into depression they both have decisions to make.

A woman who has been raped by a man at a party plots and executes an elaborate and humiliating revenge.

Freetown Christiania, also known as Christiania, is an intentional community and commune of about 850 to 1,000 residents, covering 7.7 hectares (19 acres) in the borough of Christianshavn in the Danish capital city of Copenhagen. Christiania has been a source of controversy since its creation in a squatted military area in 1971. Its cannabis trade was tolerated by authorities until 2004. Since then, relations between Christiania and Danish authorities have been strained.

Harri is one of Sweden's many Finnish immigrant-workers. While in Sweden, the illiterate Harri marries and has a child. After accidentally killing a man in a fight, he flees back across the border to Finland and begins to pick up the pieces of his life, but soon, the police come looking for him.

On a remote Italian island in the early 1960s, a teenage boy haunted by memories of the war falls in love with an older girl who holds a dark secret. Based on the novel "Tu, Mio," by Erri De Luca.