Nikolaj Arcel
Nascimento : 1972-08-25, Copenhagen, Denmark
História
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, um militar destacado, tem que ir para casa com sua filha Mathilde, quando sua esposa morre em um acidente de trem. Parece azar, mas acontece que poderia ter sido um assassinato cuidadosamente orquestrado.
Screenplay
O filme dinamarquês de maior bilheteria da história. Dois detetives investigam corpos mumificados encontrados em um apartamento em Copenhaguen. Quarto capítulo da franquia de filmes policiais Departamento Q, baseados no best-seller de Jussi Adler Olsen.
Screenplay
Um pistoleiro chamado Roland Deschain percorre o mundo em busca da famosa Torre Negra, prédio mágico que está prestes a desaparecer. Essa busca envolve uma intensa perseguição ao poderoso Homem de Preto, passagens entre tempos diferentes, encontros intensos e confusões entre o real e o imaginário. Baseado na obra literária homônima de Stephen King.
Director
Um pistoleiro chamado Roland Deschain percorre o mundo em busca da famosa Torre Negra, prédio mágico que está prestes a desaparecer. Essa busca envolve uma intensa perseguição ao poderoso Homem de Preto, passagens entre tempos diferentes, encontros intensos e confusões entre o real e o imaginário. Baseado na obra literária homônima de Stephen King.
Screenplay
Dois jovens irmãos que cresceram em uma comunidade religiosa desaparecem repentinamente. Uma velha mensagem em uma garrafa é encontrada em Jutlândia, aparentemente carregando um pedido de ajuda, e uma equipe de investigação liderada por Carl Mørck (Nikolaj Lie Kaas) percebe que há uma conexão entre os dois casos. (e 16 - Estimado 16 Anos)
Screenplay
Em 1994, dois jovens gêmeos são encontrados brutalmente assassinados em uma casa de verão. Uma série de pistas apontam na direção de um grupo de jovens estudantes de classe alta de um colégio interno nas proximidades, mas o caso é encerrado com um forasteiro local se declarando culpado e condenado pelos assassinatos. Quando o caso acaba na mesa de Carls Morck vinte anos depois, ele logo percebe que algo está terrivelmente errado.
Screenplay
Baseado nos livros de Jussi Adler-Olsen, The Keeper of Lost Causes conta a história de dois policiais, Carl Morck e Assad, que são colocados em um escritório no porão da divisão para cuidar de casos não resolvidos. Com isso eles se deparam com o de uma mulher desaparecida, Merete. Logo Carl e Assad estão em meio a uma jornada pelos caminhos mais obscuros da Escandinávia em busca de um assassino psicopata.
Story
Pelle Nohrmann, um garoto de 12 anos de idade, é mordido por uma formiga e logo começa a desenvolver misteriosos poderes. Com a ajuda de Wilhelm, um fã de quadrinhos, Pelle cria uma identidade secreta.
Screenplay
Jovem rainha casada com rei insano começa a ter um caso extraconjugal com o médico da corte. Unidos, eles veem que compartilham as mesmas ideias a respeito do futuro de seu país e iniciam uma revolução.
Director
Jovem rainha casada com rei insano começa a ter um caso extraconjugal com o médico da corte. Unidos, eles veem que compartilham as mesmas ideias a respeito do futuro de seu país e iniciam uma revolução.
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
Há 40 anos, uma adolescente de 16 anos desapareceu sem deixar pistas e seu corpo jamais foi encontrado. O tio da jovem acredita que ela tenha sido assassinada por alguém da família. Para encontrar provas, ele contrata um jornalista e uma hacker.
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.
