Henning Carlsen

Главный герой — журналист, человек преклонного возраста, который ни разу не испытывал настоящего глубокого чувства к женщине, предпочитая платить за секс. И теперь, встретившись с юной девушкой, он понял, что впервые полюбил. Это открытие заставляет его вспомнить всю свою жизнь.

Главный герой — журналист, человек преклонного возраста, который ни разу не испытывал настоящего глубокого чувства к женщине, предпочитая платить за секс. И теперь, встретившись с юной девушкой, он понял, что впервые полюбил. Это открытие заставляет его вспомнить всю свою жизнь.

Krzysztof Komeda was a jazz pianist and film composer. With compositions like the lullaby for Rosemary's Baby (1968) by Roman Polanski, Komeda succeeded in writing his own chapter in the history of soundtracks. This documentary follows the life story of the composer by the means of his melodic sounds. It is a reflection on his soundtracks, which changed the common film scores forever. It is a contemporary document about the attitude to life in a time of social, political and cultural change after war, about work and exodus of Polish artists in the 50s and 60s. A story about how film music is created and how it affects people. Directors who worked with Komeda and who are also friends talk about him: Roman Polanski, Jerzy Skolimowski, Henning Carlsen and Andrzej Wajda. His wife, Zofia Komeda, and his sister, Irena Orlowska, recollect him.

What is the state of cinema and what being a filmmaker means? What are the measures taken to protect authors' copyright? What is their legal status in different countries? (Sequel to “Filmmakers vs. Tycoons.”)

How the cinema industry does not respect the author's work as it was conceived, how manipulates the motion pictures in order to make them easier to watch by an undemanding audience or even how mutilates them to adapt the original formats and runtimes to the restrictive frame of the television screen and the abusive requirements of advertising. (Followed by “Filmmakers in Action.”)

Tobias Jacobsen is 42. When the doctors tell him he is fatally ill, the earth opens up beneath him and he finds himself plunging into the abyss. It makes him think of the time he was 13 and his girlfriend got him to jump off the balcony of her father's house with a sun umbrella for a parachute. Two stories separated by 29 years are told in parallel, but gradually intertwine into one drama. Both stories have moments of joy and tragedy, as fates wondrously separate and are brought back together again. It is a story about making a leap of faith, trusting in yourself and realizing that, ultimately, life is no good without humour, even of the darker variety.

Tobias Jacobsen is 42. When the doctors tell him he is fatally ill, the earth opens up beneath him and he finds himself plunging into the abyss. It makes him think of the time he was 13 and his girlfriend got him to jump off the balcony of her father's house with a sun umbrella for a parachute. Two stories separated by 29 years are told in parallel, but gradually intertwine into one drama. Both stories have moments of joy and tragedy, as fates wondrously separate and are brought back together again. It is a story about making a leap of faith, trusting in yourself and realizing that, ultimately, life is no good without humour, even of the darker variety.

When Edvarda arrives at the little Norwegian village, to stay with some family, she find the Lt., Thomas Glahn, very interesting. Soon they fall in love. It's a very passionate relationship, but this leads to problems. Both of them are very strong in their opinions, and both are behaving a little strange. Love turns to hate, and instead of doing all they can to please each other, they do all they can to hurt the other person psychological. They both do a great job, and what began as a love story turns into a sad and depressing story of two ruined persons. The story is told by Thomas Glahn from his "exile" in Thailand, where he in the beginning of the movie receives two green feathers from Edvarda.

When Edvarda arrives at the little Norwegian village, to stay with some family, she find the Lt., Thomas Glahn, very interesting. Soon they fall in love. It's a very passionate relationship, but this leads to problems. Both of them are very strong in their opinions, and both are behaving a little strange. Love turns to hate, and instead of doing all they can to please each other, they do all they can to hurt the other person psychological. They both do a great job, and what began as a love story turns into a sad and depressing story of two ruined persons. The story is told by Thomas Glahn from his "exile" in Thailand, where he in the beginning of the movie receives two green feathers from Edvarda.

Овири — это «Дикарь». Так звали знаменитого французского художника-постимпрессиониста Поля Гогена, когда он жил на Таити. Фильм посвящен последним годам жизни и творчества Гогена после возвращения в Париж, где он не находит ни счастья, ни денег.

Овири — это «Дикарь». Так звали знаменитого французского художника-постимпрессиониста Поля Гогена, когда он жил на Таити. Фильм посвящен последним годам жизни и творчества Гогена после возвращения в Париж, где он не находит ни счастья, ни денег.

Овири — это «Дикарь». Так звали знаменитого французского художника-постимпрессиониста Поля Гогена, когда он жил на Таити. Фильм посвящен последним годам жизни и творчества Гогена после возвращения в Париж, где он не находит ни счастья, ни денег.

Gathered at a funeral for a successful business man, the testament is to be read. They will all inherit, with a big IF; if the family company is to be joint run by all the heirs.

The late 1930s. A young enemployed, unskilled worker walks through the streets of Copenhagen, sustaining himself partly on the dole and free soup-kitchen meals and partly on day-dreams. He spends time at a cemetry studying headstone inscriptions. Mild-mannered and of poetic bent, he understands little of an intellectual friend's advice and shies away from the love of a woman who shares her bed with him.

Svante has disappeared and a journalist seeks Benny to hear about his relationship with Svante. In retrospect be seen Benny and Svante with Svante lived with Mrs. Jensen in Copenhagen. When Benny and Svante last meeting would Benny sure to Svante show was released. Benny seek police to report Svante missed and have given a description of Svante. For several years, we follow Benny hunt for Svante including through interviews with Nina. Police seek out the places where Svante traded and the nerve clinic he was hospitalized.

After having been rescued from suicide, a young man is the object of a bet by his doctor that the doctor can help him recover his joy in life. Ironically, the doctor's life is not a very happy one either, and his boast has a hollow sound. For one thing, although he seemingly has a "happy divorce," in which he, his ex-wife and her new husband are all great pals, it's not true. He wants his wife back. All sorts of complications arise out of these lies and distortions.

After having been rescued from suicide, a young man is the object of a bet by his doctor that the doctor can help him recover his joy in life. Ironically, the doctor's life is not a very happy one either, and his boast has a hollow sound. For one thing, although he seemingly has a "happy divorce," in which he, his ex-wife and her new husband are all great pals, it's not true. He wants his wife back. All sorts of complications arise out of these lies and distortions.

This is a film about the stuff dreams are made of, yet, there is nothing elevated in this concept, on the contrary. The characters around the bar Strudsen (the ostrich) are doing what ostriches do, hiding themselves from the threats of life and keeping their dreams to themselves. Scriptwriter Benny Andersen being a poet is rendering a loving portrait of a number of persons, who fail to try to make their dreams come true, possibly not being sufficiently dissatisfied with their life after all. The manager would like a bar of his own but dare not admit to it, the butcher would like to be an opera singer, the window cleaner (sorry, window polisher) is secretly in love with the bar lady, but dare not show it and the pianist willingly listens to all the different dreams being presented to him. This film was the best accomplished movie from Henning Carlsen since his debut with 'Sult'.

This is a film about the stuff dreams are made of, yet, there is nothing elevated in this concept, on the contrary. The characters around the bar Strudsen (the ostrich) are doing what ostriches do, hiding themselves from the threats of life and keeping their dreams to themselves. Scriptwriter Benny Andersen being a poet is rendering a loving portrait of a number of persons, who fail to try to make their dreams come true, possibly not being sufficiently dissatisfied with their life after all. The manager would like a bar of his own but dare not admit to it, the butcher would like to be an opera singer, the window cleaner (sorry, window polisher) is secretly in love with the bar lady, but dare not show it and the pianist willingly listens to all the different dreams being presented to him. This film was the best accomplished movie from Henning Carlsen since his debut with 'Sult'.

This documentary examines a feature of Danish life in the late '60s and early '70s: the political commune. In a series of stiff and unrevealing interviews with members of the Kloevedal Commune, "Mao's Pleasure," director Carlssen seeks to discover why they have chosen to live communally. Turning the tables on the director, members of the commune also interview people who live ordinary, middle-class lives, ostensibly to find out why they chose their "lifestyles." Other footage concerns the Annisse Commune, a less radical organization which predates the Kloevedal Commune by decades. A highlight of the film is an interview with a very old woman who lives with and talks chiefly with her cats.

This documentary examines a feature of Danish life in the late '60s and early '70s: the political commune. In a series of stiff and unrevealing interviews with members of the Kloevedal Commune, "Mao's Pleasure," director Carlssen seeks to discover why they have chosen to live communally. Turning the tables on the director, members of the commune also interview people who live ordinary, middle-class lives, ostensibly to find out why they chose their "lifestyles." Other footage concerns the Annisse Commune, a less radical organization which predates the Kloevedal Commune by decades. A highlight of the film is an interview with a very old woman who lives with and talks chiefly with her cats.

A veteran sea captain abducts his niece for what he believes is his last chance at love. As the sad demon of the ocean Klabautermanden watches the passing of doomed ships, the niece awakens in her uncle's cabin. She makes him marry her but never allows the tyrannical captain to ever touch her. For eight years, the ship never docks as the malnourished crew wishes for death.

A veteran sea captain abducts his niece for what he believes is his last chance at love. As the sad demon of the ocean Klabautermanden watches the passing of doomed ships, the niece awakens in her uncle's cabin. She makes him marry her but never allows the tyrannical captain to ever touch her. For eight years, the ship never docks as the malnourished crew wishes for death.

A dancer and a Danish student meet on a train; she is going on tour to Rio, and he decides to follow her. Based on the novel by Jens August Schade.

A dancer and a Danish student meet on a train; she is going on tour to Rio, and he decides to follow her. Based on the novel by Jens August Schade.

A dancer and a Danish student meet on a train; she is going on tour to Rio, and he decides to follow her. Based on the novel by Jens August Schade.

A dancer and a Danish student meet on a train; she is going on tour to Rio, and he decides to follow her. Based on the novel by Jens August Schade.

В 1890 году, Понтус, голодающий писатель, блуждает по улицам Христиании, в поисках любви и шанса издать его рукописи. Но все, что он встречает — это поражение и страдание, и смысл жизни постепенно уходит. Но все же он сохраняет человеческое достоинство и гордость.

В 1890 году, Понтус, голодающий писатель, блуждает по улицам Христиании, в поисках любви и шанса издать его рукописи. Но все, что он встречает — это поражение и страдание, и смысл жизни постепенно уходит. Но все же он сохраняет человеческое достоинство и гордость.

В 1890 году, Понтус, голодающий писатель, блуждает по улицам Христиании, в поисках любви и шанса издать его рукописи. Но все, что он встречает — это поражение и страдание, и смысл жизни постепенно уходит. Но все же он сохраняет человеческое достоинство и гордость.

В 1890 году, Понтус, голодающий писатель, блуждает по улицам Христиании, в поисках любви и шанса издать его рукописи. Но все, что он встречает — это поражение и страдание, и смысл жизни постепенно уходит. Но все же он сохраняет человеческое достоинство и гордость.

A group of women are workmates at a laundry. Rike is spreading a rumor about the manager Marta, a rumor that Marta is a lesbian and that she once tried to seduce Rike. This leads to an explosive situation at the workplace.

A group of women are workmates at a laundry. Rike is spreading a rumor about the manager Marta, a rumor that Marta is a lesbian and that she once tried to seduce Rike. This leads to an explosive situation at the workplace.

Лондонский книгоиздатель Тоби Худ, средних лет, приятной наружности и с хорошими манерами приезжает по делам в Кейптаун. Нет, нет, он - истый британец, и ему чужды расовые предрассудки. Он охотно знакомится с неграми, посещает собрание подпольной организации, борющейся за равноправие, он сочувствует своим новым темнокожим друзьям, он даже готов помочь им. Но, право же, он не понимает, почему нельзя сочетать все это с посещением плантаторских вилл, легкой и беззаботной любовной интрижкой с местной аристократкой, светскими «файф-о-клоками», словом, с той комфортабельной, сытой и покойной жизнью, к которой он так привык. Этот вопрос задает ему не кто иной, как он сам, внутренний голос его совести. Это мучительная, но требующая четкого решения дилемма. Дилемма, встающая перед любым, будь он жителем страны или приезжим. Или - или. Необходим выбор: с кем ты - с угнетенными или угнетателями.

Лондонский книгоиздатель Тоби Худ, средних лет, приятной наружности и с хорошими манерами приезжает по делам в Кейптаун. Нет, нет, он - истый британец, и ему чужды расовые предрассудки. Он охотно знакомится с неграми, посещает собрание подпольной организации, борющейся за равноправие, он сочувствует своим новым темнокожим друзьям, он даже готов помочь им. Но, право же, он не понимает, почему нельзя сочетать все это с посещением плантаторских вилл, легкой и беззаботной любовной интрижкой с местной аристократкой, светскими «файф-о-клоками», словом, с той комфортабельной, сытой и покойной жизнью, к которой он так привык. Этот вопрос задает ему не кто иной, как он сам, внутренний голос его совести. Это мучительная, но требующая четкого решения дилемма. Дилемма, встающая перед любым, будь он жителем страны или приезжим. Или - или. Необходим выбор: с кем ты - с угнетенными или угнетателями.

Лондонский книгоиздатель Тоби Худ, средних лет, приятной наружности и с хорошими манерами приезжает по делам в Кейптаун. Нет, нет, он - истый британец, и ему чужды расовые предрассудки. Он охотно знакомится с неграми, посещает собрание подпольной организации, борющейся за равноправие, он сочувствует своим новым темнокожим друзьям, он даже готов помочь им. Но, право же, он не понимает, почему нельзя сочетать все это с посещением плантаторских вилл, легкой и беззаботной любовной интрижкой с местной аристократкой, светскими «файф-о-клоками», словом, с той комфортабельной, сытой и покойной жизнью, к которой он так привык. Этот вопрос задает ему не кто иной, как он сам, внутренний голос его совести. Это мучительная, но требующая четкого решения дилемма. Дилемма, встающая перед любым, будь он жителем страны или приезжим. Или - или. Необходим выбор: с кем ты - с угнетенными или угнетателями.

Henning Carlsen's cinéma vérité trilogy on life and relationships begins with a portrait of elderly people in Denmark.

The second part of Carlsen's documentary trilogy explores the structure and importance of the family unit as an institution, and the opinions of family members as individuals.

The third and final part of Carlsen's documentary trilogy explores what it means to be young or old.