
Acting
Asta Esper Hagen Andersen
Born 1919-07-19 · Aalestrup, Danmark
Acting credits
7.2A French housekeeper with a mysterious past brings quiet revolution in the form of one exquisite meal to a circle of starkly pious villagers in late 19th century Denmark.
Babette's Feast
1987
5.4A Danish prince seeks revenge upon the villain who killed the king and his son to usurp the throne.
Prince of Jutland
1994
6.9A young man spurs romance and helps his friend and himself go through the struggles of their ordinary life in Denmark.
Dark Horse
2005
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Bare Holger
2005
4.8The life of Nynne is based on GUCCI bags and Chanel products, carpaccio and countless visits to cafés, loose relationships with men who screams 'good luck!' when they cum, unused memberships to the local gym and a lenient relationship with mixing champagne, white wine, red wine, cognac, gin, tequila and beer. It goes with out saying: Nynne has yet to experience her Kodak moment.
Nynne
2005
5.4Family drama set in the Danish countryside in the turn of the century. A wealthy landowner is an evil and corrupt womaniser with several illegitimate offspring in addition to his beautiful family. Nobody stands up to him except his feisty 17-year-old daughter.
Black Harvest
1993
6.8Anders returns to Denmark to visit his ill mom too late. Her lawyer tells him he's the illegitimate child of an estate owner. He goes there incognito and works on the big farm and falls for the maid and later for a gold digger.
The Heir
1954
6.3Jørgen manages the lotto club at the factory where he works. If you ask him, he would say he is a good person, even better than most. Then one day, he has to share a three million kroner jackpot with his friends, and his high morals are put to the test.
Lotto
2006
9.0Nikolaj Christensen is a popular Danish folk-rock artist. In this teen-oriented film, Christian (Christensen) is a young man in search of love, who restlessly leaves his home in Denmark to search for it all over Europe, finally finding some semblance of it in Morocco. This slight film is directed by Gabriel Axel, who also directed Babette's Feast. It is likeliest to be of interest to fans of the star and his music, which is used throughout.
Christian
1989
6.0Laura and Micha travel the Danish countryside performing their off-beat cabaret show. Their personal lives suffer as a result of their dedication to their craft, yet the chaos that ensues becomes the grist for their revue.
Ladies on the Rocks
1983
6.2A middle aged married woman suffers from depression. Her husband suggests she get a dog, but instead she gets a job. Treatment of the women workers leads her into a hilarious fantasy in which roles are reversed and bearded men sit behind typewriters worrying about their looks and what to buy for dinner. She gets involved in a strike and loses her job, but has found some friends and a more positive attitude to life.
Take It Like a Man, Ma'am!
1975
6.3Following a nuclear power debate in Parliament, a shot rings out. Was the Minister of Energy the gunman's target? And who was the would-be assassin? Police and Secret Service come under pressure to solve the case quickly. In this clearly political thriller, implications of power abuse and trampling of citizens' right are rife, but one calm police inspector brings everything down to earth.
Assassination
1980
A young boy, Ivan, is set to win the village's annual sunflower competition. To help him, he has his best and only true friend, the girl Josefine. While the two are working together to grow the city's largest sunflower, Ivan's feelings towards Josefine start to grow. But Ivan discovers to his great surprise that Josefine hides a dark secret.
Blinded by the Sun
2008
6.1This Icelandic tale, loosely based on the real-life experiences of director Fridrik Fridriksson tells the saga of a boyhood spent in Iceland in the 1960s.
Movie Days
1994
5.0When a boring collage professor is mistaken for his cousin, he gets into all kinds of trouble, with hilarious results.
Watch Your Back, Professor!
1977
6.5Martin the vagabond is cheerful and musical like few others. Together with his new friend Anders, he sings his way to a meal and a place to sleep. During a performance, Anders meets the daughter of Bakkegaarden, whose mother has been a widow for a long time and may have a past with Martin. But not all the local farmers are equally fond of the two wandering charmers.
Vagabonderne paa Bakkegaarden
1958
8.5Fed up with his quarreling middle class parents, thirteen-year-old Jonas runs away from home. He seeks his freedom in the woods, where he befriends a girl his own age and a drunken ex-pilot, who offers him some warmth and understanding.
The Boy Who Disappeared
1984
5.2Susanne, a journalist, and Morten, a cellist, desperately want a child, but are unsuccessful. The situation leads to desperate acts, occasional drunkenness, and solace for her with a discreet lover.
It's a World Full of Children
1980
The young girl Cecilia is in love with her neighbor's son Esben. But her father, a knitwear merchant, will not allow her to marry him. Overcome with grief, she succumbs to madness. TV adaptation of Blicher's short story from 1829.
Hosekræmmeren
1963
7.2At the Central Theatre in the chorus girls' cloakroom, the girls have a very lively discussion: The ever-recurring topic - their various male acquaintances. The only one who doesn't join in the joke is the pretty Mette Madsen. She thinks her friends are frivolous and stupid. Oda Holm, who is a very pretty girl, full of sex appeal, claims that Mette, who is also an excellent chairwoman of the chorus girls' organization, is completely devoid of "Oomph". She is incapable of exerting any attraction on men. It becomes too much for Mette.
Alle gaar rundt og forelsker sig
1941
7.3Claus celebrates his promotion with a night out on the town. Ebbesen wants to close a workshop and Allan gets fired. Ulla, who is bored in her marriage, rekindles her old relationship with Allan and tries to find evidence against Ebbesen's shady dealings. Ulla and Allan flee together and make plans against Ebbesen, but the police are ready for them when they arrive.
Nyt legetøj
1977
8.5A shy postman longing for a relationship is reading love letters he is supposed to deliver.
Kniven i hjertet
1981
7.6It's a warm summer evening in North Zealand. Black clouds are rising over the horizon and threatening thunder. Margit is cycling from the small guesthouse where she has settled down for her summer vacation to a party at a friend's house, which lives a few kilometers away. Margit is wearing a black dress and looks quite stunning, coming there on a bicycle - but it's necessary, because the landlady has decreed that all her guests must wear black - "it looks so good on her white terrace".
Regnen holdt op
1942