Frits Helmuth

Adaptation by Martin A. Hansen widely read diary novel about Johannes Vig, the middle-aged schoolteacher on the isle Sandoe.
He is in love with his former pupil, grocer’s daughter Ann-mari, whose fiancee works at the mainland, as the ice has prevented Sandoe from.
While Johannes hesitates, chooses Annemari instead a young engineer who represents all the modern ideas offering schoolteacher against. Johannes, by contrast, started a relationship with Rigmor, who is married to his friend, farm owner Frederik.Read More »

At their 25th high-school anniversary some bourgeois citizens remember their time in school as a happy one. In reality it was quite the contrary. The school was a madhouse in which the teachers, especially Blomme, tormented the students. As a result one of them became a murderer. Written by Allan SimonsenRead More »

A well acted and photographed murder mystery based on a fairly predictable story… ~Philm.dkRead More »

From: Amazon.com
Memories of a Marriage (based on Martha Christensen’s best-selling novel, Dansen med Regitze) is a wonderful, moving and superbly acted film featuring what may be the greatest on-screen performance by the luminous Ghita Nørby, one of Denmark’s finest actresses (and a lovely person–I met her once in Seattle). The film traces the relationship between Regitze and her husband, Karl-Aage; in the present, Regitze has received devastating news about her health. Thus, much of the film is a flashback to the ups and downs of their marriage, which began when they first met under the Occupation in World War II. Regitze is a strong-willed young woman, whereas Karl-Aage seems more weak and pliable. Still, they love each other and complement. Read More »

This historical drama is based on a play by Henrik Ibsen and set in the year 1528. The central figure in the low-keyed story is a Norwegian noblewoman who is seeking to bring independence to that country despite the involved political intrigues of the Swedes and Danes, who are using Norway as a pawn in their rivalries.Read More »