I watched this movie the other day and got interested in more danish movies. Especially Crime/Comedy movies :)
The ones I've thought about looking for are:
Pusher
I Kina spiser de hunde
Gamle mænd i nye biler
Any other recommendations?
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shareDe Grønne Slagtere (The Green Butchers), Adams Æbler (Adam's Apples), Festen (The Celebration), Italiensk for Begyndere (Italian for Beginners), Solkongen (The Sun King), Brødre (Brothers), Rembrandt (Stealing Rembrandt), Olsen-banden (The Olsen Gang)... There are many others. And by the way, Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself. The film takes place in Scotland and it contains scottish actors, but it was written and directed by Lone Scherfig, the director of Italian for Beginners.
Amos McElhone
Bleeder, very intresting drama from the director of Pusher.
Adams æbler/ Adam's Apples, kinda the same black bizarr humour as flickering lights.
Grønne slagtere/ The Green Butchers, another black comedy film.
I also like Inkasso, Fidibus and Pusher 2(I didn't like Pusher 3 that much)
Elsker dig for evigt(though it's not a crime movie) Mørke and Råzone. Råzone isn't like the other movies but is a very good movie I think.
Du er ikke allene (You Are Not Alone) is one of the most touching films I've seen, but don't watch it if you dislike gay themes.
Hip Hip Hurra! was also very good, a film about the famous painters of Skagen.
Does Breaking the Waves count? It's directed by Lars von Trier, but has an international cast as the dialogue is in English.
You really have to watch De Grønne Slagtere and Adams Æbler. Two of the greatest darkest comedies ever. I think the language barrier would kill some of the humour though.
shareI think the language barrier would kill some of the humour though.Perhaps, but I'm American and I found both films to be absolutely hilarious. I'ld highly recommend them both.
danish humor tends to be a little sick or odd and thats why i love it :)
Blinkende Lygter is by far the best danish movie out there
De Grønne Slagtere
I Kina Spiser De Hunde
Adams Æbler
are very much like blinkende lygter.
The original Nattevagten (Nightwatch) by Ole Bornedal was, and still is, a very good movie. Don't bother with the Hollywood remake Nightwatch, which Bornedal (sadly) also directed.
Also check out Bornedals' Kærlighed på Film (Just Another Love Story) and one of the coolest new danish movies, Fri os fra det onde (Deliver us from Evil).
The Green Butchers. (De Grønne Slagtere)
Adams Apples. (Adams Æbler)
The One and Only. (Den Eneste Ene)
"Blue Men" (Blå Mænd)
"Black Balls"? haha (Sorte Kugler)
() = Danish titles.
That's just off the top of my head. Enjoy.
I kina spiser de hunde (In China they eat dog's), pretty much set in motion a new genre of movies, which have become immensely popular here in Denmark.
I often wondered if the very special humour they contain, would be appreciated overseas, as we have way different cultures and different kinds of humour.
Anyway, these are the movies I'm thinking about:
I Kina spiser de hunde
Gamle mænd i nye biler
Adams Æbler
Solkongen
Blå mænd
Rembrandt
De grønne slagtere
Blinkende lygter
Den Gode strømer
you shoul try em all =)
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