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6.3

Bille August Director

Lene Maria Christensen as Anna Norrie

Sverrir Gudnason as Hugo Alfvén

Birgitte Hjort Sørensen as Marie Krøyer

Søren Sætter-Lassen as P.S. 'Søren' Krøyer

Marie Krøyer is hailed as “the most beautiful woman in Europe” and leads a happy marriage life with her husband the great Danish painter P.S. Krøyer and an adorable daughter. However, not everything in her world is as perfect as it seems, and Marie’s life is crumbling as her dreams of a beloved wife, good mother and successful artist are unfulfilled. After hospitalizing her mentally ill husband Marie leaves for vacation, and in search for peace and comfort she finds herself falling in love with the young composer Hugo Alfven. Once again, internationally acclaimed Bille August exhibits the weaknesses of human beings in comparison to the ruthless nature. The grandeur scenery of deserted Scandinavian oceans speaks in volumes for the protagonists living in silence despite their lives being full of pains.

A Fortunate Man

2018

7.2

♡ 12

86%

77%

19th century

ambition

Bille August Director

Esben Smed as Lykke-Per

Paul Hüttel as Oberst Bjerregrav

Jesper Ole Feit Andersen as Vagt 1, fængselsvæsnet

Laura Kjær as YMCA Lady

A gifted engineer flees his austere roots to pursue wealth and success among Copenhagen's elite. As he rises through the ranks of society, the pride propelling him threatens to be his ruin.

55 Steps

2017

7.0

♡ 23

50%

Bille August Director

Hilary Swank as Colette Hughes

Helena Bonham Carter as Eleanor Riese

Doreen Mantle as Eleanor's Mother

Anneika Rose as Margie

The inspiring true story of Eleanor Riese, a mental illness patient herself, who brings a class action suit to give competent mental patients the right to have a say in their medication while they’re in a hospital, and Colette Hughes, the lawyer appointed to her case.

Twist and Shout

1984

7.3

♡ 3

91%

Bille August Director

Camilla Søeberg as Anna

Lone Lindorff as Bjørn's mother

Thomas Bo Larsen as Extra

Kurt Ravn as Kurt

Danish teens come of age in 1963. Bjorn and Erik are close friends. Bjorn is pursued by Kirsten, a future Stepford wife, but he falls for Anna, who initiates him into love and sex. Erik is somber, caring for his home-bound mentally-ill mother while his strict father rules his life. He desires Kirsten, but she's unattainable. Pregnancy, a horrific abortion, an engagement party, and a revelation about the rectitude of Erik's father lead to a climax: Bjorn and Erik must stand up to controlling adults.

Goodbye Bafana

2007

7.1

♡ 2

41%

Bille August Director

Diane Kruger as Gloria Gregory

Joseph Fiennes as James Gregory

Dennis Haysbert as Nelson Mandela

Eduan van Jaarsveldt as Sgt Chris Brits

The true story of a white South African racist whose life was profoundly altered by the black prisoner he guarded for twenty years. The prisoner's name was Nelson Mandela.

Silent Heart

2014

7.1

♡ 1

Bille August Director

Pilou Asbæk as Dennis

Ghita Nørby as Esther

Jens Albinus as Michael

Danica Curcic as Sanne

Three generations of a family gather over a weekend. The sisters Sanne and Heidi have accepted their terminally-ill mother’s desire to die before her disease worsens; but, as the weekend progresses, their mother's decision becomes harder and harder to deal with, and old conflicts come to the surface.

Pelle the Conqueror

1987

7.7

♡ 6

84%

89%

Bille August Director

Björn Granath as Erik

Sofie Gråbøl as Jomfru Sine

Max von Sydow as Lassefar

Thure Lindhardt as Skoleelev

In the late 19th century, two Swedish emigrants, Lasse Karlsson and his son Pelle, arrive on the Danish island of Bornholm hoping to find work on a farm and save enough money to travel to the United States of America.

In Harm's Way

2017

Chinese

6.3

♡ 29

57%

Bille August Director

Emile Hirsch as Jack

Vincent Riotta as Jimmy Doolittle

Vivian Wu as Old Nunu

Yifei Liu as Ying

It’s 1941 and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor has destroyed America’s morale. The US President Franklin D. Roosevelt then decides to risk it all by bombing Tokyo and raise more hope for his citizens. After completing its mission, a unit of the US Air Force is forced to make an emergency landing in China. Its commander Jack Turner (Emilie Hirsch) barely survives but gets rescued by Ying (Crystal Liu), a local widow who will stop at nothing to hide him from the Japanese occupant.

Smilla's Sense of Snow

1997

6.3

♡ 11

55%

57%

arctic polar circle region

Bille August Director

Matthew Marsh as Detective

Richard Harris as Dr. Andreas Tork

Jim Broadbent as Dr. Lagermann

Bob Peck as Ravn

Smilla Jaspersen attempts to understand the death of a small boy who falls from the roof of her apartment building. Suspecting wrongdoing, Smilla uncovers a trail of clues leading towards a secretive corporation that has made several mysterious expeditions to Greenland.

Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction

2023

5.8

♡ 5

40%

Bille August Director

Paul Hüttel as

Mikkel Boe Følsgaard as Cazotte

Emil Aron Dorph as Prince Lothar

Emilie Kroyer Koppel as Princess Ludmilla

When a self-appointed expert on love tries to teach a timid prince the art of seduction, the plan backfires, leading to scandal — and unexpected romance.

The Pact

2021

6.4

♡ 4

79%

80%

Biography

Drama

Bille August Director

Mikkel Kjærsgaard Stubkjær as Bo Bjørnvig

Téo Lepetit as Fransk kultulerite

Nanna Skaarup Voss as Grete Bjørnvig

Birthe Neumann as Karen Blixen

Aged 63, Karen Blixen is at the pinnacle of her fame and next in line to win the Nobel Prize for literature. It has been 17 years since she gave up her famous farm in Africa, only to return to Denmark with her life in ruins. Devastated by syphilis and having lost the love of her life, she has reinvented herself as a literary sensation. One day, she meets a talented 30-year-old poet whom she promises literary stardom if he in return will obey her unconditionally, even at the cost of him losing everything else in his life.

Les Misérables

1998

7.4

♡ 35

Bille August Director

Claire Danes as Cosette

Uma Thurman as Fantine

Miroslav Táborský as Gendarme

Liam Neeson as Valjean

In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.

The House of the Spirits

1993

6.9

♡ 29

32%

71%

central and south america

Bille August Director

Winona Ryder as Blanca

Meryl Streep as Clara

Jeremy Irons as Esteban Trueba

Antonio Banderas as Pedro

A rancher, his clairvoyant wife and their family face turbulent years in South America.

Night Train to Lisbon

2013