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Johnny Larsen
''Johnny Larsen'' is a 1979 Danish drama film directed by Morten Arnfred. The film was selected as the Danish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 52nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Cast * as Johnny Larsen * Aksel Erhardtsen as Hans' father * * Svend Hansson as The blacksmith * Anne Marie Helger as Bagerjomfru * Frits Helmuth as Johnnys father * as Hans * Ib Mossin as Værkføreren * Elsebeth Nielsen as Britta, Johnnys girlfriend * as Oversergenten * Berthe Qvistgaard as Johnnys grandmother * as Man Seeking Work * as Johnny's mother Accolades The film won the 1980 Bodil Award for Best Danish Film. See also * List of submissions to the 52nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film * List of Danish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Since the inaugural award in 1956, Denmark has submitted fifty-nine films for consideration for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morten Arnfred
Morten Arnfred (born 2 August 1945) is a Danish film director and screenwriter. His 1983 film ''Der er et yndigt land (film), Der er et yndigt land'' was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival, where it won an Honourable Mention. Ten years later, his film ''The Russian Singer'' was entered into the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival. He also co-direct the miniseries trilogy ''The Kingdom (miniseries), Riget'' with Lars von Trier. Selected filmography * ''Me and Charly'' (1978) * ''Johnny Larsen'' (1979) * ''Der er et yndigt land (film), Der er et yndigt land'' (1983) * ''The Kingdom (miniseries), Riget'' (1994-2022) * ''Beck – Spår i mörker'' (1997) * ''The Russian Singer'' (1993) * ''Move Me (film), Move Me'' (2003) References External links * * 1945 births Living people Danish male screenwriters Film directors from Copenhagen {{Denmark-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berthe Qvistgaard
Berthe Qvistgaard (11 August 1910 – 23 October 1999) was a Danish stage and film actress, and winner of the prestigious Tagea Brandt Rejselegat award in 1965. She was a rector of the Danish National School of Theatre and Contemporary Dance for a period of her life. She died from Alzheimer's disease which she suffered from throughout the 1990s. Selected filmography *''I dag begynder livet'' (1939) *''Familien Olsen'' (1940) *''Pas på svinget i Solby'' (1940) *'' Tror du jeg er født i går!'' (1941) *'' Besættelse'' (1944) *'' My Son Peter'' (1953) *'' Faith, Hope and Witchcraft'' (1960) *''Flemming og Kvik'' (1960) *'' Det stod i avisen'' (1962) *'' Johnny Larsen'' (1979) *''The Dark Side of the Moon ''The Dark Side of the Moon'' is the eighth studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on 1 March 1973 by Harvest Records. The album was primarily developed during live performances, and the band premiered an early version of ...'' (1986) External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970s Danish-language Films
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark on a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danish Drama Films
Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ancestral or ethnic identity * A member of the Danes, a Germanic tribe * Danish (name), a male given name and surname Language * Danish language, a North Germanic language used mostly in Denmark and Northern Germany * Danish tongue or Old Norse, the parent language of all North Germanic languages Food * Danish cuisine * Danish pastry, often simply called a "Danish" See also * Dane (other) * * Gdańsk Gdańsk ( , also ; ; csb, Gduńsk;Stefan Ramułt, ''Słownik języka pomorskiego, czyli kaszubskiego'', Kraków 1893, Gdańsk 2003, ISBN 83-87408-64-6. , Johann Georg Theodor Grässe, ''Orbis latinus oder Verzeichniss der lateinischen Benen ... * List of Danes * Languages of Denmark {{disambiguation Language and nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Films
The year 1979 in film involved many significant events. Highest-grossing films United States and Canada The top ten 1979 released films by North American gross are as follows: International Major events * March 2 – Buena Vista release their first film since the advent of U.S. movie ratings to not be G-rated, '' Take Down''. * March 5 – Production begins on '' The Empire Strikes Back''. * March – Frank Price becomes president of Columbia Pictures. * May 25 – ''Alien'', a landmark of the science fiction genre, is released. * May 29 - Mary Pickford, a silent screen legend and Hollywood pioneer who was, at the height of her career, the most famous woman in the world, dies of a stroke. * May 31 – ''The Muppet Movie'', Jim Henson's Muppets' first foray into the world of feature-length motion pictures, is released in United Kingdom. * June 11 – John Wayne, a famous Western movie actor, dies at the age of 72 from stomach cancer. * June 29 – '' Moonraker'', the 11th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Drama Films
Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the '' International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the '' Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song '' Chiquitita'' to commemorate the event. ** The United States and the People's Republic of China establish full diplomatic relations. ** Following a deal agreed during 1978, French carmaker Peugeot completes a takeover of American manufacturer Chrysler's European operations, which are based in Britain's former Rootes Group factories, as well as the former Simca factories in France. * January 7 – Cambodian–Vietnamese War: The People's Army of Vietnam and Vietnamese-backed Cambodian insurgents announce the fall of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and the collapse of the Pol Pot regime. Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge retreat west to an area along the Thai border, ending large-scale fighting. * January 8 – Whiddy Island Disaster: The French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Danish Submissions For The Academy Award For Best Foreign Language Film
Since the inaugural award in 1956, Denmark has submitted fifty-nine films for consideration for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, fourteen of which succeeded in getting nominated for the Academy Award: '' Qivitoq'' (1958), ''Paw'' (1959), ''Harry and the Butler'' (1960), ''Babette's Feast'' (1987), '' Pelle the Conqueror'' (1988), ''Memories of a Marriage'' (1989), '' After the Wedding'' (2006), ''In a Better World'' (2010), '' A Royal Affair'' (2012), '' The Hunt'' (2013), ''A War'' (2015), ''Land Of Mine'' (2016), '' Another Round'' (2020) and Flee (2021). Four Danish films have won the Oscar: ''Babette's Feast'' (1987), '' Pelle the Conqueror'' (1988), ''In a Better World'' (2010) and '' Another Round'' (2020). The official Danish submission is selected annually in late summer by the Danish Film Institute In 1957, Denmark became the first country to send a film with a female director to the Foreign Oscar competition ( Annelise Hovmand's ''Be Dear to Me''). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Submissions To The 52nd Academy Awards For Best Foreign Language Film
This is a list of submissions to the 52nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film was created in 1956 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honour non-English-speaking films produced outside the United States. The award is handed out annually, and is accepted by the winning film's director, although it is considered an award for the submitting country as a whole. Countries are invited by the Academy to submit their best films for competition according to strict rules, with only one film being accepted from each country. For the 52nd Academy Awards, twenty-three films were submitted in the category Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The People's Republic of China submitted a film for the first time. The highlighted titles were the five nominated films, which came from France, Italy, Poland, Spain. West Germany won the award with the film ''The Tin Drum''. Submissions References Sources * Margar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bodil Award For Best Danish Film
The Bodil Award for Best Danish Film ( da, Bodilprisen for bedste danske film) is one of the categories for the Bodil Awards presented annually by the Danish Film Critics Association. It was created in 1948 and is one of the oldest film prizes in Europe. The jury can decide not to give out the award if no deserving films are submitted. This has occurred once, in 1974. More than one film also can receive the award in a single year, as occurred in 1955. Honorees 1940s * 1948: ''Jenny and the Soldier'' directed by Johan Jacobsen * 1949: '' The Viking Watch of the Danish Seaman'' directed by Bodil Ipsen and Lau Lauritzen Jr. 1950s * 1950: ''Susanne'' directed by * 1951: '' Café Paradis'' directed by Bodil Ipsen and Lau Lauritzen Jr. * 1952: '' Det Sande Ansigt'' directed by Bodil Ipsen and Lau Lauritzen, Jr. * 1953: ''Adam and Eve'' directed by Erik Balling * 1954: '' Farlig Ungdom'' directed by Lau Lauritzen, Jr. * 1955: ''Ordet'' directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer and ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elsebeth Nielsen
Elsebeth is a Danish female given name. It is the Danish form of Elizabeth. Notable people with this name include: * Elsebeth Brehm (1901-1995), Danish tennis player * Elsebeth Budolfsen (born 1947), Danish pharmacist * Elsebeth Egholm (born 1960), Danish author * Elsebeth Gerner Nielsen (born 1960), Danish politician * Elsebeth Kock-Petersen (born 1949), Danish politician * Elsebeth Mercedis Gunnleygsdóttur Elsebeth Mercedis Gunnleygsdóttur (born 26 October 1963) is a Faroese policewoman and politician of the conservative People's Party. She has been a member of Løgting The Løgting (pronounced ; da, Lagtinget) is the unicameral parliament ... (born 1963), Faroese politician {{given name Danish feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Just Betzer
Just Betzer (11 June 1944 – 6 November 2003), was a Danish Oscar-winning film producer, born in Åbyhøj, Denmark. Betzer began his career managing the candy concession and as an alternate projectionist at his father's theater in Aarhus, Denmark, in 1955. In 1960, Betzer founded Panorama Film production/distribution company in Denmark, which has since made over 30 feature films. He later opened a chain of 13 theatres throughout Denmark. In 1985, Betzer moved to England, and started the London-based company Panorama Film International with offices in Copenhagen, Denmark and Los Angeles, California. In 1987, the film ''Babette's Feast'', produced by Betzer, was released. ''Babette's Feast'' won the Academy Award for Best Foreign-Language Film, and the BAFTA Best Foreign Film award, in 1988. Two years later, he opened the Los Angeles-based production company, Just Betzer Films. His other films include '' Winterborn'', ''Assassination'', '' And You Thought Your Parents Were We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ib Mossin
Ib Mossin (3 July 1933 – 17 December 2004) was a Danish actor, singer and director best known for his role as heartthrob Peter of the hugely popular '' Far til Fire'' film series. He had his breakthrough as the apprentice Egon in 1953's Farlig Ungdom (''Dangerous Youth''), a stark drama about the crime scene in Copenhagen among adolescents. He also had roles in fourteen of the eighteen Danish films based on novels by Morten Korch. Later in his life he travelled his home country talking about his experiences as an actor and celebrity. In 1999 he published his memoirs "Filmhelt til Tiden" (''Moviehero on Time''). Biography Ib Mossin was born in Frederiksberg. He was son of Erik Otto Mossin, the proprietor of a larger company in Copenhagen. He spent his early years with his mother and stepfather living in Vangså in Thy. He got a job on a fishing boat in Thyborøn and later on another boat. When his stepfather died in 1951 he moved to Copenhagen where he studied acting und ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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