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Facing The Truth (film)
''Facing the Truth'' ( da, At kende sandheden) is a 2002 Danish drama written and directed by Nils Malmros. Shot in black-and-white documentary style, and based on the real life of Malmros' father, the film relates the hardships of a young neurosurgeon struggling through a medical lawsuit. Malmros, whose films are known for their realism, is educated as a surgeon and performed all the film's brain surgery scenes. The film was nominated for the 2003 Bodil Award for Best Danish Film and won the 2003 Danish Film Academy's Robert Award for Film of the Year. Synopsis The film opens in 1944, as a young fisherman who has suffered a stroke due to aneurysm is being attended to by a neurosurgeon, Dr. Richard Malmros (Jens Albinus). Malmros operates on the fisherman after injecting him with Thorotrast, a radioactive contrast medium, and the operation is a success. However, 42 years later, the patient develops liver cancer and dies. His widow sues the hospital claiming that the Thorotrast ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nils Malmros
Nils Malmros (born 1944), a Danish film director and screenwriter, is considered a leading auteur of realism in Danish cinema.Nissen, Dan, ''Malmros, Nils'', International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Gale Group, (2001) retrieved 2 August 2008 Malmros is noted for his detailed focus on the common growing pains of adolescence and the loss of innocence, which he draws from his childhood experiences growing up in Århus, Denmark. His most notable films form a trilogy about schoolchildren in 1950s Århus: ''Lars-Ole 5c'', ''Boys'' and ''Tree of Knowledge''. The latter film, 1981's '' Tree of Knowledge'' (''Kundskabens træ''), is one of ten films listed in Denmark's cultural canon by the Danish Ministry of Culture. Malmros, self-educated as a filmmaker, is formally trained as a surgeon. In his film '' Facing the Truth'' (''At kende sandheden''), he performed all of the film's brain surgery sequences himself.Kjær, Michael, ''Struggling With Your Conscience'', Film No. 22, Det ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fighting occurring throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Pacific Ocean, Pacific, and parts of Asia. An estimated 9 million soldiers were killed in combat, plus another 23 million wounded, while 5 million civilians died as a result of military action, hunger, and disease. Millions more died in Genocides in history (World War I through World War II), genocides within the Ottoman Empire and in the Spanish flu, 1918 influenza pandemic, which was exacerbated by the movement of combatants during the war. Prior to 1914, the European great powers were divided between the Triple Entente (comprising French Third Republic, France, Russia, and British Empire, Britain) and the Triple A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anette Becker
Anette Ingegerd Olsson (born 21 June 1971), known by the stage name Anette Olzon, is a Swedish singer, best known as the former lead vocalist of Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish from 2007 to 2012. She is also the vocalist of Swedish classic rock band Alyson Avenue, and of the Finnish heavy metal band The Dark Element. Early life Olzon was raised in a musical family and has been singing since childhood. Her mother also forced her to play the oboe for eight years. She toured with her mother's band and sang with them on some occasions. Later, she started to take part in various talent shows and received laudable recognition. The first band she joined at seventeen years of age (Take Cover) was a cover band. However, it was short-lived as she took part in several bands and projects. At 21, she played the leading role in the rock opera/musical "Gränsland" in Helsingborg. After that she got into the Balettakademien in Gothenburg. She sang in choirs, did studio work for various ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steffie Therese Mortensen
Stephanie is a female name that comes from the Greek name Στέφανος (Stephanos) meaning "crown". The male form is Stephen. Forms of Stephanie in other languages include the German "Stefanie", the Italian, Czech, Polish, and Russian "Stefania", the Portuguese ''Estefânia'' (although the use of that version has become rare, and both the English and French versions are the ones commonly used), and the Spanish ''Estefanía''. The form Stéphanie is from the French language, but Stephanie is now widely used both in English- and Spanish-speaking cultures. Given names Royalty *Stephanie, Queen of Navarre (died after 1066), Queen consort of king García Sánchez III of Navarre *Stephanie of Castile (died 1 July 1180), illegitimate daughter of Alfonso VII of León and Castile * Stephanie of Milly, Lady of Oultrejordain (died 1197), an influential figure in the Kingdom of Jerusalem * Stephanie of Milly, Lady of Gibelet, an influential figure in the Kingdom of Jerusalem, first cous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bente Banemann
Bente is a former civil parish in the municipality of Vila Nova de Famalicão in the Minho region, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Carreira e Bente. Its surface area is 1.30 km² and its population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using ..., in 2001, was 959. References Freguesias of Vila Nova de Famalicão Former parishes of Portugal {{Braga-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nynne Karen Nørlund
''Nynne'' is a Danish film directed by Jonas Elmer, starring Mille Dinesen. It is based on the bestselling Danish novel ''Nynnes dagbog'' ( en. ''Nynne's Diary'') by Henriette Lind, Lotte Thorsen and Anette Vestergaard, which again was based on a popular newspaper column in '' Politiken''. ''Nynne'' was the fourth-most seen film total in theaters in Denmark in 2005, with 429,301 tickets sold. (The most seen was ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire''). Dinesen reprised the role in a short series the following year. Story The film is about Nynne, who lives in the city. She is single, in her 30s, comforts herself with power shopping, has unsuccessful dates, loves to gossip with her friends, and has a hangover every weekend. Cast * Mille Dinesen as Nynne * Lars Kaalund as Martin * Jimmi Jørgensen as Daniel * Mette Agnete Horn as Merete * Stine Stengade as Natasha * Claes Bang as Henrik * Lene Maria Christensen as Beate * Ole Lemmeke as Poul Erik Ø * Lars Hjortshøj as Hans * Anne- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malene Langborg
Malene ( grc, Μαλήνη or Μαληνή) was a town of ancient Aeolis in the Atarneitis. At Malene, Histiaeus was defeated by the Persians The Persians are an Iranian ethnic group who comprise over half of the population of Iran. They share a common cultural system and are native speakers of the Persian language as well as of the languages that are closely related to Persian. .... Its site is located near Bahçeli, Asiatic Turkey. References Populated places in ancient Aeolis Former populated places in Turkey {{AncientAeolis-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mette Kolding
Mette is a female given name of Scandinavian origin. It's descended from the name Margaret and is also considered a variant of Matilda. Notable people with the name include: * Mette Marit, Crown Princess of Norway *Mette Pedersen (born 1973), Danish badminton player *Mette Sørensen (born 1975), Danish badminton player *Mette Abildgaard, Danish politician * Mette Andersen, Danish cyclist *Mette Koefoed Bjørnsen (1920–2008), Danish author, conciliator and economist *Mette Henriette, Norwegian performing artist and composer *Mette Bergmann, Norwegian discus thrower * Mette Frederiksen, Danish Prime Minister *Mette Jacobsen, Danish swimmer *Mette Madsen (1924–2015), Danish politician and writer *Mette Oxvang (born 1937), Danish high jumper *Mette Towley, American actress and dancer *Mette Schjoldager, Danish badminton player *Mette Veiseth, Danish model, Miss Norway in 1987 *Mette Lindberg Mette Lindberg (born 2 December 1983) is a Danish vocalist for psychedelic pop group The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sofie Deplace Jørgensen
Sophia means "wisdom" in Greek. It may refer to: * Sophia (wisdom) * Sophia (Gnosticism) *Sophia (given name) Places *Niulakita or Sophia, an island of Tuvalu *Sophia, Georgetown, a ward of Georgetown, Guyana *Sophia, North Carolina, an unincorporated community in Randolph County * Sophia, West Virginia *Sofia, Bulgaria, the capital and largest city of Bulgaria Arts, entertainment and media Books and publications * ''Sophia'' (journal), a periodical about religious and theological philosophy * ''Sophia'' (novel) by Charlotte Lennox (1762) Music *Sophia (British band) *Sophia (Japanese band) *Sophia (singer) or Sophia Abrahão, pop singer from Brazil * ''Sophia'' (The Crüxshadows EP) * ''Sophia'' (Sophia Abrahão EP) * "Sophia" (Nerina Pallot song) * "Sophia" (Laura Marling song) *"Sophia", a song by Good Shoes from '' Think Before You Speak'' *"Sophia", a song by Laura Nyro from '' Mother's Spiritual'' *"Sophia", a song by Six Organs of Admittance from '' Dust and Chimes'' O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anni Bjørn
Anni may refer to: * The popular name of Mohamed Nasheed (born 1967), third president of the second republic of the Maldives * Ani, Armenia * Anni Anwander, former West German slalom canoeist * Anni Dewani (1982–2010), Swedish female murder victim * Anni Domingo (born 1950s), British actress, director and writer * Anni, India, or Ani, a subdivision of Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh, India ** Anni Assembly constituency * Ani, Iran (other), places in Iran * ''Anni'' (1948 film), an Austrian-German film directed by Max Neufeld * ''Anni'' (1951 film), a Tamil film directed by K. S. Prakash Rao * ''Anni'' (TV series), a Tamil TV show written and produced by K. Balachander * Anni, a character in the puzzle game '' Baba Is You'' See also * Ani (other) * Annie (other) Annie may refer to: People and fictional characters * Annie (given name), a given name and a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Annie (actress) (born 1975), Indi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elin Reimer
Elin or Elín is a variation of Ellen and Helene used in Scandinavian and Celtic languages. Prominent people *Elin Andersdotter (d. 1569), Swedish lady-in-waiting and political conspirator *Elin Brandell (1882–1963), Swedish journalist *Elín Ebba Gunnarsdóttir (born 1953), Icelandic writer * Elin Fflur (born 1984), Welsh singer-songwriter *Elin Gustafsson (born 1989), Swedish politician *Elin Gustavsdotter (Sture) (died 1495), Swedish noble, consort of the regent Erik Axelsson * Elin i Horsnäs (died after September 1611), alleged Swedish witch * Elin Hilderbrand, American romance writer * Elín Hirst, Icelandic Member of Parliament * Elin Holmlöv, Swedish ice hockey player * Elin Jones (born 1966), Welsh politician *Elin Kallio (1859–1927), pioneering Finnish gymnast * Elin Kristiansen (born 1968), Norwegian biathlete *Elin Kvande (born 1951), Norwegian sociologist and gender researcher * Elin Lanto (born 1984), Swedish singer * Elin Lindqvist Elin Lindqvist, (born 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lasse Broust Andersen
Lasse is a common masculine given name in Nordic countries. It is also often a nickname for people named Lars or Lauri. People Notable people named Lasse include: *Lasse Aasland (1926–2001), Norwegian politician *Lasse Åberg (born 1940), Swedish actor, musician, film director and artist * Lasse Gjertsen (born 1984), Norwegian animator * Lasse Granqvist (born 1967), Swedish sports commentator *Lasse Hallström (born 1946), Swedish film director * Lasse Holm (born 1943), Swedish composer, lyricist and singer *Lasse Jensen, professor of theoretical chemistry *Lasse Karjalainen (born 1974), Finnish retired footballer *Lasse Kjus (born 1971), Norwegian former alpine skier *Lasse Kukkonen (born 1981), Finnish hockey defenceman * Lasse Mårtenson (1934–2016), Finnish singer and composer * Lasse Nielsen (other) *Lasse Nieminen (born 1966), Finnish ice hockey player *Lasse Pirjetä (born 1974), Finnish hockey forward * Lasse Pöysti (1927–2019), Finnish actor *Lasse Qvist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
