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Strings (2004 Film)
''Strings'' is a 2004 animated fantasy film directed by Anders Rønnow Klarlund about the son of an ostensibly assassinated ruler who sets out to avenge his father but through a series of revelations comes to a much clearer understanding of the conflict between the two peoples concerned. An international co-production by Denmark, Sweden, Norway and the United Kingdom, the film was made with marionettes and the strings are part of the fictional world as life strings. The world of ''Strings'' The fact that the characters are played by marionettes is incorporated into the film's fictional universe. That is, the characters are literally marionettes. Wide shots of the countryside reveal millions of strings stretching endlessly into the sky, each one representing an individual on earth. Nobody knows how far the strings reach or who is controlling them. As far as the characters know, the strings are controlled by a higher power Higher Power is a term used in Alcoholics Anonymous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anders Rønnow Klarlund
Anders Rønnow Klarlund born 1971, is a Danish author, director and screenwriter. Together with the Danish author Jacob Weinreich he is also known as . Together they have published ''The Last Good Man'' and "The Sleep and The Death". Books ''The Last Good Man'' by A. J. Kazinski A. J. Kazinski is a pseudonym for Anders Rønnow Klarlund and Jakob Weinreich, they have published the book ''The Last Good Man'' (Den sidste gode mand (2010) The book has been translated into: English, Italian, German, French, Dutch, Norwegian, Hungarian, Russian, Finnish, Swedish, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Greek and Icelandic . Awards “The 2011 French Prix Relay” - Novel of the Year “2011 Best First Novel, The Danish Academy of Crime Fiction” ''De hengivne'' "De hengivne" is Anders Rønnow Klarlunds debut novel. It was published in Danish on October 6, 2009. The book is 235 pages long. Feature films ''The Eighteenth'' ''The Eighteenth'' was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonas Karlsson
Sven Bert Jonas Karlsson (born 11 March 1971) is a Swedish actor and author. Karlsson was born in Salem. He won a Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in 2004 for the movie '' Details''. He published his first book, a collection of short stories, in 2007. He wrote three short novels that were translated into English: The Room, The Invoice, and The Circus. His writing often features weird characters and Kafkaesque surrealism. Selected filmography *'' Rasmus på luffen'' (1981) *''Sökarna'' (1993) *''Tsatsiki, morsan och polisen'' (1999) *'' Once in a Lifetime'' (2000) *'' Tsatsiki – vänner för alltid'' (2001) *'' Making Babies'' (2001) *'' Details'' (2003) *'' Strings'' (2004) *''Storm A storm is any disturbed state of the natural environment or the atmosphere of an astronomical body. It may be marked by significant disruptions to normal conditions such as strong wind, tornadoes, hail, thunder and lightning (a thunderstorm), ...'' (2005) *'' Bang Bang Orangutang'' (2005) *' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pernille Højmark
Pernille Højmark (born 21 May 1960) is a Danish actress. She has appeared in more than thirty films since 1985. Filmography References External links * * 1960 births Living people Danish film actresses {{Denmark-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Harewood
David Harewood MBE (born 8 December 1965) is a British actor and presenter. He is best known for his roles as CIA Counterterrorism Director David Estes in ''Homeland'' (2011–2012), and as J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter and Hank Henshaw / Cyborg Superman in ''Supergirl'' (2015–2021). Early life Harewood was born on 8 December 1965 in the Small Heath area of Birmingham, the son of a couple from Barbados who had moved to England in the late 1950s and early 1960s. His father was a lorry driver, while his mother was a caterer. He has a sister, Sandra, and two brothers, Rodger and Paul. He attended St Benedict's Junior School and Washwood Heath Academy. He was a member of the National Youth Theatre. In his youth, he worked at a wine bar in Birmingham city centre. At the age of 18, he gained a place at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Career Harewood began acting in 1990 and has appeared in '' The Hawk'', '' Great Moments in Aviation'', ''Harnessing Peacocks'', '' Mad Dogs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niklas Falk
Niklas Daniel Falk (born 28 January 1947 in Örgryte, Gothenburg) is a Swedish actor. His brother is actor Jonas Falk. Falk was educated at NAMA in Gothenburg. He worked at Gothenburg City Theatre until 1988. 1990 he moved to Stockholm and Stockholm City Theatre. Filmography * 2015 – '' Jönssonligan – Den perfekta stöten'' * 2009 – ''The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest'' * 2008 – ''Oskyldigt dömd'' *''Wallander – Innan frosten'' (2005) *'' As It Is in Heaven'' (2004) * 2003 – '' Norrmalmstorg'' *'' Stackars Tom'' (2002) *2002 - '' Cleo'' * 2001 – '' Rederiet'' *2001 - '' Agnes'' * 2001 – '' Woman with Birthmark'' *''En förälskelse'' (2001) *''Jönssonligan spelar högt'' (2000) * 2000 – '' Brottsvåg'' *'' Dödlig drift'' (1999) *'' Stjärnsystrar'' (1999) * 1999 – ''Reuter & Skoog'' * 1998 – '' OP7'' * 1998 – ''Ivar Kreuger'' * 1998 – '' Zingo'' *''Den tatuerade änkan'' (1998) * 1997 – ''Svensson Svensson'' *''Lilla Jönssonligan på ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Søren Spanning
Søren Spanning (30 May 1951 – 12 February 2020) was a Danish actor. Life and career He graduated from Aarhus Theatre in 1976 and was then employed at the theatre until 1980.Søren Spanning'. In: danskefilm.dk, access date 12 December 2021 (Dansk). From 1980 until 1987, he was part of the Royal Danish Theatre and throughout his career appeared in numerous plays, including ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', ''The Merchant of Venice'', ''Hamlet'', ''King Lear'', ''The Seagull'', '' Three Sisters'', ''Hedda Gabler'' and The Father. On television he appeared in numerous series including ''Strandvaskeren'', ''Antonsen'', ''Kald mig Liva'', ''Bryggeren'', ''TAXA'', ''Karrusel'', ''Skjulte spor'', ''Hotellet'', ''Forsvar'', ''Ørnen'' ''Lærkervej'', '' The Killing'', and in three seasons of ''Borgen'' as Lars Hesselboe. Spanning also had roles in various Christmas TV series including ''Alletiders jul'', ''Krummernes jul'', ''Brødrene Mortensens jul'' and ''Jul i Valhal''. Spanning als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claire Skinner
Claire Skinner (born 1965) is an English actress, known in the United Kingdom for her television career, particularly playing Sue Brockman from the BBC television series '' Outnumbered''. Early life Claire Skinner was born and brought up in Hemel Hempstead, the youngest daughter of a shopkeeper and an Irish-born secretary, and was shy as a child. Her dream was to be an actress and she immersed herself in her ambition. She acted, neglecting school work at Cavendish School, and "barely scraped through erA-levels". She went on to study at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and then joined the Royal Shakespeare Company. Career Her first role was in ''Hanky Park'', by Walter Greenwood at the Oldham Repertory Theatre, which she describes as a "really traditional start". She is best known as Clare on the British television comedy '' Life Begins'' and as Lucinda, the sous chef in the first series of ''Chef!'' alongside Lenny Henry. From 2007 to 2014, she portrayed Sue Bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Hart
Ian Davies (born 8 October 1964), better known by his stage name Ian Hart, is an English actor. His most notable roles are Rabbit in the Channel Four drama miniseries '' One Summer'' (1983), Joe O'Reilly in the biopic '' Michael Collins'' (1996), Professor Quirrell in the fantasy film ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'' (2001), Ludwig van Beethoven in the film ''Eroica'' (2003), Kester Gill in the E4 series '' My Mad Fat Diary'' (2013–2015), and Father Beocca in the BBC/Netflix series '' The Last Kingdom'' (2015–2020). Early life Hart was born Ian Davies in the Knotty Ash district of Liverpool on 8 October 1964. He has two siblings and was brought up in a Catholic family. He attended Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School in Liverpool's West Derby suburb and was a member of the city's Everyman Youth Theatre in his earlier years, before studying drama at the now-defunct Mabel Fletcher College of Music and Drama in Liverpool's Wavertree district. From 1988 to 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Jacobi
Sir Derek George Jacobi (; born 22 October 1938) is an English actor. He has appeared in various stage productions of William Shakespeare such as ''Hamlet'', ''Much Ado About Nothing'', ''Macbeth'', ''Twelfth Night'', '' The Tempest'', ''King Lear'', and ''Romeo and Juliet''. He has also performed in Anton Chekhov's ''Uncle Vanya'' and Edmond Rostand's ''Cyrano de Bergerac''. He was given a knighthood for his services to theatre by Queen Elizabeth II in 1994 and is a member of the Danish Order of the Dannebrog. In addition to being a founder member of the Royal National Theatre and winning several prestigious theatre awards, Jacobi has also made numerous television appearances, starring in the 1976 adaptation of Robert Graves's ''I, Claudius'', for which he won a BAFTA; in the titular role in the medieval drama series '' Cadfael'' (1994–1998), as Stanley Baldwin in '' The Gathering Storm'' (2002), as the Master in '' Doctor Who'' (2007), as Stuart Bixby in the ITV comed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sten Ljunggren
Sten Ivar Ljunggren (born 16 October 1938) is a Swedish character actor. He played Henrik in the long-running Swedish drama TV series ''Svenska hjärtan'', which aired between 1987 and 1998. Other notable roles includes criminal inspector Lennart Thorin in the TV mini-series based on the Lasermannen events, the retired doctor Axel Holtman in '' Skärgårdsdoktorn'', the voice of Carl Fredricksen in the Swedish dub of '' Up'', the voice of Sykes in the Swedish cinema dub of ''Oliver & Company'', and the evil principal in ''Kenny Starfighter''. He played the lead role as Birger in Lukas Moodysson's last short film ''Talk''. The same character, with some modifications, was used again in Moodysson's ''Together''. Ljunggren reprised the role. Selected filmography *2020 – ''Mirakel'' (TV series) *2011 – ''Någon annanstans i Sverige'' *2010 – ''Four More Years'' *2009 – '' The Temptation of St. Tony *2009 – '' Up'' (voice in Swedish dub) *2008 – ''Oskyldigt dömd'' (TV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julian Glover
Julian Wyatt Glover (born 27 March 1935) is an English classical actor with many stage, television, and film roles since commencing his career in the 1950s. He is a recipient of the Laurence Olivier Award and has performed many times for the Royal Shakespeare Company. Glover's well-known film roles have included General Maximilian Veers in '' The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980), Aristotle Kristatos in '' For Your Eyes Only'' (1981), Brian Harcourt-Smith in ''The Fourth Protocol'' (1987) and Walter Donovan in ''Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'' (1989). He also voiced the giant Acromantula spider Aragog in '' Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'' (2002) and appeared as conductor Andris Davis in the psychological drama '' Tár'' (2022). Glover has also appeared frequently on television, especially in Britain, including guest appearances in cult series such as ''The Avengers'', '' The Saint'', ''Thriller'', ''Doctor Who'', '' Blake's 7'', '' Remington Steele'' and '' Insid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gösta Bredefeldt
Gösta Johan Harwey Bredefeldt (19 December 1935 – 9 January 2010) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in more than 60 films and television shows between 1961 and 2009. He starred in the 1974 film '' A Handful of Love'', which was entered into the 24th Berlin International Film Festival The 24th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 21 June – 2 July 1974. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Canadian film '' The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz'' directed by Ted Kotcheff. Jury The following people were announc .... Filmography References External links * 1935 births 2010 deaths Swedish male film actors People from Gothenburg 20th-century Swedish male actors {{Sweden-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
