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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] |
Bodil Awards
The Bodil Awards are the major Danish film awards given by the Danish Film Critics Association. The awards are presented annually at a ceremony in Copenhagen. Established in 1948, it is one of the oldest film awards in Europe. The awards are given without regard to commercial interests or box-office sales, but rather to highlight the films or actors that the critics regard as most worthy. The name of the award honours two of the most important actresses in Danish cinema, Bodil Kjer and Bodil Ipsen. The statuette is made of porcelain, and was designed by Danish artist and sculpted by Svend Jespersen of Bing & Grøndahl. Categories Awards are presented for the following categories: Merit awards * Best Danish Film * Best Actor * Best Actress * Best Supporting Actor * Best Supporting Actress * Best American Film, awarded as Best Non-European Film from 1961 until 1969 * Best Non-American Film, awarded as Best European Film from 1961 until 1969 * Best Documentary * Best Cin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Balling
Erik Balling (29 November 1924 – 19 November 2005) was a Danish TV and film director. He created two of Denmark's most popular TV-series, ''Matador'' and '' Huset på Christianshavn''. His feature film '' Qivitoq'' (1956) was nominated for a Golden Palm at the 1957 Cannes Film Festival, and for an Oscar as Best Foreign Language Film. His 1962 film ''Den kære familie'' was entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival. Together with Henning Bahs, he also created the hugely popular series of ''Olsen Gang'' feature films. Biography Balling started working for the largest and oldest Danish film production company, Nordisk Films Kompagni, in 1946. He later became the boss of the company. His made his directing debut with ''Adam & Eva'' (1953), which was nominated for a Bodil-award as Best Film. In 1956 he directed ''Kispus'', which was the first Danish movie filmed in color. The most popular films directed by Balling were the feature film comedies about a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
11th Bodil Awards
11 (eleven) is the natural number following 10 and preceding 12. It is the first repdigit. In English, it is the smallest positive integer whose name has three syllables. Name "Eleven" derives from the Old English ', which is first attested in Bede's late 9th-century ''Ecclesiastical History of the English People''. It has cognates in every Germanic language (for example, German ), whose Proto-Germanic ancestor has been reconstructed as , from the prefix (adjectival " one") and suffix , of uncertain meaning. It is sometimes compared with the Lithuanian ', though ' is used as the suffix for all numbers from 11 to 19 (analogously to "-teen"). The Old English form has closer cognates in Old Frisian, Saxon, and Norse, whose ancestor has been reconstructed as . This was formerly thought to be derived from Proto-Germanic (" ten"); it is now sometimes connected with or ("left; remaining"), with the implicit meaning that "one is left" after counting to ten.''Oxford English Dict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annelise Hovmand
Annelise Mathilde Hovmand (17 September 1924 – 28 December 2016) was a Danish film director, screenwriter and film producer. She directed 12 films between 1955 and 1991. Her 1957 film ''Ingen tid til kærtegn'' won the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film and was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival. Hovmand died on 28 December 2016 at the age of 92. Filmography * '' Hvorfor stjæler barnet?'' (1955) * ''Ingen tid til kærtegn'' (1957) * ''Krudt og klunker ''Krudt og klunker'' is a 1958 Danish comedy film directed by Annelise Hovmand and starring Gunnar Lauring. Cast *Gunnar Lauring as Professor Edward Jacobsen *Vera Gebuhr as Fru Wilhelmine Jacobsen *Sigrid Horne-Rasmussen as Faster Ragnhild J ...'' (1958) * '' Frihedens pris'' (1960) * '' Gøngehøvdingen'' (1961) * '' Sekstet'' (1963) * '' Norden i flammer'' (1965) * '' Grænseland'' (1965) (TV) * '' Nu stiger den'' (1966) * '' De forsvundne breve'' (1967) * '' Et døgn med Ilse'' (1971) * '' Høfeb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Be Dear To Me
''Be Dear to Me'' () is a 1957 Danish film directed by Annelise Hovmand. Cast * Eva Cohn as Lene * Lily Weiding as Mor as Skuespillerinde Maria Lehmann * Hans Kurt as Far as Direktør Mogens Vestergaard * Jørgen Reenberg as Lærer Harting * Yvonne Petersen as Anne * Annelise Jacobsen as Frk. Sørensen * Johannes Marott as Viggo * Gerda Madsen as kolonialforretningsejer Fru. Jørgensen * Karen Berg as Teaterdirektør * Betty Helsengreen as Bondekone * Evald Gunnarsen as Erik * Grethe Paaske as Erik's mor * Preben Lerdorff Rye as Erik's far * Bent Christensen as Veninden Fru Jørgensen * Mimi Heinrich as Gårmandsdatter Awards ;Won * Bodil Award for Best Danish Film ;Nominated * 7th Berlin International Film Festival: Golden Bear The film was also chosen as Denmark's official submission to the 30th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, but did not manage to receive a nomination.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences See also * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
10th Bodil Awards
The 10th Bodil Awards was held in 1957 in Copenhagen, Denmark, honouring the best in Danish and foreign film of 1956. The recipient of the Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Birgit Sadolin, arrived with from Sønderborg at the last minute to run onto stage and be hailed for her role in '. ''Be Dear to Me'' directed by Annelise Hovmand, and actor Peter Malberg for his role in the same film, each received an award. got a Bodil Award for Best Documentary for ''Ellehammerfilmen'', and the neighbouring Sweden won Best European Film with Ingmar Bergman's ''Smiles of a Summer Night''. For the first time, the critics had not been able to choose an American film – U.S. producers had boycotted the Danish market. Honorees Best Danish Film * ''Be Dear to Me'' directed by Annelise Hovmand Best Actor in a Leading Role * Peter Malberg in ''Be Dear to Me'' Best Actress in a Leading Role * Birgit Sadolin in ' Best Actor in a Supporting Role * ''Not awarded'' Best ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
På Tro Og Love
''På tro og love'' is a 1955 Danish family film directed by Torben Anton Svendsen and starring Poul Reichhardt. Cast * Poul Reichhardt as Hans * Astrid Villaume as Grete * Helge Kjærulff-Schmidt as Georg * Gunnar Lauring as Chefen * Helle Virkner as Vera Gimmer * Lis Løwert as Solveig * Ove Sprogøe as Henry * Sigrid Horne-Rasmussen as Fru Gimmer * Louis Miehe-Renard as Frederiksen * Einar Juhl as Revisor * Carl Johan Hviid as Portieren * Birgit Sadolin as Telefonpige * Else Kornerup as Kontordame * Mogens Lind as Speaker * Edith Hermansen as Klinikassistent References External links * 1955 films 1950s Danish-language films Danish black-and-white films Best Danish Film Bodil Award winners Films with screenplays by Erik Balling Danish comedy films 1955 comedy films {{Denmark-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
9th Bodil Awards
The 9th Bodil Awards was held 26 April 1956 in Copenhagen, Denmark, honouring the best in Danish and foreign film of 1955. The evening started with a preview screening of Alexander Mackendrick's '' The Ladykillers''. American actor Fess Parker was guest and performed on stage in leather jacket and fur hat songs from ''Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier''. The winner this year was '' På tro og love'' (On my Honor) directed by Torben Anton Svendsen. Ove Sprogøe got a well-deserved award for his performance in the film, and Sigrid Horne-Rasmussen received a Bodil for ''Altid ballade'' (Always Trouble). ''La Strada'' directed by Federico Fellini won the Bodil Award for Best European Film, and '' Marty'' directed by Delbert Mann won the award for Best American Film. The Bodil Award for Best Documentary had not been handed out since 1948, but Bjarne Henning-Jensen received the second ever awarded for his documentary '' Hvor bjergene sejler''. Honorees Best Danish Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sven Methling
Sven Johan Methling (or Sven Methling Jr.) (20 September 1918 – August 7, 2005) was a Danish film director and screenwriter. The son of actor and film director Svend Methling, Methling Jr. was best known for a series of light-hearted comedies. His 1959 comedy ''Vi er allesammen tossede'' (''All of us are Crazy'') received the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film. Methling also received the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film for the 1955 war drama ''Der kom en dag'' (''There Will Come a Day''). Career Sven Johan Methling was born in Copenhagen, Denmark on 20 September 1918. As the son of film director Svend Methling, Methling Jr. was born into the film industry. He started work as a sound assistant with Palladium Films from 1940 to 1945. In 1944, Methling performed the leading role in the drama ''Det Store Ansvar'' (''The Great Responsibility''), directed by his father. Then in 1946, he co-directed with his father an animated feature, ''Fyretøjet'', based on the Hans Christian Ande ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Der Kom En Dag
''Der kom en dag'' () is a 1955 Danish dramatic film directed by Sven Methling, It stars John Wittig, Kjeld Jacobsen and Astrid Villaume as Danish resistance fighters during the last days of the German occupation of Denmark in World War II. Cast * John Wittig * Astrid Villaume * Kjeld Jacobsen * Louis Miehe-Renard * Kate Mundt * Jakob Nielsen (actor) * Poul Müller * Svend Methling * Gabriel Axel * Inger Lassen * * Hans Egede Budtz * * Bent Christensen Production The film was produced by John Olsen at Saga Studio. Co-written by Olsen and Flemming Muus, it is based on a true story as told in Muus' novel of the same name. Locations used in the film include Amalienborg Palace, Hvidovre Church, Copenhagen Police Headquarters and Copenhagen City Hall. Reception It won the 1955 Bodil Award for Best Danish Film (in a tie with Carl Th. Dreyer's ''Ordet ''Ordet'' (, meaning " The Word" and originally released as ''The Word'' in English), is a 1955 Danish drama film, directe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Carl Theodor Dreyer (; 3 February 1889 – 20 March 1968), commonly known as Carl Th. Dreyer, was a Danish film director and screenwriter. Widely considered one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, his movies are noted for their emotional austerity and slow, stately pacing, frequent themes of social intolerance, the inseparability of fate and death, and the power of evil in earthly life. His 1928 movie ''The Passion of Joan of Arc'' is considered to be one of the greatest movies of all time, renowned for its cinematography and use of close-ups. It frequently appears on Sight & Sound's lists of the greatest films ever made, and in 2012's poll it was voted the 9th-best film ever made by film critics and 37th by film directors. His other well-known films include ''Michael'' (1924), ''Vampyr'' (1932), ''Day of Wrath'' (1943), ''Ordet'' (''The Word'') (1955), and '' Gertrud'' (1964). Life Dreyer was born illegitimate in Copenhagen, Denmark. His birth mother was an unmarried Sca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ordet
''Ordet'' (, meaning " The Word" and originally released as ''The Word'' in English), is a 1955 Danish drama film, directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer. It is based on a play by Kaj Munk, a Danish Lutheran priest, first performed in 1932. The film won the Golden Lion at the 16th Venice International Film Festival, and was the only film by Dreyer to be both a critical and financial success.''Ordet'' in the database The film is now regarded by many critics as a masterpiece, admired particularly for its . In '' |