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Midsommer
''Midsommer'' (English: ''Midsummer'') is a 2003 psychological horror film directed by Carsten Myllerup and written by Rasmus Heisterberg. The story revolves around a group of Danish students who celebrate their graduation in a Swedish forest, when they encounter a supernatural presence seemingly connected to a friend who recently committed suicide. Six months after the film's release in 2003, the film rights were purchased by Bill Block for an American remake. The American version was reset to a Louisiana bayou and released in 2007 with the title ''Solstice''. Plot Cast * Kristian Leth as Christian * Laura Christensen as Trine * Julie Ølgaard som Anja * Nicolai Jandorf as Jannick * Jon Lange as Mark * Lykke Sand Michelsen as Sofie * Tuva Novotny as Linn * Per Oscarsson as Persson Reception The film received generally positive reviews from the Danish press. The ''Berlingske Tidende'' awarded it 4 out of 6 stars, praising the films lighting, acting and effectiveness at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solstice (film)
''Solstice'' is a 2007 American horror film directed by Daniel Myrick, written by Myrick, Marty Musatov, and Ethan Erwin, and starring Elisabeth Harnois, Shawn Ashmore, Hilarie Burton, Amanda Seyfried, Tyler Hoechlin, Matt O'Leary, and R. Lee Ermey. It is a remake of the 2003 film ''Midsommer''. Plot Teenager Megan (Elisabeth Harnois), still distraught over her twin sister Sophie's suicide, reluctantly agrees to join her friends on a summer trip to a lake house in the bayous of Louisiana. On the way, at a gas station, they meet Nick (Tyler Hoechlin), who provides the group with information on voodoo and other local superstitions. As soon as they arrive at the house, Megan suspects Sophie is trying to communicate with her, as a solstice — the time when our world and the next are closest — approaches. Megan goes running and trips, splitting her nail (something she had foreseen in several nightmares). As she limps back to the house, she meets a suspicious local resident, Leon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Christensen
Laura Elisabeth Christensen (born 26 January 1984) is a Danish actress. Biography Laura Christensen made her debut as a child actor in the film ''Min fynske barndom'' and had her first major role in '' Tøsepiger''. She is perhaps best known for her roles in the TV series ''Riget'' (playing the brain damaged girl Mona), ''Strisser på Samsø'' and ''TAXA''. In 2005 she was nominated for a Robert for best supporting actress for her portrayal of a teenage mother in Paprika Steen's ''Aftermath''. Christensen is married to actor Thomas Levin. Filmography (selected) *2013 - ''All for Two'' *2011 - ''A Funny Man'' *2009 - ''Oldboys'' *2008 - '' The Candidate'' *2007 - '' The Killing'', series *2006 - '' Life Hits'' *2004 - ''Kongekabale'' *2003 - ''Midsommer'' *1997 - '' Riget 2'', miniseries *1996 - '' Tøsepiger'' *1994 - ''Riget'', miniseries *1994 - ''Min fynske barndom ''Min Fynske Barndom'', translated into English as ''My Childhood'', is Carl Nielsen's autobiographical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holiday Horror Films
Holiday-themed horror films or holiday horror are a subgenre of horror films set during holidays. Holiday horror films can be presented in short or long formats, and typically utilize common themes, images, and motifs from the holidays during which they are set, often as methods by which the villain may murder their victims.Baker, To"10 Ridiculous Holiday Horror Films" What Culture'', 11 December 2014. Film scholars Chris Vander Kaay and Kathleen Fernandez-Vander Kaay explain the subgenre as such: "The expression 'adding insult to injury' is an excellent encapsulation of the motivation behind the horror movie obsession with holidays (aside from the obvious desire to brand a killer with a theme and costume that can be revisited many times within a lucrative film franchise). The holiday is a place for happiness and family... The horror movie loves nothing more than irony (except perhaps a good death scene), and there is very little more ironic than the fear and isolation of a horror m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julie Ølgaard
Julie R. Ølgaard (born 29 September 1981 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Danish actress. Career In 2000, Ølgaard relocated to Los Angeles, where she trained as an actress at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. After three years, she returned home and had a short career as radio host at Danmarks Radio. Her breakthrough into film came with the 2003 thriller ''Midsommer''. Ølgaard may be best known for her role as Nanna Birk Larsen, the murder victim in the Danish 2007 television series '' The Killing''. Private life In an April 2012 interview, Ølgaard admitted that she can be quite spontaneous, and had once been married in a ceremony performed in Las Vegas, though she did not provide particulars other than "I'd rather regret the things I do than regret the things I didn't do." In a November 2012 interview, she revealed that the marriage had been to L.O.C., a Danish rapper. Ølgaard was close friends with Danish actress Mira Wanting, who was 34 when she died of cervical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carpark North
Carpark North is a Danish electronic rock band. The band was formed in Aarhus, Denmark on 28 July 1999 by Lau Højen (vocal, guitar), Søren Balsner (bass, synthesisers) and Morten Thorhauge (drums). The name "Carpark North" was created from the electro and rock genres: "Carpark" stands for car parks, edges, roughness, metal – the rock part, and "North" stands for northern lights, stars ethereal electronics. History The foundation for Carpark North was laid at Mellerup Efterskole, where Søren Balsner and Lau Højen met and formed a band. This band played in the national championship in rock in 1997. Søren and Lau split up after Mellerup, and Lau started his education at high school – Aarhus Katedralskole. Here he joined a band – "Spacekraft" and met Morten Thorhauge a young drummer from Søften. After a couple of months Lau and Morten formed their own band, and contacted Søren. The first notes by Carpark North were played on a hot summer day in July 1999 in the MG ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st Robert Awards
The 21st Robert Awards ceremony was held in 2004 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Organized by the Danish Film Academy, the awards honoured the best in Danish and foreign film of 2003. Honorees Best Danish Film * '' The Inheritance'' – Per Fly Best Children's Film * ' – Anders Gustafsson Best Director * Per Fly – '' The Inheritance'' Best Screenplay * Lars von Trier – ''Dogville'' Best Actor in a Leading Role * Ulrich Thomsen – '' The Inheritance'' Best Actress in a Leading Role * Birthe Neumann – ' Best Actor in a Supporting Role * Peter Steen – '' The Inheritance'' Best Actress in a Supporting Role * Ghita Nørby – '' The Inheritance'' Best Cinematography * Anthony Dod Mantle – ''It's All About Love'' Best Production Design * Ben van Os & Jette Lehmann – ''It's All About Love'' Best Costume Design * Manon Rasmussen – ''Dogville'' Best Makeup * Charlotte Laustsen – ''The Green Butchers'' Best Special Effects * Peter Hj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Lange
''Jon Gudmand Lange'' (born March 28, 1980 in Søborg) is a Danish actor. Jon Lange is the son of public school teachers Gerd Lange and Troels Gudmand Pedersen. He is the brother of television organizer Camille Lange. In 2013, he married Mette Marie Lei Lange, and in 2014 they welcomed twins. He is a graduate of The Acting School at Odense Theatre in 2011. Filmography * ''Midsommer'' (2003) * ''Unge Andersen' (2005) * ''Allegro'' (2005) * ''Den Sorte Madonna'' (2007) * '' Kollegiet'' (2007) * ''Broderskab'' (2010) * ''Alle for en'' (2011) * ''Sommeren '92'' (2015) * ''Domino Dominoes is a family of tile-based games played with gaming pieces, commonly known as dominoes. Each domino is a rectangular tile, usually with a line dividing its face into two square ''ends''. Each end is marked with a number of spots (also ca ...'' (2019) External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lange, Jon Danish male film actors 1980 births Living people People from Gladsaxe Municipality ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Award For Best Song
The Robert Award for Best Song ( da, Robert Prisen for årets sang) is one of the merit awards presented by the Danish Film Academy at the annual Robert Awards ceremony. The award has been handed out since 2002, bar 2014 and 2015. Honorees 2000s * 2002: for "Little White Doll" in ' * 2003: for "It's Okay" in ''Okay'' * 2004: Carpark North for "Transparent & Glasslike" in ''Midsommer'' * 2005: Anders Matthesen for "Paranoia" in ''Terkel in Trouble'' * 2006: The Raveonettes for "Please You" in '' Nordkraft'' * 2007: , Steen Rasmussen, and for "Jeg vil have en baby" in ' * 2008: for "Lille svale" from ''Karlas kabale'' * 2009: Kira Skov for "Riders of the Freeway" in ''Frygtelig lykkelig'' 2010s * 2010: Tina Dickow for "Rebel Song" in '' Oldboys'' * 2011: Agnes Obel for "Riverside" in '' Submarino'' * 2012: for "Lille frøken Himmelblå" in ''Dirch'' * 2013: Annika Aakjær, Halfdan E, and Søren Siegumfeldt for "Sangen om Gummi T – Hvem ved hvad der er op og ned" in ' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Per Oscarsson
Per Oscar Heinrich Oscarsson (28 January 1927 – 31 December 2010) was a Swedish actor. He is best known for his role in the 1966 film ''Hunger'', which earned him a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor. Early life Oscarsson was born, along with his twin brother Björn, on 28 January 1927 on Kungsholmen, Stockholm, to parents Einar Oscarsson, an engineer, and Therèse, née Küppers. The twins had two elder siblings. Their mother, who was German, died of cancer in 1933.Per Oscarsson - Bakom rubrikerna och replikerna ("Per Oscarsson - Behind headlines and lines") TV-interview with Agneta Bolme Börjefors from 1998. Career Oscarsson was best known for his role as Pontus, a starving writer, in the social realism drama ''Hunger'', based on the Knut Hamsun novel by the same name, a role for which he won the 1966 Bodil, the Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and the 1966 Cannes Film Festival best actor awards. His most recent film role was as Holger Palmgren, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuva Novotny
Tuva Moa Matilda Karolina Novotny Hedström (born 21 December 1979) is a Swedish actress, director, and singer. She was born in Stockholm, and was raised in Åmot, Brunskog, outside Arvika. She is the daughter of Czech film director David Jan Novotný and Swedish artist Barbro Hedström. At a young age, she participated in Vår teater, a children's theater in Stockholm. Filmography *1996–1999: ''Skilda världar'' (TV soap opera) *1997: ''Tic Tac'' *2000: '' Sleepwalker'' *2000: ''Naken'' *2000: '' Jalla! Jalla!'' *2000: ''Herr von Hancken'' (TV miniseries) *2001: ''Anja'' *2002: '' Den Osynlige'' *2003: (TV) *2003: '' Slim Susie'' (original title: ) *2003: ''Make Believe'' (original Swedish title: ) *2003: ''Midsummer'' (original Danish title: , Swedish title: ) *2004: '' Stratosphere Girl'' *2004: ''Day and Night'' (original Swedish title: ) *2004: ''Waiting for Rain'' (original Swedish title: ) *2004: ''Familien Gregersen'' (English title: ''Lost Generation'') *2005: ''Yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlingske Tidende
''Berlingske'', previously known as ''Berlingske Tidende'' (, ''Berling's Times''), is a Danish national daily newspaper based in Copenhagen. It is considered a newspaper of record for Denmark. First published on 3 January 1749, ''Berlingske'' is Denmark's, as well as the Nordic region's, oldest continually operating newspaper and among the oldest newspapers in the world. History and profile ''Berlingske'' was founded by Denmark's Royal Book Printer Ernst Henrich Berling and originally titled ''Kjøbenhavnske Danske Post-Tidender'', then the ''Berlingskes Politiske og Avertissements Tidende.'' The paper was supported by the Conservative Party. Until 1903 it had the official right to publish news about the government. In 1936, the newspaper's title was shortened to ''Berlingske Tidende''. Mendel Levin Nathanson twice served as the editor-in-chief of the paper: between 1838 and 1858 and between 1866 and 1868. The publisher is Det Berlingske Officin. The paper has a conservative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Politiken
''Politiken'' is a leading Danish daily broadsheet newspaper, published by JP/Politikens Hus in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was founded in 1884 and played a role in the formation of the Danish Social Liberal Party. Since 1970 it has been independent of the party but maintains a liberal stance. It now runs an online newspaper, ''politiken.dk''. The paper's design has won several international awards, and a number of its journalists have won the Cavling Prize. History and profile ''Dagbladet Politiken'' was founded on 1 October 1884 in Copenhagen by Viggo Hørup, Edvard Brandes and Hermann Bing. Hørup and Brandes formed the newspaper after being fired as editors from the ''Morgenbladet'' over political differences. Hørup led the paper as editor-in-chief for fifteen years from its start in 1884. In 1904, the tabloid ''Ekstra Bladet'' was founded as a supplement to ''Politiken ''and was later spun off as an independent newspaper on 1 January 1905. The paper established its present ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
