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Roland Møller
Roland Møller (; born 28 May 1972) is a Danish actor. He won the Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for ''Land of Mine'' (2015), and Best Actor in a Supporting Role for ''Nordvest'' (2013). He has appeared in high-profile films like ''A Hijacking,'' '' Darkland, Atomic Blonde, Papillon,'' and ''Skyscraper.'' Early life Møller grew up in a criminal environment in Odense, Denmark. He had 10 assault convictions and had served time for a total of four and a half years before he was released on parole under the condition he leave Odense in 2002. He subsequently attended Den Rytmiske Højskole, a music folk high school, and then moved to Copenhagen, where he began working with the rapper Jokeren as a songwriter. Career Møller made his acting debut in the 2010 prison drama film '' R''. While Møller was originally involved as a consultant in the film set in Horsens State Prison, where he had served time, co-director Tobias Lindholm offered him an acting role in the fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Toronto International Film Festival
The 40th annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from 10 to 20 September 2015. On 28 July 2015 the first wave of films to be screened at the Festival was announced. Jean-Marc Vallée's '' Demolition'' starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Naomi Watts was the opening night film; '' Mr. Right'' by Paco Cabezas was the closing night film. The year's edition included two new sections called Platform and Primetime. At Platform, twelve films will be screened in front of a jury, with the best film of the program winning the C$25,000 Platform Prize. Film directors Claire Denis, Jia Zhangke, and Agnieszka Holland were selected as the jurors for this section. At Primetime, six high-quality television programs will be presented at public screenings with Question and Answer sessions with show creators. The lineups for the TIFF Docs, Vanguard, Midnight Madness, and Masters sections were announced on 11 August 2015. More than 100 films were added to the festival's programme on 18 August ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R (film)
''R'' is a 2010 Danish prison drama film written and directed by Tobias Lindholm and Michael Noer (director), Michael Noer, and starring Pilou Asbæk. The film was produced by Nordisk Film. The film follows Rune Pedersen (Pilou Asbæk), who is serving a prison sentence of two years in Horsens Statsfængsel, Horsens State Prison. Here he is set to do the dirty work of distributing drugs between departments. The film premiered at the 2010 International Film Festival Rotterdam, was released in Denmark on April 22, 2010. Cast * Pilou Asbæk as Rune * as Rashid * Roland Møller as Mureren * Jacob Gredsted as Carsten * as Bazhir Accolades The film won the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film in 2011. Asbæk received a Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance as Rune. The director Tobias Lindholm scored a Bodil Honorary Award for his films ''Submarino'' and R. The film won the same year the Robert Award for Best Danish Film. References External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Bluebird In My Heart
''A Bluebird in My Heart'' is a 2018 Belgian-French thriller drama film written and directed by Jérémie Guez and starring Roland Møller, Veerle Baetens, Lola Le Lann and Lubna Azabal. It is based on the novel ''The Dishwasher'' by Dannie M. Martin. It is also Guez's feature directorial debut. Synopsis Attempting to lead a quiet reformed life, an ex-con (Møller) finds refuge in a motel run by a single mother (Baetens) and her daughter Clara (Le Lann). The peace and freedom he has found in this safe haven disappears when Clara is assaulted, forcing him to face his old demons. Cast *Roland Møller - Danny *Veerle Baetens - Laurence *Lola Le Lann - Clara * Lubna Azabal - Nadia Release The film premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival in March 2018. That same month, Shudder acquired U.S., Canada and UK/Ireland distribution rights to the film. The film was released in the United States via Shudder on November 14, 2019. Reception The film has rating on Rotten Tomat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Commuter (film)
''The Commuter'' is a 2018 American action thriller film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and written by Byron Willinger, Philip de Blasi and Ryan Engle. The film stars Liam Neeson, Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Jonathan Banks, and Sam Neill. It follows a man who is unwittingly recruited into a murder conspiracy after meeting a mysterious woman while on his daily train commute. The film premiered in New York City on January 8, 2018, and was theatrically released in the United States on January 12, 2018, by Lionsgate, and on January 19, 2018 in the United Kingdom by StudioCanal; it had a select IMAX release. The film grossed $119 million worldwide and received mixed reviews from critics, who called it similar to Neeson and Collet-Serra's previous film, '' Non-Stop'', but praised Neeson's performance and the genre thrills. Plot Michael MacCauley, a former NYPD officer turned insurance agent, takes the same daily train commute on the Hudson Line from Tarrytown to Grand Centra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Award For Best Actor In A Leading Role
The Robert Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role ( da, Robert Prisen for årets mandlige hovedrolle) is a Danish Film Academy award presented at the annual Robert Award ceremony to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding leading performance in a Danish film. Honorees 1980s * 1984: Jesper Klein for ''Beauty and the Beast'' * 1985: Lars Simonsen for ''Twist and Shout'' * 1986: Reine Brynolfsson for ' * 1987: for ' * 1988: Max von Sydow for ''Pelle the Conqueror'' * 1989: Börje Ahlstedt for ' 1990s * 1990: Frits Helmuth for ''Waltzing Regitze'' * 1991: Tommy Kenter for '' Dance of the Polar Bears'' * 1992: Ole Lemmeke for ' * 1993: Søren Østergaard for ''Pain of Love'' * 1994: Frits Helmuth for '' Stolen Spring'' * 1995: Ernst-Hugo Järegård for '' The Kingdom'' * 1996: Ulf Pilgaard for ' * 1997: Thomas Bo Larsen for ''The Biggest Heroes'' * 1998: Lars Simonsen for '' Barbara'' * 1999: Ulrich Thomsen for ''The Celebration'' 2000s * 2000: Niels Olsen for '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo International Film Festival
The is a film festival established in 1985. The event was held biennially from 1985 to 1991 and annually thereafter. Along with the Shanghai International Film Festival, it is one of Asia's competitive film festivals, and is considered to be the largest film festival in Asia and the only Japanese festival accredited by the FIAPF. The awards handed out during the festival have changed throughout its existence, but the Tokyo Grand Prix, handed to the best film, has stayed as the top award. Other awards that have been given regularly include the Special Jury Award and awards for best actor, best actress and best director. In recent years, the festival's main events have been held over one week in late October, at the Roppongi Hills development. Events include open-air screenings, voice-over screenings, and appearances by actors, as well as seminars and symposiums related to the film market. Tokyo Grand Prix winners Best Director Award *1985 - Péter Gothár, '' Time Stands S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Shamer's Daughter
''The Shamer's Daughter'' ( Danish: ''Skammerens datter'') is a 2015 Danish action fantasy film, directed by . It was based on Lene Kaaberbøl's eponymous book. Plot The King of Dunark has been murdered along with his pregnant wife and his 4-year-old son. The apparent killer is the King's elder son, Nicodemus Ravens (Jakob Oftebro), and has been found dead drunk, holding a dagger in his hand. But so long as he does not admit to his crime, he cannot be found guilty. The Master of Law sends for Melussina Tonerre (Maria Bonnevie), a "witch" who has the gift of probing someone's mind. Although she sees Nicodemus' remorse for his past behavior, she finds no shame for the royal family's slaughter. To further the trial, Lord Drakan (Peter Plaugborg) goes and picks up Dina (Rebecca Emilie Satrup), Melussina's daughter, who has the same ability. When Dina is placed before Nico to look through his shame, she sees the same as her mother, she sees that Nico has a lot to be ashamed of, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV 2 Zulu
TV 2 Zulu is a Danish television station and a sister channel to TV 2 Denmark. It is primarily aimed at viewers between 15 and 30 years of age. TV2 Zulu has been noted for Danish comedy shows and programmes such as '' Langt fra Las Vegas'', ''Gustne Gensyn'', '' P.I.S.'', ''Klovn'' and ''FC Zulu'', the latter of which was nominated for an International Emmy in 2005 for best Non-scripted Entertainment. From 2000 to 2007, TV2 Zulu broadcast live NFL games. TV2 Zulu is also known for its award shows such as Zulu Awards and Zulu Comedy Galla. Zulu Comedy Galla is a part of Zulu Comedy Festival, where comedians, both Danish and foreign, are performing in the capital of Denmark, Copenhagen. In 2011 it was introduced that comedians would also be performing in Aarhus. During the festival, the TV channel also broadcasts much comedy. In the summer TV2 Zulu tours Denmark with an outdoor cinema, Zulu Sommerbio (Zulu Summercinema). In the cinema you get access to newly released mov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American media company owned by Penske Media Corporation. The company was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933 it added ''Daily Variety'', based in Los Angeles, to cover the motion-picture industry. ''Variety.com'' features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, cover stories, videos, photo galleries and features, plus a credits database, production charts and calendar, with archive content dating back to 1905. History Foundation ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by '' The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. As a result, he decided to start his own publication "that ouldnot be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Second Chance (2014 Film)
''A Second Chance'' ( da, En chance til) is a 2014 Danish thriller film directed by Susanne Bier. The film stars Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Ulrich Thomsen, Maria Bonnevie, Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Lykke May Andersen. It was screened in the Special Presentations section of the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. Plot Police detective Andreas and his partner Simon are called to investigate an argument in a junkie couple's badly rundown flat, where they discover a child in a wardrobe lying in its own excrement. The seven-week-old child Sofus is dirty and hungry but after he has been examined by Social Services they realize he is in good health. Because of that he cannot be taken from his parents Tristan and Sanne, despite the fact that they are well-known drug addicts. Andreas himself has a seven-week-old child called Alexander with his wife Anne. They love him dearly and he is well looked after, but he is not an easy child. Soon Anne is unable to cope with Alexander because of he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danish Film Institute
The Danish Film Institute ( da, Det Danske Filminstitut) is the national Danish agency responsible for supporting and encouraging film and cinema culture, and for conserving these in the national interest. Also known as ''Filmhuset'' ("the film house"), it is located in Gothersgade in central Copenhagen. Facilities directed at the general public include a library and Cinemateket which is Denmark's national film museum. It is an institution under the Danish Ministry of Cultural Affairs. The current director of the film institute is Claus Ladegaard. The institute is a member of European Film Promotion, the network of European film organisations for the worldwide promotion of European film. History The Danish Film Institute was founded in 1972, replacing the Danish Film Foundation (Danish: Den Danske Filmfond). In 1996 a new Danish Film Act merged the Film Institute with Statens Filmcentral and the National Danish Film Museum with effect from the following year and at the same ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Noer (director)
Michael Noer (; born 27 December 1978) is a Danish film director. Education and career Noer studied at the European Film College and later at the National Film School of Denmark, where he graduated from the documentary programme in 2003. His 2007 documentary, ''Vesterbro'', received a Special Mention at the Copenhagen International Documentary Festival (CPH:DOX). Co-directing with Tobias Lindholm, Noer made his narrative feature debut with the 2010 prison drama ''R (film), R'', which won the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film and the Robert Award for Best Danish Film and earned them the Robert Award for Best Director. He subsequently directed ''Nordvest (film), Northwest'' and ''Key House Mirror'', which were released in 2013 and in 2015, respectively. In 2017, his first English-language film, ''Papillon (2017 film), Papillon'', a remake of the Papillon (1973 film), 1973 film, premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival. In 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
