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The Bench (2000 Film)
''The Bench'' ( da, Bænken) is a 2000 Danish drama film directed by Per Fly. Synopsis An unemployed drunk hangs out at a public bench in the town centre with a group of like-minded souls, with no interests other than finding the money for the next drink. When a single mother moves into a neighbouring apartment he becomes involved in her troubles. Cast * Jesper Christensen – Kaj * Marius Sonne Janischefska – Jonas * Stine Holm Joensen – Liv * Nicolaj Kopernikus – Stig * Jens Albinus – Kim * – Connie * – Bo * – Pensionist Awards * Bodil Award for Best Danish Film (2000) * Robert Award for Best Danish Film The Robert Award for Best Danish Film ( da, Robert Prisen for årets danske spillefilm) is presented at an annual Robert Award ceremony by the Danish Film Academy Honorees 1980s * 1984: ''Beauty and the Beast'' (''Skønheden og udyret'') dire ... (2000) References External links * * 2000 films 2000 drama films 2000s Danish-lang ...
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Per Fly
Per Fly Plejdrup (born 14 January 1960) is a Danish film director, generally credited simply as Per Fly. He has made many films and television shows broadcast on Danish television. Per Fly's awards includes the Crown Prince Couple's Culture Prize in 2005. Biography Fly graduated from The National Film School of Denmark in 1993. He debuted in 2000 with the feature film ''Bænken'' (''The Bench''), which told the story of Kaj, a man whose life has led him into serious alcoholism. This film was the first part of what would become the Denmark trilogy, which portrayed situations and characters from the lower, upper and middle classes in Denmark, in that order. The stop-motion animation film '' Prop og Berta ''(''Prop and Berta'', 2001) followed ''Bænken'', but was not part of the trilogy. The trilogy continued with '' Arven'' (''The Inheritance'', 2003) depicting the upper class, and the middle class in ''Drabet ''(''Manslaughter'', 2005). In 2007 he shot a series entitled '' Forest ...
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Robert Award For Best Danish Film
The Robert Award for Best Danish Film ( da, Robert Prisen for årets danske spillefilm) is presented at an annual Robert Award ceremony by the Danish Film Academy Honorees 1980s * 1984: ''Beauty and the Beast'' (''Skønheden og udyret'') directed by Nils Malmros * 1985: ''The Element of Crime'' (''Forbrydelsens element'') directed by Lars von Trier * 1986: ' (''De flyvende djævle'') directed by Anders Refn * 4th Robert Awards, 1987: ' (''Flamberede hjerter'') directed by Helle Ryslinge * 5th Robert Awards, 1988: ''Pelle the Conqueror'' (''Pelle Erobreren'') directed by Bille August * 6th Robert Awards, 1989: ' (''Skyggen af Emma'') directed by Søren Kragh-Jacobsen 1990s * 7th Robert Awards, 1990: ''Waltzing Regitze'' (''Dansen med Regitze'') directed by Kaspar Rostrup * 8th Robert Awards, 1991: ''Dance of the Polar Bears'' (''Lad isbjørnene danse'') directed by Birger Larsen (director), Birger Larsen * 9th Robert Awards, 1992: ''Europa (1991 film), Europa'' directed by La ...
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Danish Drama Films
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Best Danish Film Robert Award Winners
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Best Danish Film Bodil Award Winners
Best or The Best may refer to: People * Best (surname), people with the surname Best * Best (footballer, born 1968), retired Portuguese footballer Companies and organizations * Best & Co., an 1879–1971 clothing chain * Best Lock Corporation, a lock manufacturer * Best Manufacturing Company, a farm machinery company * Best Products, a chain of catalog showroom retail stores * Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport, a public transport and utility provider * Best High School (other) Acronyms * Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature, a project to assess global temperature records * BEST Robotics, a student competition * BioEthanol for Sustainable Transport * Bootstrap error-adjusted single-sample technique, a statistical method * Bringing Examination and Search Together, a European Patent Office initiative * Bronx Environmental Stewardship Training, a program of the Sustainable South Bronx organization * Smart BEST, a Japanese experimental train * Brihanmumbai Electr ...
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2000s Danish-language Films
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2000 Films
The year 2000 in film involved some significant events. The top grosser worldwide was '' Mission: Impossible 2''. Domestically in North America, '' Gladiator'' won the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Actor ( Russell Crowe). ''Dinosaur'' was the most expensive film of 2000 and a box-office success. __TOC__ Overview 2000 saw the releases of the first installment of popular film series ''X-Men'', ''Final Destination'', ''Scary Movie'', and '' Meet the Parents''. Among the films based on TV shows are '' Mission: Impossible 2'', ''Traffic'', '' The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle'', '' Charlie's Angels'' and '' Rugrats in Paris: The Movie'' Among the movies based on books (and TV shows) is ''Thomas and the Magic Railroad''. The most acclaimed films of the year are '' Gladiator''; ''Traffic''; '' Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon''; '' American Psycho''; ''Almost Famous, Requiem for a Dream,'' and ''Erin Brockovich''. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in ...
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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 ' ...
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Jesper Christensen
Jesper Christensen (; born 16 May 1948) is a Danish actor. A veteran of European cinema, he has more recently made the transition to English language projects, including ''The Interpreter'' and '' Revelations''. He has also appeared as the mysterious villain Mr. White in the James Bond films '' Casino Royale'', ''Quantum of Solace'', and ''Spectre''. In his home country, Christensen has won four Bodil Awards, three for Best Actor: ''Did Somebody Laugh?'' (1978), '' The Bench'' (2000), and ''Manslaughter Manslaughter is a common law legal term for homicide considered by law as less culpable than murder. The distinction between murder and manslaughter is sometimes said to have first been made by the ancient Athenian lawmaker Draco in the 7th cen ...'' (2005), and one for Best Supporting Actor: '' Barbara'' (1997). In 2006, Jesper Christensen declined the offer to receive the Knight's Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog. He said that he thought the entire idea of monarch ...
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Jens Albinus
Jens Albinus (born 3 January 1965 in Bogense) is a Danish actor and director.''Usikker på indersiden. Interview: Jens Albinus'' Jyllands-Posten, 16 December 2005, Must, Side 28 Selected filmography * ''Anton'' (1996) – as Lærer, a teacher * ''Portland'' (1996) – as Carsten * ''Bryggeren'' (TV mini series, 1997) – as Hans Christian Andersen * ''The Idiots'' (1998) – as Stoffer * ''Din for altid'' (short, 1999) – as Jeppe * ''Zacharias Carl Borg'' (short, 2000) – as Zacharias Carl Borg * ''Dancer in the Dark'' (2000) – as Morty * '' The Bench'' (2000) – as Kim * ''Gottlieb'' (short, 2001) – as Martin Gottlieb * ''Far from China'' (2001) – as John * '' Facing the Truth'' (2002) – as Richard Malmros * ''Udvidelse af kampzonen'' (TV movie, 2002) – director and writer * '' In Your Hands'' (2004) – as Carsten * ''The Eagle'' (TV series, 2004–2006) – as Hallgrim "Ørn" Hallgrimsson * ''The Boss of It All'' (2006) - as The Boss of It All/Kristoffer/Svend E ...
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Nicolaj Kopernikus
Nicolaj Kopernikus (born Nicolaj Christiansen, 9 August 1967 in Glostrup) is a Danish actor most famous for his portrayal of Vagn Skærbæk in the first series of the crime drama series '' The Killing''. Kopernikus won a Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role The Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role ( da, Bodilprisen for bedste mandlige birolle) is one of the merit categories presented by the Danish Film Critics Association at the annual Bodil Awards. Created in 1948, it is one of the oldes ... for his role in '' The Bench''. Selected filmography References External links * 1967 births 21st-century Danish male actors Best Supporting Actor Bodil Award winners Danish male film actors Danish male television actors Living people People from Glostrup Municipality {{Denmark-actor-stub ...
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