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The Biggest Heroes
''The Biggest Heroes'' ( da, De største helte) is a 1996 Danish comedy/road movie directed by Thomas Vinterberg. Synopsis Karsten, a bank robber on probation, gets the surprise of his life when one of his exes, Lisbeth, shows up out of the blue and announces that he has a twelve-year-old daughter, Louise, and that he must take care of her. Her stepfather, Allan, is abusive and she can no longer stay with him. Karsten, his partner-in-crime Peter, and Louise flee to Sweden as Karsten's probation has expired. Allan goes in pursuit of the girl. In Sweden, Karsten's plan is to hole up with another old flame, Pernille, who lives in the north with her friend Eve. As Allan catches up with the trio, he engages in an altercation with Karsten and ends up dead. All the while, Karsten is chased by the police, who uncover one crime after another, including Allan's death. In a final confrontation with officers of the law at an airport, both Karsten and Peter are gunned down, while Louise retu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Vinterberg
Thomas Vinterberg (; born 19 May 1969) is a Danish film director who, along with Lars von Trier, co-founded the Dogme 95 movement in filmmaking, which established rules for simplifying movie production. He is best known for the films ''The Celebration'' (1998), '' Submarino'' (2010), '' The Hunt'' (2012), '' Far from the Madding Crowd'' (2015), and '' Another Round'' (2020). For ''Another Round'', he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director and won the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, the former became the first Danish filmmaker nominated for Best Director. Life and career Vinterberg was born in Frederiksberg, Denmark. In 1993, he graduated from the National Film School of Denmark with ' (''Sidste omgang''), which won the jury and producers' awards at the Internationales Festival der Filmhochschulen München, and First Prize at Tel Aviv. The same year, Vinterberg made his first TV drama for DR TV and his short fiction film ', produced by at Nimb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Aalbæk Jensen
Peter Aalbæk Jensen (born 8 April 1956 in Osted) is a Danish film producer who in 1992 with director Lars von Trier founded the Danish film company Zentropa and later its huge studio complex Filmbyen. His father was writer Erik Aalbæk Jensen. Zentropa is known for the Dogme95-manifesto and such projects as ''Dogville'' (2003) starring Nicole Kidman, ''Dancer in the Dark'' (2000) starring Björk, ''The Five Obstructions'', and the Oscar-nominated '' After the Wedding'' (2006). Peter Aalbæk Jensen has executive-produced over 70 theatrical feature films and many television productions, has founded a long list of subsidiary companies and is widely regarded as the most important Danish film producer since the 1990s. In autumn 2008 Peter Aalbæk Jensen was a judge on the Danish version of ''Got Talent ''Got Talent'' is a British talent show TV format conceived and owned by Simon Cowell's SYCOtv company. It has spawned spin-offs in over 69 countries, in what is now referred to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Bo Larsen
Thomas Bo Larsen (born 27 November 1963) is a Danish film actor, born in Gladsaxe, Denmark. Career He was nominated for a Bodil Award in 1995 for Best Supporting Actor in " Sidste time", and later won two Robert Awards, the first in 1996 for Best Actor in " De største helte", and a second one in 1998 for Best Supporting Actor for his role in "Festen" by Thomas Vinterberg. He has appeared in 54 films since 1984, including four with Vinterberg. Personal life He's been married to Patricia Schumann since 2001, and lives in Copenhagen. Selected filmography * '' Pusher'' (1996), drug addict * ''Festen'' (1998), Michael * ''Ambulance An ambulance is a medically equipped vehicle which transports patients to treatment facilities, such as hospitals. Typically, out-of-hospital medical care is provided to the patient during the transport. Ambulances are used to respond to medi ...'' (2005) * '' The Hunt'' (2012), Theo * '' A Second Chance'' (2014), Klaus * '' Another Round'' (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulrich Thomsen
Ulrich Thomsen (born 6 December 1963) is a Danish actor and filmmaker, known for his role of Kai Proctor in the Cinemax original series ''Banshee'' (2013-2016). Biography Ulrich Thomsen was born in (Næsby) Odense, Denmark and graduated from the Danish National School of Theatre and Contemporary Dance in 1993, after which he performed in several theatres in Copenhagen, such as Dr. Dantes Aveny, Mungo Park and Østre Gasværks Teater. His film debut was in 1994 in '' Nightwatch'', directed by Ole Bornedal. Since then, he has starred in a number of roles including, among others, Thomas Vinterberg's ''The Biggest Heroes'' (1996), Susanne Bier's ''Sekten'' (1997) and Anders Thomas Jensen's ''Flickering Lights'' (2000). The major breakthrough in his career came in the 1998 film ''Festen'' followed by an important role in the James Bond film ''The World Is Not Enough'' (1999) portraying the part of henchman Sasha Davidov. This established Thomsen as an international actor, famous out ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bjarne Henriksen
Bjarne Henriksen (born 18 January 1959) is a Danish film and television actor. Biography Henriksen was born in Såderup, Funen in 1959. He has appeared in theatre productions at the Jomfru Ane Teatret, Aalborg and at the Svalegangen theater, Aarhus, and has played supporting roles in numerous Danish films from the late 1990s through to the present, including '' De største helte'', ''Festen'', ''Kinamand'', and ''Af banen''. He has appeared in two films by Jonas Elmer: '' Let's Get Lost'' and ''Monas verden. More recently, he has been known for playing the lead role of Theis Birk Larsen, father of the murdered Nanna Birk Larsen in season one of the DR television drama series '' The Killing'', first broadcast in 2007. In 2011, Henriksen, along with Sofie Gråbøl, Søren Malling, Ann Eleonora Jørgensen, and Lars Mikkelsen were nominated in the Crime Thriller Awards The Crime Thriller Awards is a British awards ceremony dedicated to crime thriller fiction. The inaugura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paprika Steen
Kirstine "Paprika" Steen (born 3 November 1964) is a Danish actress and director best known for her performances in Dogme 95 films ''Festen'', ''The Idiots'', Mifune, and ''Open Hearts''. Steen was the first Danish actress since Karin Nellemose in 1994 to win both Best Actress (for ''Okay'') and Best Supporting Actress (''Open Hearts'') in the same year at the Robert Festival, the Danish equivalent of the Oscars. Biography Steen was born on 3 November 1964 in Frederiksberg, Denmark, the daughter of musician and conductor and the actress Avi Sagild. She is the sister of musician and actor . Steen applied to the Acting School of Odense Theatre 13 times before being accepted and attending from 1988 to 1992. Steen performed on stage in Dr. Dante productions and been associated with the Royal Danish Theatre since 1997. In 1997 she wrote and performed in the satirical television series ''Lex og Klatten''. In 1998, Steen became an active participant in the Dogme 95 film movement as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trine Dyrholm
Trine Dyrholm (; born 15 April 1972) is a Danish actress, singer and songwriter. Dyrholm received national recognition when she placed third in the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix as a 14-year-old singer. Four years later, she again achieved national recognition when she won the Bodil Award for Best Actress in her debut film: the teenage romance ''Springflod''. Dyrholm has won the Bodil Award for Best Actress five times and a Bodil award for Best Supporting Actress twice as well as six Robert Awards in her acting career. Career When Dyrholm was eight years old, she began performing with the Odense orchestra. At the age of 10, she performed in ''Et juleeventyr'' (''A Christmas Carol'') at the Odense Teater and in summer stock in Den Fynske Landsby. In 1987, at 14 years old, Dyrholm made her breakthrough as the lead singer in Trine & The Moonlighters when the group placed third in the Danish Melodi Grand Prix with the song ''Danse i måneskin'' (''Dancing in Moonlight'').Piils, Morten, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hella Joof
Hella Joof (born 1 November 1962) is a Danish actress and director. She was born to a Danish mother and an aristocratic Gambian father who belonged to the Joof dynasty. Joof directed '' En kort en lang'' (2001), ''Oh Happy Day'' (2004) and ''Fidibus'' (2006). Her feature film debut ''En kort en lang'' was seen by ten percent of the Danish population, and her second feature ''Oh Happy Day'', was sold to Disney for a US remake. ''Shake It All About'' was entered into the 24th Moscow International Film Festival. She has hosted '' Bullerfnis'' and other children's TV-programs, but was also the voice of the title character in the hardcore pornographic film '' Constance'' (1998). As an actress, Joof is best known for award-winning performances as supporting characters in such comedies as '' Hannibal & Jerry'' (1997), '' Den eneste ene'' (1999), and '' Humørkort-stativ-sælgerens søn'' (2002). Joof appears as one of the three judges in the Television Show ''Talent 09'' a Danish ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Dod Mantle
Anthony Dod Mantle, (born 14 April 1955) is a British cinematographer and still photographer. He won the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography for ''Slumdog Millionaire'' (2008). Other accolades include two Bodil Awards, two European Film Awards, and four Robert Awards. Dod Mantle is considered a pioneer of digital filmmaking through his collaborations with directors Lars von Trier, Thomas Vinterberg and Danny Boyle, where he popularized the use of "action-style" handheld cameras over traditional, stationary 35mm rigs. A veteran of Dogme 95, he is heavily influenced by the ''cinéma vérité'' film movement. He is a member of the British, Danish, and American Society of Cinematographers, and resides in Copenhagen. Career Dod Mantle directed photography on three Dogme 95 films and the first two episodes of ''Wallander''. He used the Red One digital camera on ''Wallander'', the first British television production to do so.Strauss, Will (13 May 2008),Anthony Dod M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesper W
Jesper is a given name commonly believed to be of ancient Persian origin, meaning "Treasurer". Some notable people with the name Jesper include: Music * Jesper Koch (born 1967), Danish composer * Jesper Kyd (born 1972), Danish video game and film score composer * Jesper Nordin (Danish conductor) (born 1975) * Jesper Nordin (Swedish composer) (born 1971) * Jesper Strömblad (born 1972), Swedish musician Sports * Jesper Appel (born 1993), Swedish ice hockey player * Jesper Blomqvist (born 1974), Swedish footballer * Jesper Christiansen (born 1978), Danish footballer * Jesper Drost (born 1993), Dutch footballer * Jesper Garnell (born 1958), Danish boxer * Jesper Grønkjær (born 1977), Danish footballer * Jesper Hansen (other) * Jesper Horsted (born 1997), American football player * Jesper Jansson (born 1971), Swedish footballer * Jesper Knudsen (badminton) (born 1960), Danish player * Jesper Mørkøv (born 1988), Danish racing cyclist * Jesper Nelin (born 1992), Swed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valdís Óskarsdóttir
Valdís Óskarsdóttir (born 1949 in Akureyri, Iceland) is an Icelandic film editor, whose work includes '' The Celebration'', ''Les Misérables'', ''Finding Forrester'' and '' Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind''. She received multiple awards in early 2005 for her work on ''Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind''. In addition, she has twice won the Danish Film Academy's Robert Award for Best Editing. '' Sveitabrúðkaup'' ( en, Country Wedding), her directorial debut, premiered in Iceland in August 2008. Filmography Valdís was the primary editor on the following films, unless noted otherwise. *''Remote Control (Sódóma Reykjavík)'' (1992) *''The Biggest Heroes (De største helte)'' (1996) *''Dream Hunters (Draumadísir)'' (1996) *''The Last Viking (Den sidste viking)'' (1997) *''The Dance (Dansinn)'' (1998) *'' The Celebration (Festen)'' (1998) *''Les Misérables'' (1998) (additional editor) *''Julien Donkey-Boy'' (1999) *''Mifune's Last Song (Mifunes sidste sang)'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nimbus Film
Nimbus Film is Denmark's third largest film production company. Nimbus Film has to date produced more than 30 feature films and many shorts and documentaries. Of their more known feature films are the Dogme 95 movies ''The Celebration'' (1998, directed by Thomas Vinterberg) which won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1998, and ''Mifune's Last Song'' (1999, directed by Søren Kragh-Jacobsen) which won the Silver Bear at Berlin International Film Festival 1999. Recent successes include '' A Soap'' (2006, directed by Pernille Fischer Christensen) also winner of the Silver Bear at Berlin International Film Festival in 2006, and the World War II film ''Flame & Citron'' (2008, directed by Ole Christian Madsen) a huge box office hit in Denmark in 2008, and distributed worldwide. In 2010 Thomas Vinterberg's '' Submarino'' was selected to the main competition at The Berlin Film Festival. Nimbus Film was founded in 1993 by Birgitte Hald and Bo Ehrhardt, who today own the compa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
