I attended the annual(?) Fiction Day at the Danish Film Institute (DFI) yesterday. A long, exhausting day of panels, discussions and talks from some of the people who call the shots in Danish film. As you may know, the arts are heavily subsidized in Denmark, making it almost impossible to get funding for a movie unless […]
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Recommended: NICHOLAS WINDING REFN
While I don’t normally consider myself a patriot, I feel the urge to promote a fellow Dane here: Director Nicholas Winding Refn has consistently done quality work, since his 1996 debut “Pusher”, which in my book is still the best Danish crime movie ever made. While his films are not for everybody, he has a knack for violence, […]