Bodil Award for Best Danish Film
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The Bodil Award for Best Danish Film is one of the categories for the Bodil Awards presented annually by the Danish Union of Film Critics . It was created in 1948 and is one of the oldest film prizes in Europe. The judging committee 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.
1940s
- 1948 Jenny and the SoldierJenny and the SoldierJenny and the Soldier is a 1947 Danish dramatic film written and directed by Johan Jacobsen. The black-and-white film is based on a stage play written by Danish playwright Carl Erik Soya. The gritty romantic drama received critical praise for its authentic portrayal of everyday life...
by Johan JacobsenJohan JacobsenJohan Jacobsen was a Danish film director.Jacobsen was born in Aarhus in 1912. His parents were theatre manager Jacob Jørgen Jacobsen and actress Christel Holch . He made his first films at the film studio Palladium that also produced the films of Carl Theodor Dreyer... - 1949 Støt står den danske sømand by Bodil IpsenBodil IpsenBodil Ipsen was a Danish actress and film director, and is considered one of the great stars of Danish cinematic history. Her acting career, which began in theater and silent films, was marked by leading roles in large folk comedies and melodramas...
og Lau Lauritzen Jr.Lau Lauritzen Jr.Lau Lauritzen, Jr., , was a Danish actor, screenwriter, and film director. As a director, he was a 4-time recipient of the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film. Lauritzen co-founded the Danish film studio ASA Film and served as the studio's artistic director and administrative director .-Career:Lau...
1950s
- 1950 Susanne by Torben Anton Svendsen
- 1951 Café ParadisCafé ParadisCafé Paradis is an award-winning Danish film made in 1950, directed by Bodil Ipsen and Lau Lauritzen Jr., and written by Johannes Allen...
by Bodil IpsenBodil IpsenBodil Ipsen was a Danish actress and film director, and is considered one of the great stars of Danish cinematic history. Her acting career, which began in theater and silent films, was marked by leading roles in large folk comedies and melodramas...
and Lau Lauritzen Jr.Lau Lauritzen Jr.Lau Lauritzen, Jr., , was a Danish actor, screenwriter, and film director. As a director, he was a 4-time recipient of the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film. Lauritzen co-founded the Danish film studio ASA Film and served as the studio's artistic director and administrative director .-Career:Lau... - 1952 Det Sande AnsigtDet Sande AnsigtDet Sande Ansigt is an award-winning Danish film from 1951, directed by Bodil Ipsen and Lau Lauritzen Jr., written by Johannes Allen, and based upon the novel by Gerhard Rasmussen...
by Bodil IpsenBodil IpsenBodil Ipsen was a Danish actress and film director, and is considered one of the great stars of Danish cinematic history. Her acting career, which began in theater and silent films, was marked by leading roles in large folk comedies and melodramas...
and Lau Lauritzen Jr.Lau Lauritzen Jr.Lau Lauritzen, Jr., , was a Danish actor, screenwriter, and film director. As a director, he was a 4-time recipient of the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film. Lauritzen co-founded the Danish film studio ASA Film and served as the studio's artistic director and administrative director .-Career:Lau... - 1953 Adam and Eve by Erik Balling
- 1954 Farlig UngdomFarlig UngdomFarlig Ungdom is a 1953 Danish crime drama directed by Lau Lauritzen Jr. and starring Ib Mossin and Birgitte Bruun. The film tells the dark story about a naive youth being drawn into a life of petty crime and unable to break away...
by Lau Lauritzen Jr.Lau Lauritzen Jr.Lau Lauritzen, Jr., , was a Danish actor, screenwriter, and film director. As a director, he was a 4-time recipient of the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film. Lauritzen co-founded the Danish film studio ASA Film and served as the studio's artistic director and administrative director .-Career:Lau... - 1955 OrdetOrdetOrdet is a 1955 Danish drama film, directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer. It is based on a play by Kaj Munk, a Danish pastor, first performed in 1932...
by Carl Th. Dreyer and Der kom en dag by Sven MethlingSven MethlingSven Johan Methling or Sven Methling Jr., , was a Danish film director and screenwriter. The son of actor and film director Svend Methling, Methling Jr. was best known for a series of light-hearted comedies. His 1959 comedy Vi er allesammen tossede received the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film... - 1956 På tro og lovePå tro og lovePå tro og love is a 1955 Danish family film directed by Torben Anton Svendsen and starring Poul Reichhardt.-Cast:* Poul Reichhardt - Hans* Astrid Villaume - Grete* Helge Kjærulff-Schmidt - Georg* Gunnar Lauring - Chefen* Helle Virkner - Vera Gimmer...
by Torben Anton Svendsen - 1957 Be Dear to MeBe Dear to Me-Cast:* Eva Cohn - Lene* Lily Weiding - Mor - Skuespillerinde Maria Lehmann* Hans Kurt - Far - Direktør Mogens Vestergaard* Jørgen Reenberg - Lærer Harting* Yvonne Petersen - Anne* Annelise Jacobsen - Frk. Sørensen* Johannes Marott - Viggo...
by Annelise HovmandAnnelise HovmandAnnelise Hovmand is a Danish film director, screenwriter and film producer. She directed 12 films between 1955 and 1991... - 1958 Sin Alley by Palle Kjærulff-SchmidtPalle Kjærulff-SchmidtPalle Kjærulff-Schmidt is a Danish film director and screenwriter. He has directed 32 films between 1957 and 1995. His 1964 film To was entered into the 15th Berlin International Film Festival...
and Robert Sasskin - 1959 A Stranger Knocks by Johan JacobsenJohan JacobsenJohan Jacobsen was a Danish film director.Jacobsen was born in Aarhus in 1912. His parents were theatre manager Jacob Jørgen Jacobsen and actress Christel Holch . He made his first films at the film studio Palladium that also produced the films of Carl Theodor Dreyer...
1960s
- 1960 Vi er allesammen tossedeVi er allesammen tossedeVi er allesammen tossede is a 1959 Danish comedy directed by Sven Methling and starring Kjeld Petersen, Buster Larsen, Birgitte Reimer and Dirch Passer. The film relates the story of a confused driver who is mistakenly committed to an insane asylum after he insists to police that his car was...
by Sven MethlingSven MethlingSven Johan Methling or Sven Methling Jr., , was a Danish film director and screenwriter. The son of actor and film director Svend Methling, Methling Jr. was best known for a series of light-hearted comedies. His 1959 comedy Vi er allesammen tossede received the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film... - 1961 The Last Winter by Edvin TiemrothEdvin TiemrothEdvin Tiemroth was a Danish actor and film director. He appeared in 15 films between 1939 and 1976. He also directed 13 films between 1954 and 1974.He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark and died in Denmark....
and Anker Sørensen - 1962 Harry and the ButlerHarry and the ButlerHarry and the Butler is a 1961 Danish film directed by Bent Christensen. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film...
by Bent ChristensenBent ChristensenBent Christensen may refer to:* Bent Christensen , Danish film director* Bent Christensen , Danish footballer who played four games for the Danish national team... - 1963 Weekend by Palle Kjærulff-SchmidtPalle Kjærulff-SchmidtPalle Kjærulff-Schmidt is a Danish film director and screenwriter. He has directed 32 films between 1957 and 1995. His 1964 film To was entered into the 15th Berlin International Film Festival...
- 1964 Street Without End by Mogens Vemmer
- 1965 Gertrud by Carl Th. Dreyer
- 1966 Operation Lovebirds by Erik Balling
- 1967 HungerHunger (1966 film)Hunger , is a 1966 black-and-white drama film directed by Denmark's Henning Carlsen, starring Swedish actor Per Oscarsson, and based upon the novel Hunger by Norwegian Nobel Prize-winning author Knut Hamsun...
by Henning CarlsenHenning CarlsenHenning Carlsen is a Danish film director, screenwriter, and producer most noted for his documentaries and his contributions to the style of Cinéma vérité. Carlsen's 1966 social-realistic drama Hunger was nominated for the Palme D'Or and won the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film... - 1968 People Meet and Sweet Music Fills the HeartPeople Meet and Sweet Music Fills the HeartPeople Meet and Sweet Music Fills the Heart, , is a 1967 Danish/Swedish romantic comedy directed by Henning Carlsen and starring Harriet Andersson and Preben Neergaard...
by Henning CarlsenHenning CarlsenHenning Carlsen is a Danish film director, screenwriter, and producer most noted for his documentaries and his contributions to the style of Cinéma vérité. Carlsen's 1966 social-realistic drama Hunger was nominated for the Palme D'Or and won the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film... - 1969 Ballad of Carl-HenningBallad of Carl-HenningBallad of Carl-Henning is a 1969 Danish comedy film directed by Lene Grønlykke and Sven Grønlykke.-Cast:* Jesper Klein - Carl-Henning* Paul Hüttel - Poul* Inge Baaring - Pouls forlovede* Edith Thrane - Carl-Hennings mor...
by Lene and Sven Grønlykke
1970s
- 1970 Jazz All Around by Knud Leif ThomsenKnud Leif ThomsenKnud Leif Thomsen was a Danish film director and screenwriter. He directed 14 films between 1960 and 1975. His film Duellen was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival. Two years later, his film School for Suicide was entered into the 14th Berlin International Film Festival...
- 1971 Ang.: LoneAng.: LoneAng.: Lone is a 1970 Danish drama film directed by Franz Ernst. It was entered into the 21st Berlin International Film Festival where it won a Special Recognition award...
by Franz ErnstFranz ErnstFranz Ernst is a Danish film director and screenwriter. He has directed eleven films since 1965. His 1970 film Ang.: Lone was entered into the 21st Berlin International Film Festival where it won a Special Recognition award.... - 1972 The Missing ClerkThe Missing ClerkThe Missing Clerk is a 1971 Danish comedy film directed by Gert Fredholm. It was entered into the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Ove Sprogøe - Teodor Amsted* Bodil Kjer - Mrs...
by Gert FredholmGert FredholmGert Fredholm is a Danish film director and screenwriter. He has directed nine films since 1967. His 1971 film Den forsvundne fuldmægtig was entered into the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival.-Filmography:... - 1973 The Escape by Hans Kristensen
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- 1975 Lars-Ole 5.c by Nils MalmrosNils MalmrosNils Malmros , a Danish film director and screenwriter, is considered a leading auteur of realism in Danish cinema. Malmros is noted for his detailed focus on the common growing pains of adolescence and the loss of innocence, which he draws from his childhood experiences growing up in Århus, Denmark...
- 1976 That Brief Summer by Edward Fleming
- 1977 Boys by Nils MalmrosNils MalmrosNils Malmros , a Danish film director and screenwriter, is considered a leading auteur of realism in Danish cinema. Malmros is noted for his detailed focus on the common growing pains of adolescence and the loss of innocence, which he draws from his childhood experiences growing up in Århus, Denmark...
- 1978 Me and Charly by Morten ArnfredMorten ArnfredMorten Arnfred is a Danish film director and screenwriter. His 1983 film Der er et yndigt land was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival, where it won an Honourable Mention...
and Henning Kristiansen - 1979 Honeymoon by Bille AugustBille AugustBille August is a Danish Academy Award winning film and television director. His film Pelle the Conqueror from 1987 won the Palme D'or, Academy Award and Golden Globe. He is one of the very few directors to win the Palme D'or twice, winning the prestigious award again in 1991 for The Best...
1980s
- 1980 Johnny Larsen by Morten ArnfredMorten ArnfredMorten Arnfred is a Danish film director and screenwriter. His 1983 film Der er et yndigt land was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival, where it won an Honourable Mention...
- 1981 Jeppe på bjerget by Kaspar RostrupKaspar RostrupKaspar Rostrup is a Danish film director. Two of his films won the Best Film prize at the Bodil Awards : Jeppe på bjerget and Waltzing Regitze . The latter was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.-External links:...
- 1982 Rubber Tarzan by Søren Kragh-JacobsenSøren Kragh-JacobsenSøren Kragh-Jacobsen is a Danish film director, musician, and song writer. He was one of the founders and practitioners of the Dogme95 project, for creating films without artificial technology or techniques.-Early career:...
- 1983 Der er et yndigt landDer er et yndigt landDer er et yndigt land is the national anthem of Denmark. On royal occasions, the royal anthem Kong Christian stod ved højen mast is performed together with Der er et yndigt land....
by Morten ArnfredMorten ArnfredMorten Arnfred is a Danish film director and screenwriter. His 1983 film Der er et yndigt land was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival, where it won an Honourable Mention... - 1984 Beauty and the BeastBeauty and the Beast (1983 film)Beauty and the Beast is a 1983 Danish drama film written and directed by Nils Malmros. The film stars Line Arlien-Søborg as a sexually active 16-year-old and Jesper Klein as the father who struggles to accept his daughter's relationships with boys as well as his own jealousy...
by Nils MalmrosNils MalmrosNils Malmros , a Danish film director and screenwriter, is considered a leading auteur of realism in Danish cinema. Malmros is noted for his detailed focus on the common growing pains of adolescence and the loss of innocence, which he draws from his childhood experiences growing up in Århus, Denmark... - 1985 The Element of CrimeThe Element of CrimeThe Element of Crime is the first feature film directed by noted Danish filmmaker Lars von Trier. The film, released in 1984, is also the first in the director's Europa trilogy...
by Lars von TrierLars von TrierLars von Trier is a Danish film director and screenwriter. He is closely associated with the Dogme 95 collective, although his own films have taken a variety of different approaches, and have frequently received strongly divided critical opinion.... - 1986 Dark Side of the Moon by Erik Clausen
- 1987 Flamberede hjerter by Helle Ryslinge
- 1988 Pelle the ConquerorPelle the ConquerorPelle the Conqueror is a 1987 Danish film by Bille August that tells the story of two Swedish immigrants to Denmark, a father and son, who try to build a new life for themselves...
by Bille AugustBille AugustBille August is a Danish Academy Award winning film and television director. His film Pelle the Conqueror from 1987 won the Palme D'or, Academy Award and Golden Globe. He is one of the very few directors to win the Palme D'or twice, winning the prestigious award again in 1991 for The Best... - 1989 Shadow of Emma by Søren Kragh-JacobsenSøren Kragh-JacobsenSøren Kragh-Jacobsen is a Danish film director, musician, and song writer. He was one of the founders and practitioners of the Dogme95 project, for creating films without artificial technology or techniques.-Early career:...
1990s
- 1990 Waltzing RegitzeWaltzing RegitzeWaltzing Regitze, also known as Memories of a Marriage, is a 1989 Danish drama directed by Kaspar Rostrup. Based upon a popular Danish novel by Martha Christensen, the film is an unsentimental portrait of the history and changes of a middle-aged couple's marriage, told through flashbacks during a...
by Kaspar RostrupKaspar RostrupKaspar Rostrup is a Danish film director. Two of his films won the Best Film prize at the Bodil Awards : Jeppe på bjerget and Waltzing Regitze . The latter was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.-External links:... - 1991 Dance of the Polar Bears by Birger LarsenBirger Larsen (director)Birger Larsen is a Danish film director and screenwriter. He won the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film for his film Dance of the Polar Bears . He was also nominated for the Academy Award for Live Action Short Film for his film Sweethearts? .-External links:...
- 1992 Europa by Lars von TrierLars von TrierLars von Trier is a Danish film director and screenwriter. He is closely associated with the Dogme 95 collective, although his own films have taken a variety of different approaches, and have frequently received strongly divided critical opinion....
- 1993 Pain of LovePain of LovePain of Love , , is a Danish dramatic tragedy written and directed by Nils Malmros. It stars Anne Louise Hassing and Søren Østergaard in a beautiful but bitter story about a young college student whose small setbacks in school and relationships lead her toward an inexorable descent into suicidal...
by Nils MalmrosNils MalmrosNils Malmros , a Danish film director and screenwriter, is considered a leading auteur of realism in Danish cinema. Malmros is noted for his detailed focus on the common growing pains of adolescence and the loss of innocence, which he draws from his childhood experiences growing up in Århus, Denmark... - 1994 Fish Out of WaterFish Out of Water (film)Fish Out of Water is a 2009 documentary film by director Ky Dickens. The film showcases the seven Bible verses that are most often used to condemn homosexuality and same-sex marriage...
by Erik Clausen - 1995 The KingdomThe Kingdom (TV miniseries)The Kingdom is an eight-episode Danish television mini-series, created by Lars von Trier in 1994, and co-directed by Lars von Trier and Morten Arnfred. It has been edited together into a five-hour movie for distribution in the United Kingdom and United States...
by Lars von TrierLars von TrierLars von Trier is a Danish film director and screenwriter. He is closely associated with the Dogme 95 collective, although his own films have taken a variety of different approaches, and have frequently received strongly divided critical opinion.... - 1996 The Beast WithinThe Beast WithinThe Beast Within is a 1982 horror film directed by Philippe Mora and starring Ronny Cox, Bibi Besch, Paul Clemens, L. Q. Jones, Don Gordon, R. G. Armstrong, Katherine Moffat, and Meshach Taylor....
by Carsten Rudolf - 1997 Breaking the WavesBreaking the WavesBreaking the Waves is a 1996 film directed by Lars von Trier and starring Emily Watson. Set in the Scottish Highlands in the early 1970s, it tells the story of an unusual young woman, Bess McNeill, and of the love she has for Jan, her husband. The film is an international co-production led by Lars...
by Lars von TrierLars von TrierLars von Trier is a Danish film director and screenwriter. He is closely associated with the Dogme 95 collective, although his own films have taken a variety of different approaches, and have frequently received strongly divided critical opinion.... - 1998 Let's Get Lost by Jonas ElmerJonas Elmer (director)Jonas Elmer is a Danish film director, screenwriter and previously an actor. In 1988 he was a production assistant at the set of Family Business, starring Sean Connery....
- 1999 The Celebration by Thomas VinterbergThomas VinterbergThomas Vinterberg 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....
2000s
- 2000 The One and OnlyThe One and Only (1999 film)The One and Only is a 1999 Danish romantic comedy film directed by Susanne Bier. The film starred Sidse Babett Knudsen, Niels Olsen, Rafael Edholm, and Paprika Steen in story about two unfaithful married couples faced with becoming first-time parents...
by Susanne BierSusanne BierSusanne Bier is a Danish film director best known for her feature films Brothers, After the Wedding and the Academy-Award-winning In a Better World.-Life and work:Susanne Bier was born to Jewish parents in Copenhagen, Denmark... - 2001 The Bench (film)The Bench (Film)The Bench is a short film written by James Marks and directed by Alex McCormack. It was made by film students of The Northern Film School in 2006, post-production finished in 2007.-Synopsis:...
by Per FlyPer FlyPer Fly Plejdrup is a Danish film director, generally credited simply as Per Fly. He is married to Danish actress Charlotte Fich. They have the children Anton and Aksel together.-Biography:... - 2002 Kira's Reason: A Love StoryKira's Reason: A Love StoryKira's Reason - A Love Story is a 2001 Danish drama directed by Ole Christian Madsen and written by Madsen and Mogens Rukov. The film stars Stine Stengade in a character study of a young mother who, released after two years a psychiatric ward, struggles to hold her marriage, family and life intact...
by Ole Christian MadsenOle Christian MadsenOle Christian Madsen is a Danish film director and script writer, responsible for several movies and TV series that has achieved success in Denmark. Among the most successful projects are the movies Flammen og Citronen, Prague, Nordkraft and the TV series Rejseholdet and Edderkoppen... - 2003 Open HeartsOpen HeartsOpen Hearts can refer to:*Open Hearts *Open Hearts *Open Hearts...
by Susanne BierSusanne BierSusanne Bier is a Danish film director best known for her feature films Brothers, After the Wedding and the Academy-Award-winning In a Better World.-Life and work:Susanne Bier was born to Jewish parents in Copenhagen, Denmark... - 2004 DogvilleDogvilleDogville is a 2003 drama written and directed by Lars von Trier, and starring Nicole Kidman, Lauren Bacall, Chloë Sevigny, Paul Bettany, Stellan Skarsgård, Udo Kier, and James Caan...
by Lars von TrierLars von TrierLars von Trier is a Danish film director and screenwriter. He is closely associated with the Dogme 95 collective, although his own films have taken a variety of different approaches, and have frequently received strongly divided critical opinion.... - 2005 King's GameKing's gameKing's Game is a 2004 Danish film directed by Nikolaj Arcel. It stars Anders W. Berthelsen, and Nicolas Bro as reporters uncovering a Government conspiracy...
by Nikolaj Arcel - 2006 Manslaughter (2005 film)Manslaughter (2005 film)Manslaughter is a 2005 Danish film written and directed by Per Fly. The film stars Jesper Christensen and Pernilla August as well as Fly's wife Charlotte Fich....
by Per FlyPer FlyPer Fly Plejdrup is a Danish film director, generally credited simply as Per Fly. He is married to Danish actress Charlotte Fich. They have the children Anton and Aksel together.-Biography:... - 2007 A SoapEn SoapA Soap, , is a Danish melodramatic comedy film directed by Pernille Fischer Christensen which incorporates many of the austere techniques of Dogme style. The movie, starring Trine Dyrholm and David Dencik, follows the turbulent love story between an abrasive beauty clinic owner and a depressed...
by Pernille Fischer ChristensenPernille Fischer ChristensenPernille Fischer Christensen is a Danish film director and the older sister of actor Stine Fischer Christensen. She started out in the movie business when she was 20 years old as an assistant to Tómas Gislason. During that time, Gislason was closely connected to Lars von Trier, and she got to... - 2008 The Art of CryingThe Art of CryingThe Art of Crying , , is a Danish tragicomedy directed by Peter Schønau Fog. It stars Jannick Lorenzen and Jesper Asholt in a harsh tale about an 11-year-old boy's struggle to hold intact his bizarre family with its abusive father, mother in denial, and rebellious sister during the social unrest of...
by Peter Schønau Fog - 2009 Frygtelig Lykkelig by Henrik Ruben GenzHenrik Ruben GenzHenrik Ruben Genz is a Danish film director.Before becoming involved with film, Genz attended Designskolen Kolding, where he studied graphic design, after giving up on an earlier dream of being a painter. While there, he did some work with video, and a chance meeting with director Arne Bro...
- 2010 AntichristAntichrist (film)Antichrist is a 2009 arthouse-horror film written and directed by Lars von Trier, starring Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg. It follows horror film conventions and tells the story of a couple who, after the death of their child, retreat to a cabin in the woods where the man experiences strange...
by Lars von TrierLars von TrierLars von Trier is a Danish film director and screenwriter. He is closely associated with the Dogme 95 collective, although his own films have taken a variety of different approaches, and have frequently received strongly divided critical opinion....