Jesper Christensen

All Movies of Jesper Christensen

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  7.3
  Sentimental Value
  Follows Nora and her sister Agnes as they mourn the loss of their mother and adjust to the return of their father Gustav. Gustav has written a script and offered the main part to his daughter Nora, but she categorically refuses th
   2025

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  6.0
  Faithless
  When renowned director David Howard, 73, reunites with his former great love, actress Marianne Vogler, 75, they are confronted with the painful consequences of their previous affair - not only for themselves, but for their familie...
   2024

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  5.5
  Munch
  Rejected by the art establishment, wracked with grief over the loss of his older sister and tortured by addiction, the film captures Edvard Munch's life, one of the world's greatest artists of all time.
   2023

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  5.5
  Out of the Darkness
  Strong and dramatic sequel to "Into the Darkness" which follows the Skov family from 1943 to the end of WWII. The growing opposition to the occupation and the increased brutality of the Germans have fatal consequences fo
   2022

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  6.3
  More Than Ever
  A young woman, happily married, has a few months left and decides to travel across Europe to Norway alone to live the adventure of her life.
   2022

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  The Butterfly Swing
  Stubborn pig farmer Ernst and his wife Louise celebrate their golden wedding anniversary in the local assembly hall. During the long and festive party, truths emerge and the family is put to the ultimate test.
   2020

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  5.5
  Into the Darkness
  Denmark, April 9th, 1940. Danish industrialist (portrayed by Jesper Christensen of James Bond fame) , cooperates and profits from the German occupation of Denmark. While his family finds themselves on opposite sides of the conflic
   2020

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  6.3
  Before the Frost
  For years, Jens (Jesper Christensen) has been fighting to survive on a harsh, unyielding piece of land. The family's decline in fortune is deeply felt and underscored by the local burghers. The parish priest humiliates them by mov...
   2018

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  Maja (S)
  Maja (Selena Marsenic), a six-year-old Serbian girl, has a difficult time interacting with the other kids—and she ends up being misunderstood and lonesome.
   2018

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  8.0
  The King's Choice
  On the 9. of April, 1940, German soldiers arrive in the city of Oslo. The king of Norway faces a choice that will change his country forever.
   2016

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  5.0
  Me and Kaminski
  In Ich & Kaminsky, a vain but unsuccessful cultural critic plans to write a biography about an aged artist who once caused furore in the art world as a blind painter, but has fallen into oblivion. The journalist calculates to ...
   2015

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  6.3
  Spectre
  A cryptic message from the past sends James Bond on a rogue mission to Mexico City and eventually Rome, where he meets Lucia Sciarra, the beautiful and forbidden widow of an infamous criminal. Bond infiltrates a secret meeting and...
  Character: Mr. White

   2015

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  7.1
  Sex, Drugs & Taxation
  Spies & Glistrup, the friendship between two Danish eccentrics Simon Spies, the king of charter holidays, and Mogens Glistrup, the controversial tax lawyer-turned-top politician.
  Character: Dommer Bergsøe

   2013

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  6.4
  Nymphomaniac. Part 1
  "Nymphomaniac" is the wild and poetic story of a woman’s erotic journey from birth to the age of 50 as told by the main character, the self-diagnosed nymphomaniac, Joe (Charlotte Gainsbourg). On a cold winter’s evening the old...
   2013

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  6.7
  Nymphomaniac. Part 2
  "Nymphomaniac" is the wild and poetic story of a woman’s erotic journey from birth to the age of 50 as told by the main character, the self-diagnosed nymphomaniac, Joe (Charlotte Gainsbourg). On a cold winter’s eveni...
   2013

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  6.8
  The Last Sentence
  Torgny Segerstedt was one of the leading journalists in Sweden in the 20th century. He fought a one man battle against Hitler and the Nazi regime until his death in 1945.
  Character: Torgny Segerstedt

   2012

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  7.6
  Melancholia
  Justine (Kirsten Dunst) and her fiancée Michael (Alexander Skarsgård) are celebrating their marriage at a sumptuous party in the home of her sister (Charlotte Gainsbourg) and brother-in-law (Kiefer Sutherland). Meanwhile, the pl...
  Character: Little Father

   2011

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  6.9
  The Debt
  The story begins in 1997, as shocking news reaches retired Mossad secret agents Rachel (Helen Mirren) and Stephan (Tom Wilkinson) about their former colleague David (Ciarán Hinds). All three have been venerated for decades by Isr...
  Character: Doktor Bernhardt / Dieter Vogel

   2011

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  6.0
  A Family
  Ditte (Lene Maria Christensen) owns a gallery, has a loving boyfriend (Pilou Asbæk) and her dream job in New York is within reach. But Ditte is also the youngest generation of the famous bakery dynasty, Rheinwald, and when her be...
   2010

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  This Is Love
  When police detective Maggie comes home from work one night, her husband Dominik has vanished The only thing he left behind is a half empty plate of spaghetti on the kitchen table. Although Maggie moves heaven and earth, Dominik n...
   2009

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  Original
  Henry has been acting the human chameleon all his life - a pale reflection of other people's expectations. One day Henry's best friend Jon talks him into opening a restaurant with him in Spain. Before leaving Henry is caught up in...
  Character: Bruno

   2009

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  6.9
  The Young Victoria
  A dramatization of the turbulent first years of Queen Victoria's rule, and her enduring romance with Prince Albert. Story proper begins in 1837, just before the 18th birthday of Princess Victoria of Kent (Emily Blunt), who, in the...
  Character: Baron Stockmar

   2009

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  7.1
  Flame and Citron
  During Nazi occupation, red-headed Bent Faurschou-Hviid ("Flame") and Jørgen Haagen Schmith ("Citron"), assassins in the Danish resistance, take orders from Winther, who's in direct contact with Allied leaders...
  Character: Flammens Far

   2008

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  6.5
  Quantum of Solace
  QUANTUM OF SOLACE continues the high octane adventures of James Bond (DANIEL CRAIG) in CASINO ROYALE. Betrayed by Vesper, the woman he loved, 007 fights the urge to make his latest mission personal. Pursuing his determination to u...
  Character: Mr. White

   2008

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  7.7
  Everlasting Moments
  Set in the early XXth century, the Ulm is based on the real life story of the grandmother of Jan Troell's wife. Maria is swept away by the loutish rake Sigfrid, and marries him at a young age. Sigfrid can't keep a job, but possess...
   2008

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  Istedgade
  Four stories, taking place on the same day on or around Copenhagen's Istedgade, paint a lyrical portrait of the city and four distinct women: flaky Emma who desperately wants to please her boyfriend, timid Ida who shies away from ...
   2006

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  6.0
  Pure Hearts
  Kriss lives at a mental institution, where he spends all day watching an old black-and-white film called "Rene hjerter". One day he and his friend, Willy, escapes the institution to find the star of "Rene hjerter&qu
   2006

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  8.4
  Casino Royale
  James Bond's first 007 mission takes him to Madagascar, where he is to spy on a terrorist Mollaka. Not everything goes as planned and Bond decides to investigate, independently of the MI6 agency, in order to track down the rest of...
  Character: Sr. White

   2006

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  6.8
  Drabet (Manslaughter)
  A college professor abandons his family and his career in order to champion his mistress, a student radical accused of killing a policeman.
  Character: Carsten

   2005

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  6.1
  The Interpreter
  In this suspense thriller Ms. Kidman plays a United Nations interpreter who overhears a death threat against an African head of state about to address the General Assembly, and Mr. Penn plays a federal agent assigned to protect he...
  Character: Nils Lud

   2005

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  Make Believe
   2003

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  6.0
  Okay
   2002

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  Minor Mishaps
  When a man's wife dies in an accident, his children return home to deal with the tragedy together.
   2002

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  One Hand Clapping
  The businessman Erik Svensson sells his company and plans a life in luxury with his beautiful girlfriend in Spain. Just before departure he receives a letter from a former mistress claiming that her daughter is his as well. He hir...
   2001

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  Worth Fighting For (TV Miniseries)
   2001

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  4.0
  Count Axel
   2001

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  7.0
  The Bench
  Kaj is an alcoholic living on the money the Danish state is providing him. Him and his friends spend their time drinking beer at a public bench. One day Kaj's life turns upside down when a young lady and her child moves in next to
   2000

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  9.0
  Credo
  Mona is a young woman, engaged to a man who never shows up. She relies strongly on her supportive friend, Anne. Mona suspects that Anne's psychologist, Dr. Lark, is acting funny towards her friend, and decides to investigate. Mona...
   1997

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  7.0
  Barbara
  Young vicar Mr. Paul arrives at the Faroe Islands to take up a benefice, and meets the young Barbara, twice married to vicars, and with both husbands laid cold in the grave. Despite the warnings of the surrounding community and hi...
   1997

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  Hamsun
  In this epic story of love and treason, Max von Sydow gives a career-crowning performance as Knut Hamsun, Norways controversial Nobel Laureate. Hamsun is his countrys most beloved writer. But with the shadow of Nazism quickly dark...
   1996

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  White Lies
  A charming con-man uses his powers of persuasion to become a showbiz success.
   1995

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  Between Summers
  Torun and Mikael have been married for a few years. When vacationing by the Danish coast, their young son Melker accidently drowns. Torun initially blames her sister, who was supposed to supervise her children. Later she turns her...
  Character: Flemming

   1995

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  5.0
  Carl, My Childhood Symphony
  Is based heavily on Nielsen's autobiography. It describes how Nielsen evolved from being a gooseherd and a drummer for the village players to first a member of a regimental band and then a composer of international renown. It also...
   1994

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  6.0
  The Russian Singer
  Two women are found dead in one Moscow apartment. Since one of them was a secretary in the Danish embassy, diplomat Jack Anderson is assigned to observe the investigation. While the Russian authorities want to portray the tragedy ...
   1993

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  Sofie (Sophie)
  From 1886 to 1907 in the life of Sofie, a Jew in Copenhagen who is nearly 29, with no marital prospects, living with her loving parents. An artist, Hans Hojby, meets Sofie and is entranced, asking to paint her parents and also ske...
   1992

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  Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg
  Swedish national Raoul Wallenberg, newcomer to politics and international machinations, travels to German-occupied Budapest during WWII in order to effectively intervene in the fate of trapped Hungarian Jews, by providing them wit...
  Character: Officer vid Watteauplatsen

   1990

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  Hip Hip Hurrah!
  The life and times of the Scandinavian artists' colony who lived in Skagen on the Danish coast during the 1890s. Not so much a biographical account, rather a portrait of a way of life. The painters became famous for the way they u...
   1987