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Swedish cinema is known for including many acclaimed films; during the 20th century the industry was the most prominent of Scandinavia.This is largely due to the popularity and prominence of directors Victor Sjöström and especially Ingmar Bergman; and more recently Roy Andersson, Lasse Hallström, Lukas Moodysson and Ruben Östlund.
This film-related list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. ( October 2021 ) This list includes both English-language films that were based on previously released foreign-language films and those that were not based on any previous film, but merely share a common source material.
Swedish culture is an offshoot of the Norse culture which dominated southern Scandinavia in prehistory.Sweden was the last of the Scandinavian countries to be Christianised, with pagan resistance apparently strongest in Svealand, where Uppsala was an old and important ritual site as evidenced by the tales of Uppsala temple.
The culture of Denmark has a rich artistic and scientific heritage. The fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875), the philosophical essays of Søren Kierkegaard (1813–1855), the short stories of Karen Blixen, penname Isak Dinesen, (1885–1962), the plays of Ludvig Holberg (1684–1754), modern authors such as Herman Bang and Nobel laureate Henrik Pontoppidan and the dense ...
At one point Denmark again enjoyed some international reputation, by the many farces of the vagabond duo Fyrtaarnet og Bivognen (often known by their French names Doublepatte and Patachon), who were Scandinavian predecessors of Laurel and Hardy. They were introduced by Palladium, the rival of Nordisk Film. Despite these resurgences, at the end ...
The Dominici Affair (French: L'affaire Dominici; Italian: L'affare Dominici) – French-Italian crime drama film based on the Dominici affair of 1952 [121] The Exorcist (1973) – supernatural horror film detailing the demonic possession of eleven-year-old Regan MacNeil , the daughter of a famous actress, and the two priests who attempt to ...
Since the first four films from Denmark were released, other international directors have made films based on Dogme principles. French-American actor and director Jean-Marc Barr, von Trier's frequent collaborator, was the first non-Dane to direct a Dogme film: Lovers (1999) (Dogme #5). [citation needed]
The movement published journals and periodicals reviewing recent films and discussing trends and ideas about cinema. Cine-clubs were also formed by filmmakers and enthusiasts, which screened hand picked films: select American fare, German and Swedish films, but most often films made by the members of the clubs themselves.