Reviews of films from Finland, Greenland, Iceland and countries traditionally considered part of Scandinavia (Denmark Norway, Sweden). I’ve included Estonia and Latvia in this category as these countries have historic links to Sweden.
French and French-language Films | Northern European Films
Carl Theodor Dreyer, “The Passion of Joan of Arc” (1928) In itself, this silent film
Middle Eastern Films | Northern European Films
Floor van der Meulen, Thomas Vroege, Issa Touma, “9 Days – From My Window in
Thomas Vinterberg, “Festen” (1998) “Festen” remains the best-known and most mainstream of the various films
Lars von Trier, “Breaking the Waves” (1996) For the most part this often nihilistic film
Riho Unt and Hardi Volmer, “Sõda” (1987) It has the look of a political satire
Riho Unt, “Kapsapea / A Cabbage” (1993) A stop-animation parody of action adventure films like
Northern European Films | Southeast Asian Films
Joshua Oppenheimer, “The Look of Silence” (2014) A companion piece to Oppenheimer’s earlier documentary “The
Ingmar Bergman, “The Virgin Spring / Jungfrukällan” (1960) Perhaps not so celebrated as “The Seventh
André Øvredal, “Troll Hunter / Trolljegeren” (2010) Inspired perhaps by the example of “The Blair
Ingmar Bergman, “Fanny and Alexander” (1982) In part an autobiographical film based on his own