6 Movies Starring Iben Hjejle

High Fidelity

High Fidelity

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-03-31

Languages:

English, Danish

Countries:

UK, USA

Runtime:

113 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (134771 Reviews)

Director:

Stephen Frears

Cast:

Writer:

Nick Hornby (book)

D.V. DeVincentis (screenplay)

Steve Pink (screenplay)

John Cusack (screenplay)

Scott Rosenberg (screenplay)

Fullplot:

High Fidelity follows the 'mid-life' crisis of Rob, a thirty-something record-store owner who must face the undeniable facts - he's growing up. In a hilarious homage to the music scene, Rob and the wacky, offbeat clerks that inhabit his store expound on the intricacies of life and song all the while trying to succeed in their adult relationships. Are they listening to pop music because they are miserable? Or are they miserable because they listen to pop music? This romantic comedy provides a whimsical glimpse into the male view of the affairs of the heart.

Mifune

Mifune

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-03-12

Languages:

Danish

Countries:

Denmark, Sweden

Runtime:

98 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (6581 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Anders Thomas Jensen

Sèren Kragh-Jacobsen

Fullplot:

Kresten has moved from his parents farm on a small Danish island to Copenhagen in order to pursue his working career. When his father dies he has to move back to the farm, where nothing much has happened since he left. He places an add in the local newspaper to get help running the farm and taking care of his mentally disabled brother. The whore Liva, who is running away from annoying telephone calls, answers it. But running away from your past isn't easy.

The Emperor's New Clothes

The Emperor's New Clothes

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-12-07

Languages:

English

Countries:

Italy, UK, Germany

Runtime:

107 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

(2164 Reviews)

Director:

Alan Taylor

Cast:

Writer:

Simon Leys (novel)

Kevin Molony (screenplay)

Alan Taylor (screenplay)

Herbie Wave (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Napoleon, exiled, devises a plan to retake the throne. He'll swap places with commoner Eugene Lenormand, sneak into Paris, then Lenormand will reveal himself and Napoleon will regain his throne. Things don't go at all well; first, the journey proves more difficult than expected, but more disastrously, Lenormand enjoys himself too much to reveal the deception. Napoleon adjusts somewhat uneasily to the life of a commoner while waiting, while Lenormand gorges on rich food.

The Escape

The Escape

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-01-09

Languages:

Danish, English, Dari

Countries:

Denmark

Runtime:

114 min

IMDB Ratings:

(571 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Mette Heeno (screenplay)

Rasmus Heisterberg (screenplay)

Olav Hergel (novel)

Fullplot:

A Danish journalist is taken hostage in Afghanistan by a terror group that threatens to kill her if Denmark does not withdraw their troops from the country.

Stockholm East

Stockholm East

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-10-21

Languages:

Swedish

Countries:

Sweden

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (512 Reviews)

Director:

Simon Kaijser

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

Stockholm East is a moving and compelling love story between two strangers, bound together by a tragedy that has taken its toll on both their lives and their relationships.When Johan (Mikael Persbrandt) and Anna (Iben Hjejle) meet at the railway station connecting capital Stockholm with the idyllic suburbs where they both live, they embark on a dangerous journey of both passion and lies.

Eskil & Trinidad

Eskil & Trinidad

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-03-29

Languages:

Swedish

Countries:

Sweden

Runtime:

104 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.6 (115 Reviews)

Genres:

DramaFamily

Cast:

Writer:

Stephan Apelgren (screenplay)

Fullplot:

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