Lone Scherfig — Director (6)
Their Finest (2017) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Their Finest
director: Lone Scherfig actor: Gemma Arterton / Sam Claflin
other title: L'ora più bella / Their Finest Hour
During the Blitz of World War II, a female screenwriter works on a film celebrating England's resilience as a way to buoy a weary populace's spirits. Her efforts to dramatise the true story of two sisters who undertook their own maritime mission to rescue wounded soldiers are met with mixed feelings by a dismissive all-male staff.
Italian for Beginners (2000) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData KevGa-NeoDB Douban
Italiensk for begyndere
director: Lone Scherfig actor: Peter Gantzler / Ann Eleonora Jørgensen
other title: Italiano per principianti / Italiensk for begyndere
Several lonely hearts in a semi-provincial suburb of a town in Denmark use a beginner's course in Italian as the platform to meet the romance of their lives. The film, which unspools the connections and family drama shared between the students, complies with several aesthetic principles of Dogme 95 movement.
An Education (2009) [Movie] TMDB Douban NeoDB IMDb WikiData
An Education
other title: Uma Outra Educação / Une éducation
Despite her sheltered upbringing, Jenny is a teen with a bright future; she's smart, pretty, and has aspirations of attending Oxford University. When David, a charming but much older suitor, motors into her life in a shiny automobile, Jenny gets a taste of adult life that she won't soon forget.
One Day (2011) [Movie] TMDB Douban IMDb NeoDB WikiData
One Day
6.8 (9 ratings) director: Lone Scherfig actor: Anne Hathaway / Jim Sturgess
other title: Samme dag næste år / Um Dia
A romantic comedy centered on Dexter and Emma, who first meet during their graduation in 1988 and proceed to keep in touch regularly. The film follows what they do on July 15 annually, usually doing something together.
The Movie Teller (2023) [Movie] NeoDB WikiData TMDB IMDb
La contadora de películas
other title: La contadora de películas / La bambina che raccontava i film
María Margarita is the youngest of four siblings in a family living in a mining town in the Atacama Desert (Chile). The most special time of the week for this family is Sunday, when they all go to the movies to enjoy stories that let them escape their everyday lives by transporting them to other worlds. The girl’s parents soon realise that the little girl has a very special gift: an almost uncanny ability to recount movies. The girl’s extraordinary talent will spread throughout the village, changing the fortunes of her family as the country is transformed forever.
The Shift (2022) [TV] TMDB
Dag og natt
director: Lone Scherfig actor: Sofie Gråbøl / Pål Sverre Hagen
other title: Dag og natt
Midwife Ella runs the best maternity ward in Denmark. The close-knit team goes about their work with conviction and fine ideals, but all too often the mental and physical strain pushes them to their personal limits.