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Dirch Passer (1926-1980)

Black and white photo of Dirch Passer in 1974
22 March 2019 - Bodil Marie Stavning Thomsen

Danish comedic actor Dirch Passer became hugely popular for his slapstick humour and play with words.

Ghita Nørby (b. 1935)

Danish actress Ghita Nørby, wearing a purple coat.
22 March 2019 - Bodil Marie Stavning Thomsen

The prolific Danish theatre and film actress Ghita Nørby is famous both for her lighter roles in film and theatre as a young actress and for her…

Nils Malmros (b. 1944)

Faroe stamp with still from Nils Malmros' film Barbara, set in the Faroe Islands. On the still is a person rowing a small boat.
22 March 2019 - Bodil Marie Stavning Thomsen

Danish director Nils Malmros is known for his authentic depictions of the immediate environment of especially children and young adults. His aptitude…

Carl Theodor Dreyer (1889-1968)

A black and white portrait of Carl Th. Dreyer sitting down. Circa 1915.
22 March 2019 - Bodil Marie Stavning Thomsen

Danish director Carl Th. Dreyer is world-famous for his films on passion and compassion. Emphatic depictions of religion and especially women’s…

Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928–2016)

Black and white portait of Einojuhani Rautavaara.
18 March 2019 - Kyle Frackman

Einojuhani Rautavaara is one of the best-known Finnish composers of the twentieth century. Perhaps most famous globally for his Seventh Symphony, the…

Modernism in the Nordic countries

A painting of a person hodling both hands on each cheek while screaming with open mouth
01 March 2019 - Unni Langås

As elsewhere, modernism was a movement concerning the profound questioning of traditional values, modes of speaking and interpretations of…

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