"Affair" in danish has 2 meanings. Besides meaning having an affair it also means "business or things/stuff" in the sense of it´s none of your business (stikke næsen i andres affærer) or it could be fishy business depending on context. Both meanings apply to the movie and what happened.

Under sandet (Land of Mine) is pretty darn good. It's about a group of young german soldiers being forced to clear mines from the west coast at the end of the second world war.

You should watch Nattevagten(nightwatch), Pusher, blinkende lygter (flashing lights) or the series Forbrydelsen

I know you said nothing with Mads Mikkelsen, but one of my favorite funny movies is 'adams æbler'! It has that particular brand of danish dark humor, and I think it has English subtitles 😊

The Queen moved to a castle in Celle in north Germany - which is interesting to visit. “Borgen” and the old “Matador” series are must see

It is actually pretty accurate, I remember we had to watch it in history class

I'd highly recommend you to watch 9. April. Its on Amazon video with english subtitles, portaying the few troops who defended sønderjylland 9. April 1940 against the Nazi army. The really great thing about it is how it isnt some overglorified "lets show 'em how well we did" kinda deal, and the costumes and guns are appropiate for the times(they did use a more modern Madsen Machine gun in the movie tho)

Rejseholdet (Unit 1) would be a real classic. It is based on sone of the most notible and extreme murder cases in Denmark and the actual work of the travelling crime unit (closest equivalent would be the FBI I guess), although dramatized. And yes, Mads Mikkelsen is in it but it's practically impossible to find something he is NOT in, from the past 20 years ;) Italiensk for begyndere (Italien 101) and Den eneste Ene (The one and only) are newer Danish comedies, semi-dogma style. Very popular and sort of Iconic along with Blinkende Lygter (Flickering Lights). Lighthearted but with that famous Danish snickering sarcasm running through it.

I you wanna go a bit older, Olsenbanden is really cool! Funny and then you can see old Denmark/Copenhagen.

My personal favorite Danish movie is The Hunt (Jagten). It is so emotional and the acting is simply amazing. It is so realistic too and made me think how horrible it would be if it happened in real life (and im certain something similar have happened). Just simply an amazing movie and one of my favorites

You're probably gonna have to accept that as a smaller country the same actors are generally in most movies.

Don't know if you have seen it already, but Under Sandet (Land of Mine in English) is worth watching. It takes place in the days after the conclusion of WW2, when German POW's were tasked with clearing the Danish beaches of landmines.

I would recommend : The Danish Girl ( In which, The Swedish actress Alicia Vikander from a Royal Affair, won a Oscar ) or Flammen og Citronen with Mads Mikkelsen. Both movies based on historic real events in Denmark

Festen (The Celebration) is not just my favorite Danish movie, I think it's one of the best movies ever made. It was the director of Druk's first movie, and it's so unique and great in every way.

Hey guys! I recommend that you watch some of the old classic Danish films, especially to see some Danish landscapes, architecture and so on. I would recommend "støv på hjernen" ("dust on the brain" is a rough translation). It's a movie series of four films, but you can easily just see the first one. In the film you get to see how a Danish apartment complex looked like in the 60ties. its a satire comedy and fetures many great danish actores at that time. Dirch Passer is to mention and maybe afterwards you could see the movie "Dirch" from 2011 which is about him and his life.

Would love to see you review flashing lights (blinkende lygter)

Two comedys I believe almost every dane has watched is "En kort en lang" (with Mads Mikkelsen) and "Den eneste ene"

If you want classical Danish films, I have a couple of suggestions: Mød mig på Cassiopeia. This was called "en operettefilm", because the word "musical" had not yet entered the Danish language. Harry og kammertjeneren. Very Danish. Nominated for an Oscar. Both are black and white. And of course there are the Olsen banden films.

Childhood Danish movie classics for me: Olsen-banden ser rødt (1976), Olsen-banden går i krig (1978), Zappa (1983), Midt om natten (1984), Valhalla (1986) animation, Drengene fra Sankt Petri (1991), Nattevagten' (1994), and the tv series with 24 episodes Matador (1978-1981).

The Chestnut Man .....can't wait for this on Netflix. Must watch

If you would like some older Danish TV culture, you should try the 24 episode TV series "Matador"

You should watch 'Flickering Lights (Blinkende lygter), Adam's apples (Adams æbler) and The Green Butchers (De grønne slagtere)' though they are also with Mads Mikkelsen, guess he is in almost all the good movies :P. They are all really funny, and the first two are much more than just funny. The Green Butchers is more like Sweeney Todd but predate it with 4 years.

Have you guys seen the movie about Hvidstens gruppen? The sequel is in the cinemas this Christmas.

Very Disneyfied and family/KZfaq oriented choices. Have you seen movies like Festen (The Celebration), Pusher, or Nordkraft?

Flammen og citronen, blå mænd, Erna i krig and Armadillo are my favourite danish movies, de kan varmt anbefales.

You should watch the Matador-series (24 episodes.) Take a look at Denmark before, during WW2

My husband is not keen on Jane Austen eighter (I am) but we both love Rejseholdet (dr.dk). It is quite populare in Britain as one of the Danish detective series Britains seems to love.

Some good danish movie treasures are the "Olsen Banden (the Olsen gang)" movies, and for a show "Matador" is a must see also to see how Denmark was back in the 30's and 40's.

I will start by saying dont see - blinkende lygter , de grønne slagter etc. They are primarly fun for danes ( I have never showed it to foreigners that find the dark humor in them funny - they are very Dark funny in a very Danish way) - I would say you should watch either "Den skyldige" , "Shorta" or "The hunt" that all three movies are taking up universal themes that could be problems anywhere - else maybe something like "vores mand i amerika/ the good traitor" that has history both Danish and American - so might be obvious

I highly recommend watching The King's Choice if you like WW2 movies. It's in Norwegian but has English subtitles.

I can recommend Under Sandet and Det Forbandede År if you guys are interested in Danish WW2 history, especially Under Sandet since it takes place on the Jutland west coast and Skagen.

I like Joshua's "the trouble you can get into when you're resting so much into a single person ... and what if that person happens to be not completely mentally with it" We've seen it over and over, even right now, and just within a few years, it doesn't take a monarch to get a country (the world) into HUGE troubles with a mentally sick person in charge... (Politics aside, and just looking at the facts).

The Christiansborg that stands today is only 100+ years old. The Christiansborg that the movie was trying to portrait burned down in 1795. It was so extravagant, big and expensive, that it wasn’t even fully furnished at the time it burned down.(some 60 years after it was built) The king who built the castle wanted to exceed the Versailles castle, so unlike the current Christiansborg, no expenses were kept. Also there have been much destruction in Copenhagen since the era of Struensee and King Christian VII, with both the enormous and very destructive fire in 1795 and the terror attack from the Brits in 1807. So the city is unfortunately not what it once was, that is one of the reasons why they did it in the Czech Rep. Thank you for the video

I would say, that you guys should see the Department Q movies (Afdeling Q). It`s based on the books of Jussi Adler Olsen. Carl Valdemar Jussi Henry Adler-Olsen (born 2 August 1950) is a Danish writer of crime fiction. He made his debut as a nonfiction writer in 1984, and as a fiction writer in 1997. His novels have been sold in 40 languages. Outside Denmark he enjoyed success in Norway, Germany, and the Netherlands, a frequent visitor on the top of the bestseller lists, on The New York Times Paperback bestseller list. His books have been on the bestseller lists in numerous other countries including Austria, Iceland, France, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland. 5 of his books about Department Q, is made into movies. Kvinden i buret. (The Keeper of Lost Causes) 2007. Released on film in 2013. Fasandræberne. (The Absent One (US),). 2008, on film in 2014. Flaskepost fra P. (A Conspiracy of Faith). 2009, on film in 2016 Journal 64 . ( The Purity of Vengeance ) 2010, on film in 2018 Marco Effekten. (The Marco Effect) 2012, on film in 2021

Ondskab by Jan Guillou is a swedish film. Used alot in danish lectures in school. Watch it!!

Try saying: Adieu, Bayeux, Hors d'oeuvre, Saboteur, and Sacrebleu. All of these French words in English have the sound Ø.

A series: Matador. AND it exist with English subtitles.

If you're into dark comedy, then Anders Thomas Jensen have directed and written several really good ones. The most recent being "Retfærdighedens Ryttere". Others are "Blinkende Lygter", "Adams Æbler", "De Grønne Slagtere" and "Mænd og Høns". The last one I'm not a big fan of. All of them have Mads in them though :p Then there's "I Kina Spiser De Hunde" also written by Anders Thomas Jensen, but directed by Lasse Spang Olsen. "Jagten" is a hard watch (because of the theme), and definitely not a comedy. But again has Mads in it.

I'd really like to hear your opinion on "Adam's Apples"! 😀

Miranda you should watch "Den Skaldede Frisør" - Great example of Danish humor and it has a bit of English in it as well (Pierce Brosnan is actually starring in it too alongside some big Danish actors)

You should watch "Rejseholdet", "Strisser på Samsø", "Flashing lights", "Land of Mine", "De grønne slagtere", "The Hunt", "one more round" or "Midsommer".

No peanutbutter combos‽ Did they get rid of them?

Lot's of good suggestions. On the comedy side, I would suggest: "En kort, en lang" "Den eneste ene" "Italiensk for begyndere" "Ledsaget udgang" "Aarhus by night" "Klovn the movie" "Blinkende lygter" "Terkel i knibe" (animated) "Ternet Ninja 1+2" (animated) and on the more serious side: "Mifunes sidste sang" "Festen" "Arven" "Breaking the waves" "Skønheden & Udyret" "Pelle Erobreren" "Den skyldige" "Nattevagten"

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You should watch Nattevagten (Danish original version by Ole Bornedal) There you'll find a very young Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and you should also watch the Unit 1 series where you amongst others will find a very young Mads Mikkelsen (Original title: Rejseholdet)

I think it was Struense that arranged the present much disputed "Store Bededag", by collecting several smaller "Prayer Days" into one day, and which is now about budget sawing's for the benefit of the Danish Army, needing more weapons! To be able to avoid a war with Putins Russia! But many Danes won't let it go.

Most of "The royal affair" is happening in Hørsholm - 10 minute drive from Lyngby. The castle isn't there anymore, but if you look at the church and located off the end of the walking street, you'll notice that it has a ditch around it. That is where the castle was located, and where most of the story is happening (the old Hirchholm castle - some say it was the Nordic Versailles). The nature around that area actually corresponds pretty accurately to what's in the movie. It's a pitty that castle was burned down though. From the old pictures and paintings I've seen it looked pretty awesome...

if you like ww2 movies, you should watch, april 9th, land of mines, flame and citron, also the hunt is a really good movie, that wakes alot of emotions.

Maybe Mifunes sidste sang could be a film to try. It's a Dogma film (looks grainy), but it was quite famous in the 90s, so you should be able to find it with english subtitles.

You must see Blinkende lygter or festen

I think Denmark is the second most proficient in English as a non native speaker in the world, only superseded by the Dutch. Weird that there isn’t any English dub. Might be a collected conscious decision. There are many recurring actors in Danish movies. I don’t think it’s because of shortage, dunno if its an unwritten tradition from the 60-80ies that’s been somewhat reciprocated. Anders Thomas Jensen has made some iconic dark comedy, which pretty much encapsulate Danish humor. There are many facets and layers pretty much rapid holes that you can dive into and keep analyzing if you wish. Ofc. it can be hard to comprehend all of it, since a lot will be lost to translation, but I think you have an advantage actually living here. Disclaimer: The movies have Mads Mikkelsen in all of them, though; - Blikkende Lygter (Flickering Lights) - De Grønne Slagtere (the Green Butchers) - Adams Æbler (Adam’s Apples) Men and Chicken is a newer one, that I also recommend. The instructor also like to use the same set of actors in his movies, kind of like Tarantino.

U can sometimes get honey mustard pretzel snacks like these in Rema1000 for 5kr pr bag. I used to buy a shit ton of them haha :D SO GOOD

The 1925 Rolls Royce Phantom 1 Jonckheere Coupe is on my top three of dream cars. Alongside the 1937 Mercedes Benz 540 Coupe and the 1938 Delage D8 120 Aerodynamic Coupe. I hope to be able to have one of these made from scratch on top of a old chassis from before 1977 with a modern engine etc., but the Danish regulations are insane, so I don't know if it's even possible to navigate through.

You should watch Blinkende lygter

You could also watch "Den skaldende frisør". Very good. Or if you need another tv show you could watch "Borgen".

Can't help but smile, 😃 'I was a bit disappointed that they filmed in the Czech Rep. It would have been nice to recognize some places outside of Cph' Guys, a lot of the things you'd recognize were either being built, or not built yet..would probably have askewed the timeline off by 150-200yrs 🤣 Yes, Jægerspris Slot could have been used, it wasn't quite as big then, as it is now which they could have compensated for...but all that digital compensation would have made the cost of the movie, skyrocket, I guess? The Czech Rep. 'Royal nature' was very similar to DK, as they often used the same architectural gardening planners from then Prussia hi to Martin! 👋 hello from Hundested 🌸 🌱

Some good comedies: den skaldede frisør (the bald hairdresser), de grønne slagtere (the green butchers) even though it's another Mads Mikkelsen film, Nynnes dagbog (Nynnes diary) or sover Dolly på ryggen? (Does Dolly sleep on her back?)

I know you said a movie maybe without Mads Mikkelsen, BUT Retfærdighedens Rytter (Rider Of Justice) is too good not see, it has action, comedy, some heart to heart moments, its a good mix I think.. Just a recommendation :D

You should watch "Blinkende Lygter" or "I Kina spiser de hunde"

I love honey mustard dressing. I buy it at local stores, I think it was Rema1000 or Netto last time I bought it. I can recommend 'blinkende lygter', it's crude and funny. (and I'm not a fan of Danish movies)

movie suggestion: Blinkende lygter/Flickering lights... :D

Struensee is really a hero of mine, brought freedom of speech to Denmark

I would recommend you guys to watch some of the Danish dogma movies - they are a big part of Danish history of movies🤗

A couple of good "historical" danish movies Flammen og Citronen, Under Sandet, Drengene fra Sankt Petri og Valhalla

Silly little Brisket, is just like my Puppy biting all the time... haps haps

I would highly recommend klassefesten (class reunion) 1, 2 and 3. Comedy not with Mads Mikkelsen

I would recommend a few danish comedy movies Klassefesten 1, 2 & 3, Blinkende lygter - but none of them are properly with danish subtitles. But definitely one of my favorite comedies is not danish but one of the best Mel Brooks movies - Young Frankenstein🤣😂👍

The "first" Christiansborg from Christian VII's time burned in 1794, the second burned down in 1884, and what you see now is the third Christiansborg - finaly finished in 1937, althoug beginded in 1910 :D Try to watch the famous danish director - Carl Th Dreyer's movie "Vredens Dag" from 1943.

You should watch the movies about departement Q

History movie: Flame and Citron(Flammen og Citronen) WW2, 2 danish resistance fighters, based on true events

Blinkende lygter is a must see...Great comedy...

I don't know what you guys like. Does it have to be light entertainment or can it be heavy? Series: * Matador (historical) * Krøniken (historical) * Forbrydelsen (crime) * Borgen (political) * The Bridge (crime) * Badehotellet (historical comedy) * Rita (comedy) Films: * (War theme): Under sandet, 9. April, Hvidstensgruppen, Flammen og Citronen. Fuglene over sundet. * (Historical): Pelle Eroberen, Der kommer en dag, Drengene fra Sankt Petri. * (Comedy): Blå mænd, Blinkende lygter, De grønne slagtere, Klovn. * Stille hjerte,

Try Lars von Triers "Riget" ,or "The Kingdom" with subtitles, from 1994. It is absolutely hilarious.

A few suggestions: The Bench (Bænken) Land of Mine (Under sandet) Pelle the Conqueror (Pelle erobreren) The Guilty (Den skyldige) The Celebration (Festen) Nightwatch (Nattevagten)

Flammen og Citronen is an excellent movie as well set in the second world War and follows the story of two famous freedom fighters during the Nazi occupation

The Czech Republic is kind of the Hollywood of Europe, mainly because it's cheap to shoot there, filming crews are cheap to hire, and because they are skilled. Especially an expensive movie to make, like A Royal Affair with expensive dresses, props etc. and a limited budget, can only be done in a place like the Czech Republic.

A TV series for Josh would be "Bryggeren" aka The Brewer It's the history of Old Carlsberg and New Carlsberg I think it's a fantastic series with a lot of Copenhagen history. (and Danish) It starts out in 1834 following the life of I.P. Jacobsen, I can't seem to find it with subtitles though. :-)

please see “flashing lights” eller “ blinkende lygter” også med Mads Mikkelsen..🤗

If you want a movie without Mads Mikkelsen, you could also try Den Eneste Ene, but I have to admit, I am unsure if it has been subbed with English subtitles. Still it is hilarious. Otherwise, as others have suggested Adam's apples or I Kina spiser de hunde (In China they eat dogs) - both are dark humor comedies.

It was shot in the Czech Republic because it was too costly to make the movie in Denmark. Tragic..

If you like war movies see “1864” from DR

History, and that includes Danish history, is just full of colorful characters and events that definitely deserve their own movies. Most of those are never going to be made. Struense was one of the major political reformers in Danish history, so it was nice that he got a movie. There are a number of danish naval "heroes", all of whom would be interesting to Watch movies about. There is Dyveke. King Knud the Holy. Christian the 4th, obviously. Valdemar Sejr. Multiple events from the Slesvig wars. And so many other good stories. I am sure this applies to any country, but of course I know a lot more about Danish history than about the history of, for instance, the USA. I will not recommend any movies, but two TV series. Just try watching the first episodes to see if you find them interesting at all. One is "Riget", the other is "Borgen",

You should have added some of Briskets snacks as specimen "H" 😆

Ha ha!! Thanks for your showing your reactions. Actually the film was quite historically correct except that Struensee was nor tortured. But I would urge you to dig into what kind of laws Struensee actually made (of course he was not allowed to do that!). He was way ahead of his time: for example no censorship (thus a free press) no torture.. and much more.

Try giving "Bænken" a go. I don't know if it comes with english sub-titles, but it's great familiy drama. Has Jesper Christensen (Mr. White from 007) in the lead. One of the greatest actors of his generation, and Mads is not in it ;-)

I would say any movie written by Anders Thomas Jensen is worth watching👍🏻

For Danish films, NOTHING beats “Nattens Engel”. :p Runs, hides…

11:05 "...the trouble you can into when resting so much into a single person in a monarchy, and what if that person happens to be not completely mentally with it." Until very recently the US had a pretty crazy person at the top with a lot of power as well :-)

The rain was a little disappointing, and trying to too much to capitalize on the doomsday TV series that are so popular. What I really need to see is a good nordic TV show that tells the story about Tordenskjold. Our own Nelson of the sea

tHE KILLING

And we won't mention anything about how DT came to power in the US 😉

Brødre is a really good danish movie - pssshh it has war in it :P

Pelle Erobreren (Pelle the Conqueror)

Now watch Olsen Banden

It’s pretty historic accurate. Of course it’s still “Hollywoodnized” made into a movie. The big kind of horror here, is that the beheading of Struensee actually went horribly wrong and the first struck of the axe actually landed in his shoulder not killing him instantly. Those horrible scenes were the reason for mr Guillotine to invent his beheading device. He hated being associated with the bloodbaths in the french revolution. But at least his invention didn’t miss.

A historical Danish WWll movie : Flammen og citronen

If you're feeling REALLY brave in terms of genre, then Danish "dogme film" could be an option. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festen , and bonus info, Mads Mikkelsen isn't in it ;)

There is "nothing" rotten in the state of Denmark :D

My recommendation is 'Under Sandet (Land of Mine) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j9yjfqxzuLbKh6s.html - trailer kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h5malal63s22nWQ.html - opening scene, if that doesnt sell you then I got nothing :p

“Under sandet” - a very dark post WWII film. Interesting character development through the film. “I Kina spiser de hunde”. Dark humor. Very funny. Not featuring Mads Mikkelsen. “Blinkende lygter” Weird but oddly fascinating comedy. (Mads Mikkelsen is in it.) “De grønne slagtere” Hilarious comedy. Very, very strange comedy. But hilarious. (Also a Mads Mikkelsen film.)