Lone Scherfig – MRQE

Kaj’s fødselsdag

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

When the hot-dog vendor Kaj from the small town of Skælskør in Denmark turns 40, his friends take him on a trip to Poland, to a long party with cheap liquor and emigration eager polish ladies. It will go merrily, but it gets serious for Kaj as he meets a girl who mistakes him for a wealthy Toyota dealer she has exchanged letters with.

La Contadora de películas

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A poor young girl living in Chile with her wheelchair-confined father and four siblings tries to save up enough money to watch movies at her local cinema.

The Kindness of Strangers

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Clara and her two sons escape from her abusive husband with little more than their car and plan to start over in New York. After the car towed away, the family meets Alice, who gets them into an emergency shelter. While stealing food at a Russian restaurant called Winter Palace, Clara meets Marc, who has been given the chance to help the old eatery regain its former glory. The Winter Palace soon becomes a place of unexpected encounters between people who are all undergoing some sort of crisis and whom fate has now brought together.

Their Finest

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

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.

The Riot Club

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Two first-year students at Oxford University join a secret society and learn that their reputations can be made or destroyed over the course of one evening.

One Day

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

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.

An Education

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

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.

Hjemve

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

The tale of a troubled small town, and the brave few who made it their mission to keep the community together. As the citizens of a secluded Danish town gradually lose their trust in one and other, the sight of a naked man walking through town in the early hours of the morning sets off an unsettling wave of paranoia.

Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

The strange comedy film of two close brothers; one, Wilbur, who wants to kill himself, and the other, Harbour, who tries to prevent this. When their father dies leaving them his bookstore they meet a woman who makes their lives a bit better yet with a bit more trouble as well.

Italiensk for begyndere

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A group of strangers find friendship, family and love within an Italian beginners course.