Birger Larsen (22 December 1961 – 26 October 2016) was a Danish film director and screenwriter.[1][2] He won the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film for his 1990 film Dance of the Polar Bears (Danish: Lad isbjørnene danse). He was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for his film Sweethearts (1996). In 2013, he directed the first episode of Crimes of Passion.
Birger Larsen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 December 1961 |
| Died | 26 October 2016 (aged 54) |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Occupation(s) | Film director and screenwriter |
| Notable work | Dance of the Polar Bears, Sweethearts, Crimes of Passion |
Filmography
editFilm
- Dance of the Polar Bears (1990)
- The Big Dipper (1992)
- One Step Behind (2005)
- SuperBrother (2009)
- Those Who Kill – Shadow of the Past (2012)
Short film
- Sweethearts (1996)
TV movies
- Længe leve friheden (1993)
- Murder: Joint Enterprise (2012)
TV series
- Frihedens skygge (1994)
- Taxa (1997)
- Nikolaj og Julie (2002)
- Den 5:e kvinnan (2002)
- The Killing (2007)
- Those Who Kill (2010)
- Murder[3] (2016) (Episode "The Third Voice")
Other credits
| Title | Year | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Wanna see my beautiful navel? | 1978 | Claus |
| Beauty and the Beast | 1983 | Assistant lighting technician |
| The Element of Crime | 1984 | Best boy (2o unit) |
| Tonny Toupé show | 1985 | Billardspiller med solbriller |
| Emma's Shadow | 1988 | Assistant director |
| Holes in the Soup | Editor | |
| Heaven and Hell | 2o unit director | |
| Shower of Gold | Assistant director | |
| Love on the rails | 1989 | |
| Eye of the Eagle | 1997 | 2o unit director |
| Skagerrak | 2003 |
References
edit- ^ "Nekrolog, filminstruktør Birger Larsen" (in Danish). Nordisk Film. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ "Filminstruktøren Birger Larsen er død". BT (in Danish). Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ "Murder: Series 1, The Third Voice". BBC. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
External links
edit- Birger Larsen at IMDb
- Birger Larsen in the Danish Film Database
- "BBC Two – Murder, Series 1, The Third Voice – The making of Murder: behind the scenes with director Birger Larsen". BBC. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016.
- Bodil award 1991
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