Valdemar Psilander – A World Star in Danish Film

06. mar 2017. Around the world, thousands of women’s hearts throbbed when Valdemar Psilander lit up the darkness of the silent cinema house. He spent six years at the top of the charts before it all ended suddenly…

Screenwriting for a Star: The Scripts for Valdemar Psilander's Films

06. mar 2017. PEER REVIEWED. A star surely needs suitable scripts, but the question of how scripts contributed to creating a star and a star image is seldom raised. This article examines Psilander’s screenwriters…

"Young Apollo, Friend of an old Damsel": Psilander and Finnish Film Culture

06. mar 2017. PEER REVIEWED. How was film star adoration understood and how was film publicity constructed in Finland in the 1910s? This article examines how Psilander’s popularity in Finland became visible and…

Psilander, Dreyer, and Lydia

06. mar 2017. PEER REVIEWED. Of all the many films that Valdemar Psilander made, Carl Th. Dreyer made a credited contribution only to one: Lydia, a film directed by Holger-Madsen and released in 1918, for which he…

Garrison, Star of the Russian Screen

06. mar 2017. PEER REVIEWED. In Russia, Valdemar Psilander rose to stardom under the name of Garrison. This article details Nordisk Film and Psilander’s rise and fall in Russia prior to and during the First World…

"The Arbiter of Elegance": Psilander’s Stardom and Elite-Oriented Film Culture in Rio de Janeiro

06. mar 2017. PEER REVIEWED. This article examines how Valdemar Psilander’s stardom in Brazil built on the risqué reputation of Nordisk’s erotic melodramas and tapped into persistent links between moviegoing and…

CPH:DOX celebrating first spring edition

28. feb 2017. CPH:DOX 2017. After a break of more than a year, the Copenhagen-based documentary festival CPH:DOX returns 16-26 March. With new dates comes a new competition for emerging filmmakers. Read on to…

March at the Cinematheque

27. feb 2017 | CINEMATHEQUE. The musical is alive and kicking! Discover the inspirational sources to Damien Chazelle's Oscar-winning "La La Land," or enjoy a coffee and cherry pie with other "Twin Peaks" fans at Copenhagen's…

Film Initiative Anchored in the Middle East

21. feb 2017 | INTERNATIONAL. The Danish-Lebanese film initiative Cinema on the Road is bringing great movie experiences to Syrian and Lebanese children and teens. For many of them, it is the first time they have ever seen a film…

Riley Keough and Sofie Gråbøl join Lars von Trier

14. feb 2017 | IN PRODUCTION. Sofie Gråbøl and Riley Keough are added to the cast for Lars von Trier's upcoming feature film "The House That Jack Built," which already includes actors Matt Dillon og Bruno Ganz. The film will be…