Director, author, producer and distributor. Born 1940. Educated from the National Film School of Denmark in 1969. Christian Braad Thomsen has established himself as an incisive culture critic and film writer as well as a passionate defender of arthouse cinema. His artistic and ideological orientation is reflected in his books on Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Alfred Hitchcock and the French New Wave directors. Braad Thomsen has also played an important role as an importer and distributor of arthouse films.
Braad Thomsen made his film debut with the feature film "Dear Irene" (1971), with later titles including "Ladies on the Rocks" (1983), "Karen Blixen - Storyteller" (documentary film, 1995), and "The Blue Monk" (1998).
Braad Thomsen's interest in memory and Freudian concepts are evident in many of his works, including the feature films "Dreams Don't Make Noise When They Die" (1979) and "Stab in the Heart" (1981), as well as the documentaries "Wellspring of My World" (1976) and "Flowers of Memory" (1991).
Among Braad Thomsen's later films are "The Voice of Iran - Mohammad Reza Shajarian" (2006), "Marilyn Mazur - Queen of Percussion" (2006) and "Blues for Montmartre" (2011).
Thomsen's second documentary about the German director Reiner Werner Fassbinder "Fassbinder - to Love Without Demands" premiered at the Berlinale in 2015.
Braad Thomsen made his film debut with the feature film "Dear Irene" (1971), with later titles including "Ladies on the Rocks" (1983), "Karen Blixen - Storyteller" (documentary film, 1995), and "The Blue Monk" (1998).
Braad Thomsen's interest in memory and Freudian concepts are evident in many of his works, including the feature films "Dreams Don't Make Noise When They Die" (1979) and "Stab in the Heart" (1981), as well as the documentaries "Wellspring of My World" (1976) and "Flowers of Memory" (1991).
Among Braad Thomsen's later films are "The Voice of Iran - Mohammad Reza Shajarian" (2006), "Marilyn Mazur - Queen of Percussion" (2006) and "Blues for Montmartre" (2011).
Thomsen's second documentary about the German director Reiner Werner Fassbinder "Fassbinder - to Love Without Demands" premiered at the Berlinale in 2015.
| Title | Year | Function | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fassbinder - to love without demands | 2015 | Direction, Screenplay, Producer, Sound, Still photographer | DK/Documentary |
| Henning Larsen - Passages of Light and Space | 2012 | Producer | DK/Documentary |
| Blues for Montmartre | 2011 | Direction, Voiceover, Script, Producer | DK/Documentary |
| Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen: Music is a Monster | 2007 | Producer | DK/Documentary |
| Marilyn Mazur - queen of percussion | 2006 | Direction, Script, Cinematographer | DK/Documentary |
| The voice of Iran | 2006 | Direction, Screenplay | DK/Documentary |
| Historien bag kameraet | 2006 | Appearance | TV documentary |
| Clown | 2005 | Christian Braad Thomsen | TV series |
| Pigen med fletningen | 2005 | Producer | DK/Documentary |
| The River | 2003 | Producer | DK/Experimental |
| Svend Åge Madsen - at fortælle menneskene | 2002 | Direction | DK/Documentary |
| Humørkortstativsælgerens søn | 2002 | Appearance | DK/Feature |
| Palle Nielsen - mig skal intet fattes | 2002 | Producer | DK/Documentary |
| Morten Korch - Solskin kan man altid finde | 1999 | Direction, Script | DK/Documentary |
| The Blue Munk | 1998 | Direction, Script, Stamkunde | DK/Feature |
| Inger Christensen, The cicadas excist | 1998 | Producer | DK/Documentary |
| Karen Blixen - Storyteller | 1995 | Direction, Script, Production | DK/Documentary |
| Where the Flowers of Memory Grow | 1991 | Direction, Script | DK/Experimental |
| Isolde | 1989 | Script, Producer's assistant | DK/Feature |
| Ladies on the rocks | 1983 | Direction, Script | DK/Feature |
| Stab in the heart | 1981 | Direction, Script, Production, Kunde på posthus | DK/Feature |
| Belladonna | 1981 | Chefen, Producer | DK/Feature |
| Den man elsker | 1980 | Direction, Script | DK/Documentary |
| Dreams Don't Make Noise When They Die | 1979 | Direction, Script | DK/Feature |
| Achilleshælen er mit våben | 1979 | Production assistant | DK/Feature |
| Children of pain | 1977 | Direction, Script, Production, Speakerstemme | DK/Feature |
| Veronica's veil | 1977 | Sound | DK/Experimental |
| Well-Spring of My World | 1976 | Direction, Script, Production, Voiceover | DK/Documentary |
| Rainer Werner Fassbinder | 1975 | Direction | DK/Documentary |
| Blomster til Mona | 1974 | Direction | TV film |
| Stærekassen | 1972 | Direction, Script | DK/Documentary |
| Dear Irene | 1971 | Direction, Script, Production | DK/Feature |
| The Squatters | 1971 | Direction, Script, Editing | DK/Documentary |
| There's a Better Way, Mate | 1971 | Direction, Script | DK/Documentary |
| Nulpunkt | 1971 | Direction, Script | DK/Experimental |
| Revolution | 1969 | Direction, Script | DK/Short fiction |
Awards and nominations
| Award | Release year | Festival | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genre Award | 1996 | Odense Internationale Film Festival 1996 | Karen Blixen - Storyteller |
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Festivals
| Festival | Festival date | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Berlinale | 2015-02-05 | Fassbinder - at elske uden at kræve |
| Athens Olympia Int. Film Festival For Children and Young People | 2006-09-30 | Karen Blixen - Storyteller |
| Odense Internationale Film Festival | 2002-08-12 | Svend Åge Madsen - at fortælle menneskene |
| Doc Aviv int. Film Festival | 2001-03-24 | Hvor mindets blomster gror |
| Odense Internationale Film Festival | 2000-08-14 | Hvor mindets blomster gror |
Det Danske Filminstitut registrerer international festivaldeltagelse og priser til danske film,
dog primært de titler, som Filminstituttet varetager i sin festivaldistribution,
og primært i forbindelse med de festivaler, som Filminstituttet har prioriteret at samarbejde med.
Registreringen af festivaldeltagelse og priser til danske film, der ikke er i festivaldistribution,
foretages kun for "launch"-festivaler ifølge Filminstituttets prioriterede festivalliste. Se listen over prioriterede festivaler.
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