Solbjørg Højfeldt Movies

In this period drama set in Denmark at the dawn of the 20th century, Bente (Bodil Jorgensen) is a middle-aged woman who is single and in no hurry to change. However, her family is deep in debt, and on his death bed, Bente's father makes a final request of her -- that she marry Gorm (Bjarne Henriksen), who is willing to write off the family's balance owed in exchange for her hand. While Bente wants to help her family, Gorm is well-known as a hard drinker with a surly and abusive temperament, and she's not sure if she should have to sacrifice her happiness over a financial matter. Fruen per Hamre was based on a novel by Morten Korchs. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

This touching Swedish romance chronicles the youthful love affair between a septuagenarian widower and a woman in her 60s and runs it parallel to a rising rock star and his pregnant punk girl friend. The film is director Richard Hobert's sequel to Spring of Joy and is also the third entry in his Seven Deadly Sins series. Ragnar is the widower who lost his wife in the previous film. His son Mikael is the aspiring rocker and Catti, his lover. The tale begins four months after the other film ended. Ragner finds himself in love with neighboring apple-grower Vendela. She has a crush on him too. Eventually, they share their love. Trouble arises because Vendela hesitates to commit. In retaliation, Ragnar begins acting like a lovesick teen. Meanwhile Mikael celebrates his first hit record by drinking heavily and starting an affair with Suzanne. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

John Ericsson (Keve Hjelm) is a horse trainer suspected of drugging Rainfox, a champion in his class, and as a consequence he finds himself caught in a shady world of betting, money, and murder that becomes more complex as time goes on. This crime drama set among the elite of racing is not as fast-paced as its subject and loses by trading action in for words. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide

When a doctor sets up his practice in a new town he is drawn to the case of a mentally disturbed daughter living with her mother in a mansion on a hillside above the town, a daughter who believes she has murdered her father, even though the father was said to have committed suicide. As the doctor works with his patient, he finds that a wealthy, powerful local man and the town's police are trying to keep him away from the issue of the father's death. Did the rich town magnate actually murder the father? Did the mother? Why is the daughter convinced that she killed her father? These questions get a little buried in the imagery that crawls to the finish line, evoking poetic symbols but skillfully evading the dramatic proposals raised at the beginning of the story. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide

Two brothers unwittingly exchange roles under the fog of war in this powerful drama. Michael (Ulrich Thomsen) and Jannick (Nikolaj Lie Kaas) are two brothers who have always meshed as well as oil and water. Michael is a caring husband and father who risen to the rank of major in the Danish Army, while Jannick is an alcoholic with a violent streak who has been in and out of prison much of his life. Jannick has just been released after serving time for armed robbery when Michael learns he's being sent to Afghanistan; Jannick quarrels with both Michael and his parents at a going-away dinner, which does nothing to endear him to Michael's wife, Sarah (Connie Nielsen). However, when Sarah receives word that Michael's helicopter has been shot down and the crew has gone missing, Jannick tries to assume some degree of familial responsibility, helping Sarah with the children and helping to keep the house in repair. As the months roll on, Jannick finds that family life agrees with him; he cuts back on his drinking, gets a job, and grows increasingly fond of Sarah, who also takes a liking to her brother-in-law's new style. However, as Jannick finally grows into a responsible adult, he and Sarah learn that Michael has been released from an Afghan military prison and is being sent home. As Sarah and Jannick come to terms with their feelings for one another, they are disturbed by Michael's new presence; after several hellish months in captivity, he's become an angry and emotionally broken man, who is haunted by ugly memories and suspects his wife and brother of betrayal. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide