Palle Mikkelborg Movies

A troubled mother-daughter relationship becomes even more corrosive when the widowed mother (Lone Hertz) rents out a room in their spacious suburban villa to a handsome writer (Lars Bom). The teenage daughter (Mette Maria Ahrenkiel) quickly attempts to seduce the new tenant, more to spite the mother than out of true desire. The girl's hitherto secure little world is falling apart: she wants to fit in with the fast, pot-smoking crowd and, at the same time, help a Bosnian refugee (Dejan Cukic) avoid the authorities. Fighting with her mother for the attention of a grown man almost seems an escape from the outside, too-adult world. In the end, it is the fate of the young Bosnian -- so much more consequential than a petty love triangle -- that forces mother and daughter to reevaluate their relationship. Directed by the then 83-year-old Danish veteran Astrid Henning-Jensen (Child of Man (1946), Vinterbørn (1978)), Bella Min Bella received more attention as the return to the screen of 1960s screen star Lone Hertz (Crazy Paradise (1965)) than for its slightly anachronistic generation-gap theme. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, All Movie Guide

A French music lover befriends a once-great American jazz artist and attempts to save him from self-destruction in this moody drama. Saxophonist Dexter Gordon portrays Dale Turner, a fictional musician inspired by a number of famed jazz figures, including Bud Powell and Lester Young. Largely forgotten in his home country, Turner has moved to Paris in search of a more appreciative audience. He finds it in the form of Francis Borler (Francois Cluzet), a bebop aficionado who befriends the expatriate player. Borler soon becomes familiar with Turner's darker side, including his struggles with alcoholism, drug addiction, and depression. Fearing for the musician's life, the fan becomes his caretaker, an arrangement that leads to a brief improvement in Turner's health and fortunes but places great emotional strain upon them both. Director Bertrand Tavernier pays great attention to the visual and aural details of the jazz world, with outstanding musical supervision provided by Herbie Hancock. 'Round Midnight's greatest asset, however, is Gordon's Academy Award-nominated performance, informed by his own life experiences. His naturally fascinating presence combines with the film's obvious love of the music and its milieu to provide what many have hailed as one of the more authentic and affectionate presentations of the jazz world on the silver screen. ~ Judd Blaise, All Movie Guide

This Danish film examines the lives of students at the Royal Theater Dramatic School. In the film, the students' try to be as dramatic offstage as they are onstage. They are concerned to avoid cliches in acting, and they have little knowledge of or respect for older traditions of the stage. The students' rivalries and loves pause for a moment of saddened thought when they hear of an unfortunate incident involving their classmate Dagmar. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide