Movies: Jørgen Roos

A man and a woman on a motorcycle arrive with a ferry to Assens. They want to catch the next ferry in Nyborg, on the other side of the island, but this ferry will leave in three quarters of an hour and the ferry berth is 70 km away....

Torben Skjødt Jensen’s elegant documentary is a collage of memories and reflections on one of cinema’s greatest directors. Visually rich and densely layered, Carl Th. Dreyer—My Metier illuminates an artist too little understood and too important to o...

At the world premiere of "Gertrud" in Paris, December 1964, Dreyer is greeted by many celebrities of the French cinema: Clouzot, Langlois, Truffaut, Godard, Anna Karina. Afterwards Dreyer delivers short comments on the style of each of his films....

Semi documentary on a famous cycle race in Copenhagen. The story is about the competition between the riders as well as about their private and marital struggles....

"Flugten"/"Escape" is about a murderer who is running away from his crime but can't run away from his guilt....

This is a film about the stuff dreams are made of, yet, there is nothing elevated in this concept, on the contrary. The characters around the bar Strudsen (the ostrich) are doing what ostriches do, hiding themselves from the threats of life and keepi...

A short experimental film by (Carl Th. Dreyer's cinematographer) Jørgen Roos and surrealist painter Wilhelm Freddie....

Oscar nominated documentary short from Denmark, 1960...

The castle of Krogen, built c. 1420, is inside the later castle of Kronborg. Reconstruction of Kronborg gave a chance to study early castles. Models of both are shown....

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An analysis of the spirit and human qualities of Knud Rasmussen, who made a unique contribution to the exploration of the life and myths of the Polar Inughuit....

A poetic short film about Oslo, summer and winter....

An association course of circles, triangles, flowers, an eye and a tear drawn with chalk - all tied to the rhythm of the music (New Orleans Parade). The film has the subtitle "Some lines scratched in the film by Jørgen Roos". (DFI)...

A film about the Nordic countries and the possibilities for cooperating. Based on an idea by Danish film auteur Carl Th. Dreyer. (DFI)...

1949 danish short...

A depiction of the Greenlanders' everyday life and problems in Copenhagen....

Film reportage of a kinetic, abstract work by Richard Mortensen....

A poetic fairy tale about a man who steals the clown's heart, seeks to give it to various people who don't want it or need it, and finally delivers it back to the clown. (DFI)...

Documentary short of artist J.F. Willumsen....

Visiting the fairyland with King Tingeling. There is a guard parade and the king plays with fun things and eats a lot of cakes. Finally, there are party fireworks....