List of Danish films of the 1980s

The following table is a list of films produced in Denmark or in the Danish language during the 1980s. For an alphabetical list of all Danish films currently on Wikipedia see Category:Danish films. For Danish films from other decades see the Cinema of Denmark box above.

Danish Title English Title Director(s) Cast Genre Notes
1980
Næste Stop Paradis Next Stop Paradise Jon Bang Carlsen Karen Lykkehus, Otto Brandenburg,
Inger Stender
Romance
Sådan er Jeg Osse That's Me, Too Lise Roos Stine Sylvestersen Drama Last film of Inger Stender
1981
Jeppe på bjerget Jeppe on the Mountain Kaspar Rostrup Buster Larsen, Else Benedikte Madsen,
Henning Jensen
Comedy Bodil Award for Best Danish Film (1981), entered into Moscow
Kundskabens træ Tree of Knowledge Nils Malmros Eva Gram Schjoldager
Jan Johansen
Drama Listed in Denmark's cultural canon and screened at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival
Langturschauffør Peter Ringgaard Otto Brandenburg, Kirstin Olesen Family
Har du Set Alice? Have You Seen Alice? Brita Wielopolska Heidi Zahle Thomsen Drama
Gummi-Tarzan Rubber Tarzan Søren Kragh-Jacobsen Alex Svanbjerg, Otto Brandenburg Family Drama Bodil Award for Best Danish Film (1982)
1982
Thorvald og Linda Thorvald and Linda Lene Grønlykke
Sven Grønlykke
Stina Ekblad, Carsten Blad Drama
Kidnapning Kidnapping Sven Methling Michael Nezer Family
Tre engle og fem løver Three Angels and Five Lions Sven Methling Michael Nezer Comedy
1983
Der er et yndigt land Morten Arnfred Entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival
Skønheden og udyret Beauty and the Beast Nils Malmros Line Arlien Soeborg, Jesper Klein Drama Bodil Award for Best Danish Film
Robert Award
Entered into the 34th Berlin International Film Festival
Zappa Bille August Screened at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival and the 13th Moscow International Film Festival
1984
Tro, håb og kærlighed Twist and Shout Bille August Adam Tønsberg, Camilla Søeberg, Lars Simonsen, Ulrikke Bondo Drama Lars Simonsen won Best Actor at the 14th Moscow International Film Festival, Won 4 Robert Award
Forbrydelsens Element The Element of Crime Lars von Trier Michael Elphick Thriller Bodil Award for Best Danish Film and entered into the 1984 Cannes Film Festival
Midt om natten In the Middle of the Night Erik Balling Kim Larsen, Erik Clausen,
Birgitte Raaberg
Comedy
1985
Manden i Månen Dark Side of the Moon Erik Clausen Christina Bengtsson, Yavuzer Cetinkaya Romance Bodil Award for Best Danish Film
1986
Ballerup Boulevard Linda Wendel Stine Bierlich
Barndommens gade Early Spring Astrid Henning-Jensen Entered into the 15th Moscow International Film Festival
1987
Babette's Gæstebud Babette's Feast Gabriel Axel Stéphane Audran, Bodil Kjer,
Birgitte Federspiel
Drama Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, screened at Cannes
Pelle Erobreren Pelle the Conqueror Bille August Max von Sydow
Pelle Hvenegaard
Drama Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, Bodil Award for Best Danish Film,
Palme D'Or
Epidemic Lars von Trier Screened at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival
1988
Ved vejen Katinka Max von Sydow Screened at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival
Skyggen af Emma Emma's Shadow Søren Kragh-Jacobsen Line Kruse, Börje Ahlstedt Comedy Bodil Award for Best Danish Film
Robert Award
1989
Atlantic Rhapsody -
52 myndir úr Tórshavn
Atlantic Rhapsody Katrin Ottarsdóttir Páll Danielsen Children's First Faroese film
Dansen med Regitze Waltzing Regitze
also Memories of a Marriage
Kaspar Rostrup Ghita Nørby, Frits Helmuth Drama won Bodil Award for Best Danish Film,
nominated for Academy Award for Best Foreign Film
Kærlighed uden stop Love Without End Hans Kristensen Otto Brandenburg, Benny Hansen
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