60th Nordische Filmtage Lübeck Specials

A Fortunate Man / Lykke-Per / Per im Glück Dänemark / Österreich / 2018 / 167 Min. Director(s): Bille August Bille August’s brilliant film adaptation of the classic Danish novel “A Fortunate Man” features young star Esben Smed Jensen in the title role.

Becoming Astrid / Unga Astrid / Astrid Schweden / Dänemark / Deutschland / 2017 / 123 Min. Director(s): Pernille Fischer Christensen It’s the kind of life you’d expect to find in an story – her life story, in fact. This biopic covers her early years and first stabs at writing.

Bergman - A Year in a Life / Bergman - ett år, ett liv / Bergman - ein Jahr, ein Leben Schweden / Norwegen / 2018 / 116 Min. Director(s): Jane Magnusson Based on the fateful year of 1957, documentary film maker Jane Magnusson unfurls master director ’s fascinating work and life.

Bergman Revisited / Bergman Revisited / Bergman Revisited Schweden / 2018 / 84 Min. Director(s): , Tomas Alfredson, Jane Magnusson, Linus Tunström, Lisa Aschan, Patrik Eklund Six contemporary short films that present surprising new interpretations of Ingmar Bergman’s life and work – some lyrical, some surreal, some uproariously funny.

Border / Gräns / Border Schweden / Dänemark / 2018 / 101 Min. Director(s): Ali Abbasi ’s entry for the 2019 Foreign Language Oscar. Customs officer Tina has a unique sense of human emotions – until she has an encounter that changes her life.

From the Life of the Marionettes / Ur Marionetternas Liv / Aus dem Leben der Marionetten Deutschland / Österreich / 1980 / 104 Min. Director(s): Ingmar Bergman A galvanizing trip into the evil within humanity, filmed by Ingmar Bergman with Robert Atzorn and Gaby Dohm for German television in 1980.

In Love and War / I krig og kærlighed / In Love and War Dänemark / Deutschland / Tschechien / 2018 / 135 Min. Director(s): Kasper Torsting An injured soldier returns from the frontline and becomes a deserter for the sake of love. Epic tale about the fragility of emotions in World War One. 1

Ingmar Bergman / Ingmar Bergman / Ingmar Bergman Schweden / 1971 / 55 Min. Director(s): Stig Björkman This fascinating and restored Ingmar Bergman portrait was shot during the American co- production of “The Touch” in 1971.

The Memory of Ingmar Bergman / Minnet av Ingmar Bergman / Erinnerung an Ingmar Bergman Finnland / 2018 / 57 Min. Director(s): Jörn Donner Producer and documentary filmmaker Jörn Donner takes a highly personal look back at his friend Ingmar Bergman. The film includes rare archive material.

The Purity of Vengeance / Journal 64 / Verachtung Dänemark / Deutschland / 2018 / 119 Min. Director(s): Christoffer Boe Chief inspector Carl Mørck is back. “The Purity of Vengeance” is the thrilling film adaptation of the bestseller by acclaimed Danish author Jussi Adler-Olsen.

The Touch / Beröringen / Die Berührung Schweden / USA / 1970 / 115 Min. Director(s): Ingmar Bergman Ingmar Bergman’s restored love story from 1971 with Elliot Gould, and Bibi Anderson hadn’t seen a public screening for over 40 years.

U – July 22 / Utøya 22. juli / Utøya 22. Juli Norwegen / 2018 / 95 Min. Director(s): Erik Poppe Controversial drama about an 18-year-old girl during the July 22, 2011 mass murder on the Norwegian island of Utøya. The film was shot in real time in one take.

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