Tag Archives: Denmark

After a summer break, the Nordic Literary Salon online is back in September. Translator Magdalena Jírková will introduce a novel by Danish author Annette Bjergfeldt Mr Saito’s Traveling Cinema which was published in Czech this year by Host. We will … Read More

This year, the Scandi Festival invites you to the premiere of the Danish drama The Kiss (Kysset). The #ReadNordicFilm screening will be accompanied by a discussion with the film’s director Bille August and expert on Danish culture Robert Novotný. THE … Read More

This time, we will welcome the translator from Danish, Markéta Kliková and her translation of the book Don’t Fall, Don’t Drown, Don’t Die by Lise Villadsen. The Czech translation was been issued by the publishing house Fragment in 2021. The … Read More

The Scandinavian House in Prague in cooperation with Šumperk Theatre put on the stage Lars von Trier’s movie The Boss of It All from 2006 as a part of the Nordic Theatre Evenings project. Michal Švec will shortly introduce the … Read More

The Scandinavian House in Prague in cooperation with Švanda Theatre put on the stage Anders Thomas Jensen’s movie Adam’s Apples from 2005 as a part of the Nordic Theatre Evenings project. A moderated debate will follow after the performance – … Read More

The pact of a young poet and the aging famous writer Karen Blixen. Aged 63 Karen Blixen is at the pinnacle of her fame and next in line to win the Nobel Prize for literature. It has been 17 years … Read More

A psychological drama about Ulrich, a workaholic whose life takes a drastic turn when he is involved in a fatal accident. As his guilt grows, his life slowly crumbles around him. Next, an unpleasant event from his past rears its … Read More

Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tales have found their indisputable place on the bookshelves of Czech homes as well as in the hearts of generations of young readers. But… Who are the tales actually written for? Who was in fact this … Read More

Black comedy with a father, a dog and a murder Excuse Me’ is a love fable of the young beautiful but confused, Helene, who according to her domineering mother has come into the world as a ‘technical hitch’. Helene’s search … Read More

Why are Andersen’s fairy tales so disturbing? As Andersen wrote down a month before his death: “No sculptor knows me, nor has ever seen me read. He does not know that I do not write with kids on my lap … Read More

An extraordinary Danish children’s film called Paw, also known as the Boy of Two Worlds, is going to be screened as part of the Ponrepo for Children cycle, followed by a half-an-hour long workshop about Danish children’s books. PAW – … Read More

The Brno branch of the Scandinavian House in cooperation with the Moravian Library starts already the 3rd season of the Nordic Literary Salon. This year’s first meeting will focus on Denmark. You will not only find out about the main … Read More

The Scandinavian House in cooperation Evald Cinema and CinemArt  would like to invite you to the screening of the Danish horror comedy THE SUBSTITUTE (Vikaren, Denmark, 2007, 93 min) Director: Ole Bornedal Music: Marco Beltrami Starring: Paprika Steen, Ulrich Thomsen, Jonas Wandschneider, Jakob Fals … Read More

As part of the Theatre Evenings project, the Scandinavian House in cooperation with the Na Zábradlí Theatre present an accompanying event which will follow the staging of AnderSen or Fantasy Will Drive Me Mad by Jan Mikulášek. After the performance, at about … Read More

Esther and her husband, Poul, gather their family for a weekend together. The occasion is not a happy one; Esther suffers from an incurable disease and has made a momentous decision to prevent the ailment from worsening by taking her … Read More

The Scandinavian House in cooperation with Evald Cinema within the Nordic Film Thursdays project presents the Danish drama FEAR ME NOT (Den du frygter, Denmark, 2008, 95 min) Director: Kristian Levring Screenwriter: Anders Thomas Jensen Starring: Ulrich Thomsen, Paprika Steen, Emma Sehested Høeg, … Read More

The Scandinavian House in cooperation with Evald Cinema and CinemArt within the Nordic Film Thursdays project presents the Danish film THE EARLY DAYS OF ERIK NIETZSCHE (De unge år, Denmark/Italy/Sweden/Austria, 2007, 91 min) Director: Jacob Thuesen Screenwriter: Lars von Trier Starring: Jonatan Spang, … Read More

The Scandinavian House Brno branch together with Jiří Mahen Library (branch Lesná, Haškova 4) is holding a playful afternoon for children with the fairy tales written by the Danish storyteller Hans Christian Andersen. Together with children, we will explore the … Read More

The Scandinavian House in cooperation with Evald Cinema and CinemArt within the Nordic Film Thursdays project presents the Danish drama A FAMILY (En Familie, Denmark, 2010, 102 min) Director: Pernille Fischer Christensen Starring: Jesper Christensen, Lene Maria Christensen, Pilou Asbæk, … Read More

The Scandinavian House Brno branch is holding a playful morning for children on the occasion of 210th anniversary of the Danish storyteller Hans Christian Andersen‘s birthday. Together with children, we will explore the Andersenian world which is, as proclaimed by  … Read More

How did Czech travellers see Denmark in the beginning of the 20th century? Which places did enchant them and what did they think of the Danish citizens?  Come and set out in the footsteps of Karel Čapek, Arnošt Kraus, Václav … Read More