Filmhouse in December

FILMHOUSE. White Christmas? It's too soon to tell. But at Copenhagen Filmhouse December is a very cool month. For one thing, there is a special selection of Steve McQueen, the King of Cool's best films. Then there's the Danish Adventure Film Festival dedicated to everything adrenalin pumping. Also enjoy Charlie Kaufman's nerdy cool world, the Christmas special "From All of Us to All of You", the cult classic "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and much more.

Steve McQueen

In the 60s and 70s Steve McQueen was the biggest name in Hollywood. Today the silent action hero is as cool as ever. His best films, such as the Kurosawa inspired western "The Magnificent Seven" and the ultimate prisoner-of-war film "The Great Escape", are some of Hollywood's greatest classics.

The Magnificent Seven
John Sturges / 1960 / 125 min – THU 09/12 at 21:30 + TUE 21/12 at 21:00
The Great Escape
John Sturges / 1963 / 172 min – WED 01/12 at 20:00 + SUN 12/12 at 14:00 + SUN at 26/12 at 15:00
The Sand Pebbles
Robert Wise / 1966 / 182 min – SAT 11/12 at 14:00 + THU 30/12 at 15:00
Bullitt
Peter Yates / 1968 / 98 min – SAT 11/12 21:45 + SUN 19/12 at 16:45
Le Man
Lee H. Katzin / 1971 / 108 min – WED 08/12 16:45 + FRI 17/12 at 21:30
The Getaway
Sam Peckinpah / 1972 / 120 min – WED 01/12 at 21:00 + SAT 18/12 at 21:45
An Enemy of the People
George Schaefer / 1978 / 90 min – THU 09/12 at 19:00 + SAT 18/12 at 21:30
The Tomas Crown Affair
Norman Jewison / 1968 / 101 min – FRI 10/12 at 21:30 + SUN 26/12 at 16:30

Factbox

December programme

THE FILMHOUSE

The Filmhouse is not only home to the Cinematheque, screening films Tuesdays through to Sundays, but also to an extensive film library, the educational film studio FILM-X, a videotheque with some 1.500 titles available for viewing, a video & bookshop, and the café and restaurant SULT. The Filmhouse is also home to the Danish Film Institute, the national agency responsible for supporting and encouraging film and cinema culture.

The Cinematheque's monthly programme usually includes some 20-50 films with English dialogue or with English subtitles.

BOOKING & BUYING TICKETS

TICKET OFFICE
Telephone +45 3374 3412

ADDRESS
Filmhouse
Danish Film Institute
Gothersgade 55
1123 Copenhagen K

OPENING HOURS
Tuesday-Friday 9:30–22:00
Saturday–Sunday: 12–22:00
Monday closed

TICKET PRICES

Normal ticket prices are 40 dkk for members and 65 dkk for non-members.

BECOME A MEMBER

You can join the Cinematheque: annual membership is 250 dkk (for two living in the same household 300 dkk). There is a 50% discount for students and retired citizens. Members also enjoy free entry to a number of films throughout the year.

HOW TO FIND US

LOCATION
The Filmhouse is located in central Copenhagen at Gothersgade 55, opposite the Kings Garden and Rosenborg Castle.

BY BUS
The Bus line 350S stops almost at the main entrance to the Filmhouse. The stop at Kronprinsessegade is closest.


BY TRAIN OR METRO
The Filmhouse in an 8-10 minute walk from City Hall, and Nørreport Station,centre for trains, the Metro, and buses.

Jean Genet

If the French novelist, playwright and poet had been alive today, he would have turned 100 in December. The rebel artist's writing has been adapted by many different directors.

Un Chant d'Amour + Saint Genet
Jean Genet / 1950 / 27 min + Nigel Williams / 1985 / 58 min – TUE 14/12 at 21:30 + SUN 19/12 at 19:00
The Maids
Christopher Miles / 1975 / 85 min – THU 16/12 at 21:45 + WED 29/12 at 16:45
Poison
Todd Hayes / 1990 / 85 min – TUE 07/12 at 22:00 + SAT 18/11 at 16:45

Noon Screenings

Catch a film at midday and get a free cup of coffee.

Forget Paris
Billy Crystal / 1995 / 101 min – WED 01/12 + THU 02/12 at 12:30
Richard III
Richard Loncraine / 1996 / 110 min – TUE 14/11 + THU 16/12 at 12:30
The Merchant of Venice
Michael Radford / 2004 / 138 min – TUE 14/12 + THU 16/12 at 12:30
To Be or Not to Be
Ernst Lubitsh / 1942 / 97 min – TUE 21/12 + WED 22/12 + THU 23/12 at 12:30

Charlie Kaufman

It's not often that the scriptwriters get as much attention as the directors, but that's the case with Charlie Kaufman. Which is understandable when you look at these films.

Being John Malkovich
Spike Jonze / 1999 / 112 min – FRI 10/12 at 19:00 + TUE 21/12 at 21:15
Human Nature
Michel Gondry / 2001 / 98 min – FRI 10/12 at 21:45 + THU 30/12 at 21:15
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
George Cloony / 2002 / 114 min – FRI 10/12 at 16.45 + SUN 19/12 at 21:00
Adaptation
Spike Jonze / 2002 / 116 min – SUN 19/12 at 14:00 + SUN 26/12 at 21:15
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Michel Gondry / 2004 / 108 min – THU 23/12 + WED 29/12 at 21:30
Synechdoche, New York
Charlie Kaufman / 2008 / 124 min – WED 08/12 at 19:00 + SAT 18/12 at 14:15

Film of the Month: Goodbye Solo

The last Film of the Month of this decade is a beautiful American indie movie with a tender heart.

Goodbye Solo
Ramin Bahrani / 2008 / 91 min – THU 09/12 (frie for members) + FRI 10/12 + SAT 11/12 + SUN 12/12 + TUE 14/12 + WED 15/12 + THU 16/12 + FRI 17/12 + SAT 18/12 + SUN 19/12 at 19:15

Documentary of the Month: Beyond this Place

Pease, love and abandonment. Kaleo La Belle is trying to understand his father Cloud Rock, who left the family to live the hippie life, when Kaleo was only three. Cloud Rock signed every letter he wrote his son with "I love you", but only came to visit twice.

Beyond this Place
Kaleo La Belle / 2010 – WED 22/12 + THU 23/12 + SUN 26/12 + TUE 28/12 + WED 29/12 + THU 30/12 at 19:00

Birthday celebration for Christian Braad Thomsen

Christian Braad Thomsen is best known as director and writer, but he has also imported some very important films. In celebration of his 70th birthday, Copenhagen Filmhouse is showing some of them.

La chambre verte / The Green Room
François Truffaut / 1978 / 93 min – WED 29/12 at 16:30
Distant Voices, Still Lives
Terence Davies / 1988 / 84 min – SUN 12/12 at 20:00 + WED 22/12 at 19:15
Life is Sweet
Mike Leigh / 1991 / 103 min – SAT 11/12 at 16:45 + SUN 26/12 at 19:15

Goodbye Dan Nissen

Head of Archive & Cinematheque Dan Nissen is retiring. For one last hurrah, he will be introducing his favourite film.

Der Himmel über Berlin / Wings of Desire
Wim Wenders / 1987 / 127 min + 30 min intro – WED 08/12 at 19:15

D.A.F.F. – Danish Adventure Film Festival

A festival dedicated to extreme adrenalin pumping action, and to the people who defy fear and logic in search for the ultimate adventure. Read more on www.adventurefilmfestival.dk.  

127 Hours
Danny Boyle / 2010 / 94 min - THU 02/12 at 16.30
The Asgaard project
Alastair Lee / 2009 / 65 min – SAT 04/12 at 19:15
Asphalt Copenhagen
René Johannsen / 2009 / 40 min – SUN 05/12 at 16:45
My Run
Tim VendeSteeg / 2009 / 85 min – SUN 05/12 at 19:00
My Playground
Kaspar Astrup Schröder / 2010 / 51 min – FRI 03/12 at 16:30
Follow Me
Anthill Films / 2010 / 45 min - SUN 05/12 at 14:00
Mount St. Elias
Gerald Salmina / 2009 / 100 min – FRI 03/12 at 19:00
The Wildest Dream
Anthony Geffen / 2010 / 90 min – SUN 05/12 at 19:15
Core
Chuck Fryberger / 2009 / 73 min – SUN 05/12 at 21:30
The Sends
Shawn Boye / 2001 / The Sends – THU 02/12 at 19:00
Free Radicals - The Unpublished + Enjoyable State of Being
Niklas Allestig, Henrik Andersson + Fred Arne Wergeland / 2010 / 35 min + 10 min – SUN 05/12 at 21:45
Out of the Shadow
Nicolas Teichrob, Athan Merrick / 2010 / 60 min – THU 02/12 at 16:45
Don't Panic
Alex Schiller / 2010 / 45 min – SUN 05/12 at 16:30
Now/Here
Justin Hostynek / 2010 / 45 min – SAT 04/12 at 14:00
Solo: Lost at Sea
David Michod, Jennifer Peedom / 2008 / 62 min – FRI 03/12 at 21:30
Sliding Liberia
Britton Caillounette, Nicolai Lidow / 2008 / 48 min – FRI 03/12 at 14:00
Surfing 50 states
Stefan Hunt, Jonno Durrant / 2008 / 62 min – SAT 04/12 at 21:45
Sea of Darkness
Michael Oblowitz / 2009 / 88 min – THU 02/12 at 19:15
The Vice Guide to Liberia
Andy Capper, Shane Smith / 2010 / 55 min – SAT 04/12 at 14:15
Heimo's Arctic Refuge
David Feinberg / 2010 / 52 min – THU 02/12 at 21:45

From All of Us to All of You

A Christmas present to everyone looking for a great film on a cold days.

Once Upon a Time In the West
Sergio Leone / 1968 / 165 min – TUE 21/12 at 17:00 + TUE 28/12 at 19:15 + THU 30/12 at 19:15
Frozen River
Courtney Hunt / 2008 / 97 min – TUE 07/12 at 16:30 + SAT 11/12 at 21:30 + THU 23/12 at 21:15
Life During Wartime
Todd Solondz / 2009 / 98 min – WED 08/12 at 21:45 + TUE 14/12 at 19:00
London River
Rachid Bouchareb / 2009 / 87 min - SUN 19/12 at 16:30 + WED 22/12 at 21:30 + WED 29/12 at 19:15
An Education
Lone Scherfig / 2009 / 101 min – SAT 04/12 at 16:30 + FRI 17/12 at 21:00
The Kids are All Right
Lisa Cholodenko / 2010 / 104 min – TUE 14/12 at 16:45 + THU 23/12 at 19:15

Experimental – Five films by Malcolm Le Grice

Little Dog for Roger + Berlin Horse + Threshold + Whitchurch Down (Duration) + After Lumiere - L'arroseur Arrosé
Malcolm Le Grice / 1967 – 1974 / 60 min – WED 15/12 at 19:00

Silent Films – Live Music

Did you think that Clint Eastwood was the ultimate silent man of the West? That is because you don't know western-icon William S. Hart. He actually lived in the West when it was still Wild. He believed in more realistic Westerns, and directed them himself.

Hell's Hinges
William S. Hart, Charles Swickard / PIANIST: Lars Boutrup / 1916 / 66 min – TUE 07/12 at 19:00
Selfish Yates
William S. Hart / PIANIST: Ronen Thalmay / 1918 /61 min – TUE 21/12 at 19:00

Psych-Out: Film from the Underground

Double-Feature: Vanishing Point + Two-Lane Blacktop
Richard Sarafian + Monte Hellman / 1971 / 99 min + 30 min break + 102 min – THU 16/12 at 20:00.

Christmas Late Night

Copenhagen Filmhouse is celebrating the last Friday Late Night of the year – on a Tuesday and with the ultimate cult movie.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Jim Sharman / 1975 / 100 min – TUE 28/12 at 21:30

SunDoc

Colossi of Love
Nikkos Mistriotis / 2010 / 89 min – SUN 05/12 at 14:30

Event: Donald Spoto Collection

The American writer and movie connoisseur Donald Spoto presents his unique collection of film stills to the Danish Film Institute. Spoto is most famous for his biographies on Marilyn Monroe, Alfred Hitchcock and Ingrid Bergman.