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Gabriel Axel
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Gabriel Axel

Danish film director (1918-2014)
April 18, 1918 (February 9, 2014)
Runtime: 90 min.
Dan. 1993. Drama by Gabriel Axel with Gabriel Byrne, Helen Mirren, Christian Bale. In the 7th century, a young prince who witnessed the murder of his father by his brother fakes madness to better prepare his revenge.
Runtime: 103 min.
Dan. 1989. Social drama by Gabriel Axel with Nikolaj Christensen, Nathalie Brusse, Preben Lerdorff Rye. A young Danish musician fleeing south after escaping from a rehabilitation centre is welcomed by a charming family in a village in Morocco.
Runtime: 100 min.

Babette's Feast

V.O.: Babettes gæstebud
Dan. 1987. Dramatic comedy by Gabriel Axel with Stéphane Audran, Brigitte Federspiel, Bodil Kjer. In a Danish village, a French maid spends the money she won in a lottery to prepare a feast for her bosses.
Runtime: 102 min.
Runtime: 90 min.
Runtime: 105 min.
Fr. 1978. Biography by Gabriel Axel with Michel Bouquet, Jean-Claude Bouillon, Jean Leuvrais. Rembrandt agrees to paint a picture for the militia, which turns his life upside down.
Fr. 1977. Psychological drama by Gabriel Axel with Henri Virlojeux, Gisèle Casadesus, Jean-Claude Lecas. The response of a retiree whose wife died after being attacked by thugs.

Hagbard and Signe

V.O.: Den Rode Kappe
Dan. 1968. Adventures with Oleg Vidov, Gitte Haenning, Gunnar Björnstrand. A prince falls in love with the daughter of the king who killed her father in a duel.
Runtime: 105 min.

Sex and the Law

V.O.: Det Kaere Legetoj
Dan. 1968. Documentary by Gabriel Axel. A humorous overview of the sexual revolution in Denmark since pornography became a free market.
Runtime: 91 min.

Oscar

V.O.: Oskar
Dan. 1962. Comedy by Gabriel Axel with Dirch Passer, Ove Sprogoe, Birgitte Reimer.
Runtime: 81 min.

Crazy Paradise

V.O.: Det Tossede Paradis
Dan. 1962. Comedy by Gabriel Axel with Dirch Passer, Hans W. Petersen, Ove Sprogoe. After a municipal election brings a separatist leader to power, a small island declares its independence from Denmark.
Runtime: 105 min.

The Girls Are Willing

V.O.: Guld og Gronne Skove
Dan. 1958. Comedy by Gabriel Axel with Alex Bang, Karl Stegger, Jörn Jeppesen. Two of the islands in the Danish archipelago are in a state of cold war.
Runtime: 88 min.

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