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Lone Scherfig
Director 67 years old

Lone Scherfig

Søborg, Danmark

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lone Scherfig (born May 2, 1959) is a Danish film director. She graduated Danish Film School in 1984, and began her career as a director with Kaj's fødselsdag "A Birthday Trip". She made her mark with the Dogme95-film, Italian for... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

9 titles
La contadora de películas

La contadora de películas

Lone Scherfig 2023 1h 56m 5.0

A girl's gift for recounting the events in Hollywood movies transforms her family's fortunes in rural 1960s Chile.

Their Finest

Their Finest

Lone Scherfig 2016 1h 57m 6.7

A British film crew attempts to boost morale during World War II by making a propaganda film after the Blitzkrieg.

The Riot Club

The Riot Club

Lone Scherfig 2014 1h 47m 6.0

Two first-year students at Oxford University join the infamous Riot Club, where reputations can be made or destroyed over the course of a single evening.

One Day

One Day

Lone Scherfig 2011 1h 47m 6.3

A romantic comedy centered on Dexter and Emma, who first meet during their graduation in 1988 and proceed to reunite one day each year for the next 20 years.

An Education

An Education

Lone Scherfig 2009 1h 40m 7.5

A coming-of-age story about a teenage girl in 1960s suburban London, and how her life changes with the arrival of a playboy nearly twice her age.

Hjemve

Hjemve

Lone Scherfig 2007 1h 37m 5.0

The tale of a troubled small town, and the brave few who made it their mission to keep the community together. As the citizens of a secluded Danish town gradually loose their trust in one and other, the sight of a naked man walking through town in the early hours of the morning sets off an unsettling wave of paranoia.

Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself

Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself

Lone Scherfig 2002 1h 51m 6.5

The strange comedy film of two close brothers; one, Wilbur, who wants to kill himself, and the other, Harbour, who tries to prevent this. When their father dies leaving them his bookstore they meet a woman who makes their lives a bit better yet with a bit more trouble as well.

Italiensk for begyndere

Italiensk for begyndere

Lone Scherfig 2000 1h 58m 7.1

A romantic comedy told by ordinary people about happiness and unhappiness in love. This Dogma production was shown at the Berlinale in 2001 where it surprisingly won a silver medal.

Kaj's fødselsdag

Kaj's fødselsdag

Lone Scherfig 1990 1h 34m

When the hot-dog vendor Kaj from the small town of Skælskør in Denmark turns 40, his friends take him on a trip to Poland, to a long party with cheap liquor and emigration eager polish ladies. It will go merrily, but it gets serious for Kaj as he meets a girl who mistakes him for a wealthy Toyota dealer she has exchanged letters with.

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