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Lone Scherfig

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Lone Scherfig

Born May 2, 1959 in Søborg, Danmark14 films

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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 Beginners (Italiensk for begyndere, 2000), a romantic comedy which among its many international awards won the Silver Berlin Bear (Jury Prize) at the 2001 Berlin International Film Festival. It is credited as the most profitable Scandinavian film to date. Most recently she's directed An Education (2009), based on an autobiographical article by British journalist Lynn Barber. The independent film was nominated for three of the 82nd Academy Awards.

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One Day posterFirst watchOne Day20117.4After spending the night together on the eve of their college graduation, Dexter and Emma are shown each year on the same date to see where they are in their lives.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
An Education poster6.9An Education2009The Riot Club poster5.9The Riot Club2014Their Finest poster6.6Their Finest2017Italian for Beginners poster6.4Italian for Beginners2000The Kindness of Strangers poster6.4The Kindness of Strangers2019Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself poster6.5Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself2002The Movie Teller poster6.5The Movie Teller2023

Filmography

14 films as director
  1. TBAHoneytrapDirector
  2. 2023The Movie TellerDirector
  3. 2019The Kindness of StrangersDirector
  4. 2017Their FinestDirector
  5. 2014The Riot ClubDirector
  6. 2011One DayDirector
  7. 2009An EducationDirector
  8. 2007Just Like HomeDirector
  9. 2005Jeg er bare den logerendeDirector
  10. 2002Wilbur Wants to Kill HimselfDirector
  11. 2000Italian for BeginnersDirector
  12. 1998On Our OwnDirector
  13. 1990The Birthday TripDirector
  14. 1984Den onde cirkelDirector