Birger Larsen (director)

Birger Larsen
Born(1961-12-22)22 December 1961
Hvidovre, Denmark
Died26 October 2016(2016-10-26) (aged 54)
Denmark
NationalityDanish
Occupation(s)Film director and screenwriter
Notable workDance of the Polar Bears, Sweethearts, Crimes of Passion
The grave of the film director Birger Larsen (1961–2016) at Holmens Kirkegård in Copenhagen.

Birger Larsen (22 December 1961 – 26 October 2016) was a Danish film director and screenwriter.[1][2] He won the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film for his 1990 film Dance of the Polar Bears (Danish: Lad isbjørnene danse). He was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for his film Sweethearts (1996). In 2013, he directed the first episode of Crimes of Passion.

Filmography

Film

Short film

TV movies

  • Længe leve friheden (1993)
  • Murder: Joint Enterprise (2012)

TV series

Other credits

Title Year Role
Wanna see my beautiful navel? [da] 1978 Claus
Beauty and the Beast 1983 Assistant lighting technician
The Element of Crime 1984 Best boy (2o unit)
Tonny Toupé show 1985 Billardspiller med solbriller
Emma's Shadow [da; de; fr; simple] 1988 Assistant director
Holes in the Soup Editor
Heaven and Hell [da] 2o unit director
Shower of Gold [da; de] Assistant director
Love on the rails 1989
Eye of the Eagle 1997 2o unit director
Skagerrak 2003

References

  1. ^ "Nekrolog, filminstruktør Birger Larsen" (in Danish). Nordisk Film. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Filminstruktøren Birger Larsen er død". BT (in Danish). Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Murder: Series 1, The Third Voice". BBC. Retrieved 18 March 2016.


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