Cheri 2009  R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Stephen Frears
Cast: Michelle Pfeiffer, Kathy Bates, Rupert Friend, Felicity Jones, Frances Tomeltry, Anita Pallenberg, Harriet Walter, Iben Hjejle, Gaye Brown, Rollo Weeks, Joe Sheridan, Tom Burke
In Paris during the early 20th century, Lea de Lonval (Michelle Pfeiffer) is retiring from her life as a seductress when she begins a six-year, on-again-off-again love affair with Cheri (Rupert Friend) who happens to be the immature son of her former rival, Madame Charlotte Peloux (Kathy Bates). Along the way, Charlotte steps in and plots to separate Lea and Cheri by arranging a match between Cheri and 18-year-old Edmee (Felicity Jones).
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Defiance 2008  R, 137 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Edward Zwick
Cast: Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell, Alexa Davalos, Allan Corduner, Mark Feuerstein, Tomas Arana, Jodhi May, Kate Fahy, Iddo Goldberg, Iben Hjejle, Martin Hancock, Jacek Koman, Ravil Isyanov, George MacKay
During World War II, the Belarus home of the Jewish Bielski brothers–Zus (Liev Schreiber), Asael (Jamie Bell), and Tuvia (Daniel Craig)–is destroyed, but they find refuge in the dense woods where they had played as children. With great effort, they manage to survive, and then other refugees join them and accept their commune lifestyle while the brothers convince the refugees to rebel against the Nazis who are slaughtering the Jews in Europe. Now, winter settles in, and they try to keep their faith alive.
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The Emperor's New Clothes 2001 PG, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alan Taylor
Cast: Ian Holm, Iben Hjejle, Tim McInnerny, Tom Watson, Nigel Terry, Hugh Bonneville, Murray Melvin, Eddie Marsan, Clive Russell, Bob Mason, Trevor Cooper, Chris Langham
If Napoleon did not die in exile and, instead, plotted to regain the throne by trading places with a commoner in Paris is the premise for this enjoyable comedy.
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Flickering Lights 2000  N/R, 109 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Anders Thomas Jensen
Cast: Soren Pilmark, Ulrich Thomsen, Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Sofie Grabol, Iben Hjejle, Ole Thestrup, Frits Helmuth, Peter Andersson, Niels Anders Thorn
Four small-time gangsters take on the job of stealing a bag for their boss. But when they see it contains a large sum of money, their leader, Torkild (Soren Pilmark), convinces the others to take off and start a new life. On their way from Copenhagen to Barcelona, their old truck breaks down and they hide in an old, dilapidated, abandoned inn. As they reflect on their lives, the thought of cleaning up the inn and changing lifestyles occurs to the group. A good entry from Academy Award-winning director Anders Thomas Jensen.
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 High Fidelity 2000 R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Musical / Romance
Director: Stephen Frears
Cast: John Cusack, Iben Hjejle, Todd Louiso, Jack Black, Lisa Bonet, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Joan Cusack, Tim Robbins, Joelle Carter, Lili Taylor, Drake Bell, Ben Carr, Chris Rehmann, Natasha Gregson Wagner, Shannon Stillo
Set in the Chicago suburbs, this story is narrated by 30-something, record store owner Rob Gordon (John Cusack) who has not grown beyond the "obsession-with-music-and-chicks" stage. Rob's geeky co-owners of the record store are Barry (Jack Black) and Dick (Todd Louiso) who are so offbeat that they have been driving away customers. Meanwhile, Rob has other problems with his girlfriend Laura (Iben Hjejle) who tires of him and starts dating Rob's neighbor Ian (Tim Robbins). Rob's solution to handling that problem is to track down his ex-girlfriends to find answers to his lack of success with women. The story is a wry and witty offering about music geeks and the rhythm of their lives: commitment, jobs, and falling in love.
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Mifune 2000 R, 98 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy / Drama
Director: Soren Kragh-Jacobsen
Cast: Iben Hjejle, Anders W. Berthelsen, Jesper Asholt, Anders Hove, Emil Tarding, Sofie Grabol, Paprika Steen, Mette Bratlann, Susanne Storm, Sidse Babett Knudsen
Kresten (Anders W. Berthelsen) is a successful businessman, has recently married the boss' daughter (Sofie Grabol), and has told her and her family that he had no living relatives. Then comes word that his father died back on the farm and he heads home to look after his retarded brother. When he hires a prostitute to help, his life changes. This is the third in the series based on the Danish "Dogme95" manifesto.
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| 1. Cheri (2009)
2. Defiance (2008)
3. The Emperor's New Clothes (2001)
4. Flickering Lights (2000)
5. High Fidelity (2000)
6. Mifune (2000)
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