Dance of the Polar Bears

1990 film

Dance of the Polar Bears

Film poster

Directed by| Birger Larsen
Written by| Birger Larsen
Produced by| Bent Fabricius-Bjerre
Starring| Anders Schoubye
Tommy Kenter
Birthe Neumann
Paul Hüttel
Cinematography| Björn Blixt
Edited by| Birger Møller Jensen
Music by| Frans Bak
Distributed by| Warner & Metronome

Release date

* 5 February 1990 (1990-02-05)

Running time

| 89 minutes
Country| Denmark
Language| Danish

Dance of the Polar Bears (Danish: Lad isbjørnene danse) is a 1990 Danish drama film directed by Birger Larsen.[1] The film was selected as the Danish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 63rd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2]

## Cast

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* Anders Schoubye [da] as Lasse
* Tommy Kenter as father
* Birthe Neumann as mother
* Paul Hüttel as Hilding
* Laura Drasbæk as Lollo
* Hakim Bellmann Jacobsen as Gubbi
* Kristine Horn as Tina
* Stig Hoffmeyer [af; da; de] as teacher

## See also

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* List of submissions to the 63rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
* List of Danish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

## References

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1. ^ Clarke Fountain (2016). "Dance of the Polar Bears". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
2. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

## External links

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* Dance of the Polar Bears at IMDb
* Dance of the Polar Bears in the Danish Film Database
* Dance of the Polar Bears in the film database danskefilm.dk (in Danish)

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Bodil Award for Best Danish Film

* 1948 Jenny and the Soldier
* 1949 The Viking Watch of the Danish Seaman
* 1950 Susanne
* 1951 Café Paradis
* 1952 Det Sande Ansigt
* 1953 Adam and Eve
* 1954 Farlig Ungdom
* 1955 Ordet and Der kom en dag
* 1956 På tro og love
* 1957 Be Dear to Me
* 1958 Dregs
* 1959 A Stranger Knocks
* 1960 Vi er allesammen tossede
* 1961 The Last Winter
* 1962 Harry and the Butler
* 1963 Weekend
* 1964 Street Without End
* 1965 Gertrud
* 1966 Strike First Freddy
* 1967 Hunger
* 1968 People Meet and Sweet Music Fills the Heart
* 1969 Ballad of Carl-Henning
* 1970 Jazz All Around
* 1971 Ang.: Lone
* 1972 The Missing Clerk
* 1973 The Escape
* 1974 Not awarded
* 1975 Lars-Ole 5.c
* 1976 That Brief Summer
* 1977 Boys
* 1978 Me and Charly
* 1979 In My Life
* 1980 Johnny Larsen
* 1981 Jeppe på bjerget
* 1982 Rubber Tarzan
* 1983 Der er et yndigt land
* 1984 Beauty and the Beast
* 1985 The Element of Crime
* 1986 The Dark Side of the Moon
* 1987 Coeurs flambés
* 1988 Pelle the Conqueror
* 1989 Emma's Shadow
* 1990 Waltzing Regitze
* 1991 Dance of the Polar Bears
* 1992 Europa
* 1993 Pain of Love
* 1994 Fish Out of Water
* 1995 The Kingdom
* 1996 The Beast Within
* 1997 Breaking the Waves
* 1998 Let's Get Lost
* 1999 The Celebration
* 2000 The One and Only
* 2001 The Bench
* 2002 Kira's Reason: A Love Story
* 2003 Open Hearts
* 2004 Dogville
* 2005 King's Game
* 2006 Manslaughter
* 2007 A Soap
* 2008 The Art of Crying
* 2009 Terribly Happy
* 2010 Antichrist
* 2011 R
* 2012 Melancholia
* 2013 A Hijacking
* 2014 The Hunt
* 2015 Silent Heart
* 2016 Land of Mine
* 2017 In the Blood
* 2018 Winter Brothers
* 2019 Holiday
* 2020 Queen of Hearts
* 2021 Another Round
* 2022 Persona Non Grata

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Danish submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

* Qivitoq - Fjeldgængeren (1956)
* Be Dear to Me (1957)
* The Girls Are Willing (1958)
* Paw (1959)
* Harry and the Butler (1961)
* Sekstet (1964)
* Gertrud (1965)
* Hunger (1966)
* Once There Was a War (1967)
* People Meet and Sweet Music Fills the Heart (1968)
* Ballad of Carl-Henning (1969)
* Ang.: Lone (1970)
* The Missing Clerk (1971)
* Oh, to Be on the Bandwagon! (1972)
* The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang (1974)
* Per (1975)
* The Olsen Gang Sees Red (1976)
* Boys (1977)
* Me and Charly (1978)
* Johnny Larsen (1979)
* Tree of Knowledge (1982)
* Zappa (1983)
* Tukuma (1984)
* Twist and Shout (1985)
* The Dark Side of the Moon (1986)
* Babette's Feast (1987)
* Pelle the Conqueror (1988)
* Waltzing Regitze (1989)
* Dance of the Polar Bears (1990)
* The Great Day on the Beach (1991)
* Sofie (1992)
* Black Harvest (1993)
* Carl, My Childhood Symphony (1994)
* Hamsun (1996)
* Barbara (1997)
* The Celebration (1998)
* Mifune (1999)
* A Place Nearby (2000)
* Italian for Beginners (2001)
* Open Hearts (2002)
* Reconstruction (2003)
* The Five Obstructions (2004)
* Adam's Apples] (2005)
* After the Wedding (2006)
* The Art of Crying (2007)
* Worlds Apart (2008)
* Terribly Happy (2009)
* In a Better World (2010)
* SuperClásico (2011)
* A Royal Affair (2012)
* The Hunt (2013)
* Sorrow and Joy (2014)
* A War (2015)
* Land of Mine (2016)
* You Disappear (2017)
* The Guilty (2018)
* Queen of Hearts (2019)
* Another Round (2020)
* Flee (2021)
* Holy Spider (2022)
* The Promised Land (2023)
* The Girl with the Needle (2024)

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Robert Award for Best Danish Film

* Beauty and the Beast (1984)
* The Element of Crime (1985)
* The Flying Devils (1986)
* Cœurs flambés (1987)
* Pelle the Conqueror (1988)
* Emma's Shadow (1989)
* Waltzing Regitze (1990)
* Dance of the Polar Bears (1991)
* Europa (1992)
* Pain of Love (1993)
* The House of the Spirits (1994)
* Nightwatch (1995)
* The Beast Within (1996)
* Breaking the Waves (1997)
* Barbara & Let's Get Lost (1998)
* The Celebration (1999)
* The One and Only (2000)
* The Bench (2001)
* Kira's Reason: A Love Story (2002)
* Open Hearts (2003)
* The Inheritance (2004)
* King's Game (2005)
* Adam's Apples (2006)
* We Shall Overcome (2007)
* The Art of Crying (2008)
* Terribly Happy (2009)
* Antichrist (2010)
* R (2011)
* Melancholia (2012)
* A Hijacking (2013)
* The Hunt (2014)
* Nymphomaniac Director's Cut (2015)
* Land of Mine (2016)
* The Day Will Come (2017)
* Winter Brothers (2018)
* The Guilty (2019)
* Queen of Hearts (2020)
* Another Round (2021)
* Persona Non Grata (2022)
* Holy Spider (2023)
* The Promised Land (2024)
* Matters of the Heart (2025)

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