Once Upon a Time in Denmark
Description
In episode two of Andrew Graham-Dixon's epic journey through Scandinavian art and landscape, Denmark emerges from modest beginnings to become a great power and arbiter of taste in northern Europe, a story of transformation befitting the homeland of the greatest fairytale spinner of them all, Hans Christian Andersen. In this film, Graham-Dixon traces Denmark's failed imperial experiment, beginning with Christian IV's reign. During the late 18th and early 19th centuries, Andersen, Bertel Thorvaldsen and Christoffer Eckersberg represented a golden age in Danish art. After defeat by Prussia in 1864, Denmark turned inward and focused on building a stable, democratic nation, illustrated in Vilhelm Hammershoi's introverted paintings. The "small is beautiful" mentality is further seen in Danish modern furniture design, inspired by the "hygge" concept, and in LEGOLAND.
Runtime
50 min 53 sec
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Database
Films on Demand