Per Holst

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Per Holst

Born March 28, 1939 · Brønshøj, Danmark

Died August 23, 2025 · aged 86

Per Holst (28 March 1939 – 23 August 2025) was a Danish film producer, having worked on more than 50 films since 1967. In 1997, he was a member of the jury at the 47th Berlin International Film Festival.

Known For

All Things FairAll Things Fair · 1995
All Things Fair
6.51995
MovieDramaRomance
In 1943 Malmö, 15-year-old Stig is attracted to his teacher Viola, 22 years his senior, who, drawn to his youth and innocence, believes the lad is a God-sent relief from her miserable marriage to a drunken, unfaithful lout.
B.O.Y.: Bruises of YesterdayB.O.Y.: Bruises of Yesterday · 2024
B.O.Y.: Bruises of Yesterday
7.72024
MovieDrama
A 16-year-old boy who spend summer with his grandparents falls in love with an older young man but when tragedy strikes, he falls into a dark hole of self-harm, lust, and loneliness.
What a Circus!What a Circus! · 2017
What a Circus!
8.62017
MovieFamily
Everything is as usual at the circus, where a cheerful band of performers enjoy a world full of magic and where grown-ups get to play. Ramona loves her life inside and outside the circus ring, and not least her motley circus family. But strange tracks in the snow and a series of mysterious incidents threaten to disturb her paradise. Someone is watching her. The question is: Who and why? At the same time, her beloved father and circus manager Leo, is beginning to behave very strangely indeed. Worried that his circus will be outshone by their rival, Circus Supremo, Leo is demanding the impossible from his performers.
I Am DinaI Am Dina · 2002
I Am Dina
5.62002
MovieDrama
In Northern Norway during the 1860s, a little girl named Dina accidentally causes her mother's death. Overcome with grief, her father refuses to raise her, leaving her in the care of the household servants. Dina grows up wild and unmanageable, with her only friend being the stable boy, Tomas. She summons her mother's ghost and develops a strange fascination with death as well as a passion for living.
Ballen i øyetBallen i øyet · 2000
Ballen i øyet
5.02000
MovieComedyFantasy
While near sighted Denise plays football, she accidently gets a ball in her face, and her glasses break. When she wakes up in the hospital she's double sighted.
The Element of CrimeThe Element of Crime · 1984
The Element of Crime
6.41984
MovieCrimeDrama
Fisher, an ex-detective, decides to take one final case when a mysterious serial killer claims the lives of several young girls. Fisher, unable to find the culprit, turns to Osbourne, a writer who was once respected for his contributions to the field of criminology. Fisher begins to use Osbourne's technique, which involves empathizing with serial killers; however, as the detective becomes increasingly engrossed in this method, things take a disturbing turn.
Pain of LovePain of Love · 1992
Pain of Love
6.41992
MovieDrama
A young woman who falls in love with her teacher is hit by heartache and challenges she is not prepared for and struggles to escape her dark frame of mind.
Pelle the ConquerorPelle the Conqueror · 1987
Pelle the Conqueror
7.31987
MovieDrama
In the late 19th century, two Swedish emigrants, Lasse Karlsson and his son Pelle, arrive on the Danish island of Bornholm hoping to find work on a farm and save enough money to travel to the United States of America.

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Two Penny DanceTwo Penny Dance · 1999
Two Penny Dance
5.81999
MovieDrama
The story of Juliane, a young woman who learns how to take her fate in her own hands and to trust nobody but herself. The plot is set in the Copenhagen tenements of the 1880s. Juliane is trapped in an unhappy marriage to a man who suffers extended periods of insanity. They have two children. She struggles to improve her social status, however, striving to attain the level of her two elder sisters is not easy. The great upheaval comes when she meets Otto, a smith, younger than Juliane, and in many ways her opposite. He is an ardent socialist, whereas she believes in herself. It is love at first sight when they meet and waltz on the pavement, but their passion really bursts into flame as time goes by. At last Juliane has found a man as strong-willed as she is.

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