安诺斯·托马斯·延森 (1972)

Anders Thomas Jensen

Anders Thomas Jensen was born on 6th April 1972 in Frederiksværk on
Sjælland in Denmark to Carl Benny Jensen and Kirsten Jensen (born
Sørensen). He attended the high school in Frederiksværk from 1988 to
1991. In 1990 while still in high school, he wrote and directed
10 år på bagen - 3 år i skyggen (1990) (TV).

He made his film debut in 1996 with the short films Café Hector (1996), Davids bog (1996),
Hvileløse hjerte (1996) and the Academy Award nominated Ernst & Lyset (1996), which he also
directed. The following year Jensen wrote and directed Wolfgang (1997), which
also earned an Academy Award nomination for best short film. He also
made a rare appearance in front of the camera in Royal Blues (1997). Baby Doom (1998) and
Albert (1998), both released in 1998, were the first feature films with
screenplay co-written by Jensen.

After being nominated two previous years Jensen finally won in 1999 an
Oscar for best short film with Valgaften (1998). He followed it with writing the
screenplay for two successful films in 1999, Mifunes sidste sang (1999) and I Kina spiser de hunde (1999).
Jensen was nominated for a Robert for the both films, but neither won.
Mifune, directed by Søren Kragh-Jacobsen was the third dogme film. I Kina spiser de
hunde (In China They Eat Dogs), directed by Lasse Spang Olsen and starring
Kim Bodnia, was the first of typical Jensen screenplays with an original
mixture of humour and action. The formula was very effective and the
film was a huge hit in Denmark. In a way it created a new genre, Danish
action comedies, as it spawned several imitations as well as a prequel
three years later. In 2000 Jensen co-wrote the screenplay for Dykkerne (2000)
and The King Is Alive (2000), the fourth dogme-film which is a story about a group of
people who decides to stage Shakespeare's King Lear in the desert.

After having written screenplays for films in various genres, in 2000
he also his feature film debut as a director with Blinkende lygter (2000). Blinkende
lygter (Flickering Lights) tells the story of four small time crooks
from Copenhagen who steal 4,000,000 DKR from a gangster boss.
Unfortunately their escape route won't take them further than the
countryside before the car breaks down. That leads them to renovate an
old guesthouse while tring to lay low. With Denmark's best talents
Søren Pilmark, Ulrich Thomsen, Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Iben Hjejle, it was a huge
blockbuster hit in Denmark and also gained interest abroad. Blinkende
lygter also gained a Bodil nomination for the best picture of the year,
a Robert nomination for best screenplay and won the audience award at
the Robert festival. By now already an established name on the Danish
movie scene he wrote the screenplays to Grev Axel (2001), made an uncredited
contribution to Fukssvansen (2001), Lone Scherfig's Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2002) and Susanne Bier's celebrated
Elsker dig for evigt (2002) highlighted by strong performances from Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas and
Paprika Steen. The screenplay of Elsker dig for evigt (Open Hearts) also
showed a completely different side of him. In 2002 he also wrote the
screenplay for Lasse Spang Olsen's Gamle mænd i nye biler (2002), the prequel to In China
They East Dogs. Jensen received his fourth Robert nomination for the
screenplay of Gamle mænd i nye biler (Old Men In New Cars).

Jensen then wrote and directed De grønne slagtere (2003). With outstanding performances
by Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Mads Mikkelsen, Jensen contributed yet another
characteristic story of two butchers with very unorthodox methods. This
time Jensen was for De Grønne slagtere (The Green Butchers) nominated
for both screenplay and direction at the Robert Festival. He also wrote
the screenplays for Søren Kragh-Jacobsen's Skagerrak (2003) and Rembrandt (2002).
Skagerrak tells the story of Danish Marie (Iben Hjejle) who finds
happiness when she least expects it as she is offered to be a surrogate
mother in Northern Scotland. Rembrandt on the other hand continues the
adventures of Danish small time crooks, as they by mistake steal a
painting by Rembrandt which causes them more problems that they ask
for. In 2004 Jensen wrote the screenplay for Susanne Bier's Brødre (2004).
Brødre (Brothers), starring Connie Nielsen, Ulrich Thomsen and Nikolaj Lie Kaas is a story of
two brothers whose lives alter in many ways when one is sent to war in
Afghanistan and the other one takes his place in the brother's family.
For Brothers Jensen finally won a Robert for best screenplay. In
February 2005 premiered Solkongen (2005), directed by Tomas Villum Jensen, and followed by
Adams æbler (2005) in April 2005. Jensen's third directorial effort Adams æbler is
written and directed by himself and stars once again Mads Mikkelsen,
Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Ulrich Thomsen. His next contribution will be
Efter brylluppet (2006) (After the Wedding), which will be directed by Susanne Bier and
with Mads Mikkelsen and Rolf Lassgård in leading roles. Efter brylluppet is due to
be released in March 2006.