Nils Malmros honored at Cinematik film festival

Danish director Nils Malmros was honored with the Respect Award at the 21st Cinematik film festival in Piešťany, Slovakia. The event featured a retrospective of his work, allowing audiences to view five of his films.

Malmros, a prominent figure in Danish auteur cinema, is known for films that explore personal memory, childhood, and family relationships, often using non-professional actors to reconstruct real events. His notable works include ‘Beauty and the Beast’, ‘Pain of Love’, and ‘Barbara’, which received various Danish film awards.

During the festival, Malmros expressed his admiration for the Czechoslovak New Wave, specifically citing the works of Miloš Forman and Jiří Menzel as classics. He also noted the connection to Prague, where the music for his film ‘Barbara’ was recorded by the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.