Nicolas Winding Refn
Also Known As: ニコラス・ウィンディング・レフン, 尼古拉斯·温丁·雷弗恩, Рефн, Николас Виндинг, 니콜라스 윈딩 레픈, Jang, 니콜라스 빈딩 레픈, 니콜라스 레픈, 尼古拉斯·温丁·雷芬
Biography: Nicolas Winding Refn (born 29 September 1970) is a Danish film director, screenwriter and producer. He is known for directing the crime dramas Bleeder (1999) and the Pusher films (1996-2005), the fictionalised biographical film Bronson (2008), the dramatic adventure film Valhalla Rising (2009), the neo-noir crime film Drive (2011), the thriller Only God Forgives (2013), and the psychological horror film The Neon Demon (2016). In 2008, Refn co-founded the Copenhagen-based production company Space Rocket Nation.
Department: Directing
Place of Birth: Copenhagen, Denmark
Birthday: September 29, 1970
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Gender: Male
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Pusher
Overview: A drug pusher grows increasingly desperate after a botched deal leaves him with a large debt to a ruthless drug lord.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1996-08-30
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Copenhagen Cowboy: Nightcall with Nicolas Winding Refn
Overview: Show creator Nicolas Winding Refn and his team detail how they brought the stoic heroine and dark fairy tale version of Copenhagen's netherworld to life.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: da
Release Date: 2023-01-26
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Chinaman
Overview: Keld is in a rut. His wife of 25 years has left him. For sustenance, he eats his way through the menu at the local Chinese takeaway. The owner talks him into a marriage of convenience with his sister from China and the unplanned-for happens. A delicate romance blossoms between these two damaged, fragile individuals, but a secret gives their relationship a fateful twist. A subtle and touching story of life's diversity.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: da
Release Date: 2005-04-01
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Ryan Gosling: Hollywood's Demigod
Overview: Some celebrate him as a sex symbol and the most interesting actor of our time. Envious people talk about his smooth face, his washboard stomach, and thus explain his fame. It is undisputed that Ryan Gosling is one of the most successful actors of our decade.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2018-07-15
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Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds
Overview: A journey into the creative mind of the most iconic video game designer in the world. Featuring appearances from visionary artists Guillermo del Toro, Nicholas Winding Refn, Grimes, George Miller, Norman Reedus, Woodkid, Chvrches, this visually captivating documentary gives a rare insight into Hideo Kojima’s creative process as he launches his own independent studio.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-06-17
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Drive Without a Driver
Overview: A documentary on Nicolas Winding Refn and his story on directing Drive.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-12-10
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Dario Argento: Panico
Overview: This documentary about the great master of European horror and fantastic films offers an immersive exploration into the life and legacy of the director of Suspiria. Using the writing process of his next film as a starting point, Dario Argento Panico immerses us in the mind of the Italian genius, and offers testimonials from other filmmakers who love his work, all key names in today's world of cinema including Gaspar Noé and Guillermo Del Toro.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2024-10-14
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Gambler
Overview: A humorous documentary about Nicolas Winding Refn and his struggle to secure his family financially and help him get on with his life. Forced to file for personal bankruptcy after the failure of "Fear X" at the box office, Refn has only one chance to wipe the slate clean and continue his career as a filmmaker: produce sequels to his breakthrough movie "Pusher."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: da
Release Date: 2006-04-20
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Jodorowsky's Dune
Overview: Shot in France, England, Switzerland and the United States, this documentary covers director Alejandro Jodorowsky (El Topo, Holy Mountain, Santa Sangre) and his 1974 Quixotic attempt to adapt the seminal sci-fi novel Dune into a feature film. After spending 2 years and millions of dollars, the massive undertaking eventually fell apart, but the artists Jodorowsky assembled for the legendary project continued to work together. This group of artists, or his “warriors” as Jodorowsky named them, went on to define modern sci-fi cinema with such films as Alien, Blade Runner, Star Wars and Total Recall.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-08-30
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NWR
Overview: A documentary about Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn, winner of the Best Director award at the Cannes Festival in 2011 for Drive. From his childhood to the shooting of his next movie, Only God Forgives, in Thailand, discover the whole career of a truly visionary filmmaker. With Ryan Gosling, Mads Mikkelsen, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Gaspar Noé, Peter Peter and Zlatko Buric.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-02-02
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Metal Gear Solid: Legacy
Overview: A documentary that explores the Metal Gear Solid game series with many interviews with game developers, journalists and famous film-makes such as Nicolas Winding Refn and Guillermo Del Toro.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-09-01
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My Life Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn
Overview: A documentary directed by Winding Refn's wife, Liv Corfixen, and it follows the Danish-born filmmaker during the making of his 2013 film Only God Forgives.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-02-27
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Pusher
Overview: In London, a drug dealer grows increasingly desperate over the course of a week after a botched deal lands him in the merciless clutches of a ruthless crime lord. The more desperate his behavior, the more isolated he becomes until there is nothing left standing between him and the bullet his debtors intend to fire his way.
Genres: Action Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-10-12
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Sorcerers: A Conversation with William Friedkin and Nicolas Winding Refn
Overview: William Friedkin and Nicolas Winding Refn discuss the production and the reception of Friedkin's movie 'Sorcerer'
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-12-02
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