Friday, June 5, 2020

Movies for the Day, Friday, June 5, 2020

Today's movies mark the birthday of Adam Smith and a Danish holiday.

Which of today's movies would you watch?








Barbarians at the Gate (1993) is a dramatization
of the takeover of RJR Nabisco in the 1980s.
This TV movie is a seriocomedy about
business and capitalism.  Adam Smith, sometimes
called the father of capitalism, was born
June 5, 1723.




Barbarians at the Gate












The Kingdom (1994-1997) is a Danish
miniseries about a hospital in Copenhagen.
The eight episodes are a sort of ER meets
Twin Peaks.  June 5 is a national holiday in
Denmark, commemorating the constitutional
monarchy in 1849 followed by the new
constitution in 1953.




The Kingdom











This Charming Man (2002) is a
Danish film about a man searching for
a job and mixups and love.  This film won
an Oscar for Best Short Film, Live Action.  June
5 is Danish national holiday commemorating the
constitutional monarchy in 1849 and the new
constitution in 1953.




This Charming Man


















































































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