Cinematic background from Smilla's Sense of Snow 1997 - Smilla Jaspersen, half Danish, half Greenlander, attempts to understand the death of a small boy who falls from the roof of her apartment building. Suspecting wrongdoing, Smilla uncovers a trail of clues leading towards a secretive corporation that has made several mysterious expeditions to Greenland. Scenes from the film were shot in Copenhagen and western Greenland. The film was entered into the 47th Berlin International Film Festival, where director Bille August was nominated for the Golden Bear.

Smilla's Sense of Snow

1997

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Directors:
Bille August
Writers:
Ann Biderman, Peter Høeg
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Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A man and a woman standing in the snow next to each other; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A person wearing a sweater; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A person walking in the snow with a backpack; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A woman's face in a dark room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A person wearing a black shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A person wearing a black shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A person walking in a snow cave at night; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A seal swimming under the surface of the water; Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A person on a snowmobile in the snow near a large wave; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A person wearing a black shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A man standing on the snow next to a body of water; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A young girl wearing a fur coat in the snow; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A view of a river with a boat on it; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A woman standing next to a man laying on a hospital bed; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A young woman in a black suit with snow on her hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – An older asian man in a black jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A person wearing a coat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A seal and a penguin swimming in the water; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A woman's face as she stares into the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A person wearing a red sweater; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A man wearing a hard hat pointing at the camera; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A woman sitting at a table drinking a cup of coffee; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A man is running on a snowy hill; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A person wearing a fur coat; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A young woman is talking on the phone; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A person standing in a tunnel with a train track; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A group of dogs standing on top of a snow covered slope; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A man with a bald head is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A view of a snowy roofed city from above; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – An older man sitting in a car looking out the window; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A woman sitting in an ice chest in the middle of the snow; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A man in a black jacket is standing in the dark; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A woman standing on the sidewalk in the snow; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A person with short hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A view of a snowy city from a high vantage point; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – Two people are standing in the middle of an ice floe; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A man wearing a fur coat and a fur hat; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A man and a woman looking at one another; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A man sitting in a dark room looking up; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A person walking on a sidewalk next to a body of water at night; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – An older man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A view of a large city with snow on the ground; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A large boat in the middle of the ocean; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A person standing in the middle of the ocean near a ship; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A man and a woman in a cave with lights on their heads; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A person smiling; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A person standing on top of an ice covered lake; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A person wearing a red sweater; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A woman in a brown coat standing in front of a building; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A man standing in front of a bathroom mirror; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A person with a candle; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A person holding a hair dryer; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A person with short brown hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A man sitting on a chair in a dark room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A person wearing a sweater; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A man walking across a snow covered field; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A man and a woman standing next to each other in the snow; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A man in white lab coat writing on a piece of paper; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – An older man in a black jacket is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A man in a black jacket standing next to the ocean; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A person sitting on a couch; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A woman and a man are walking through a hallway; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A person wearing a white shirt and a tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A man and a girl in the dark with a flashlight; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A young girl holding a basketball in front of a door; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A person with a cigarette in his mouth; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Smilla's Sense of Snow” (1997), directed by Bille August – A person with long hair; Close Up shot, Low angle