The 12 films in the Danish Culture Canon (2006)
The top 3 according to 17 votes from people: Day of Wrath (1943) · Ditte, Child of Man (1946) · Benny's Bathtub (1971). (Updated Mar 19, 2026.)
From Dreyer's "Master of the House" (1925) and "Day of Wrath" to "Babette's Feast", "The Celebration" and "The Idiots": the 12 films and TV works chosen by the film committee chaired by Susanne Bier for the Culture Canon, the Danish government's 2006 list of 108 essential works of Danish art.
Automatically translated (original in Dansk). See the original
Top 12
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1
Day of Wrath (1943)
Directed by Carl Th. Dreyer, 1943. Chosen for the film section of the 2006 Danish Culture Canon.
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2
Ditte, Child of Man (1946)
Directed by Bjarne Henning-Jensen, 1946. Chosen for the film section of the 2006 Danish Culture Canon.
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3
Benny's Bathtub (1971)
Directed by Jannik Hastrup and Flemming Quist Møller, 1971. Chosen for the film section of the 2006 Danish Culture Canon.
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4
The Celebration (1998)
Directed by Thomas Vinterberg, 1998. Chosen for the film section of the 2006 Danish Culture Canon.
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5
Matador (TV series) (1978–1982)
Directed by Erik Balling, 1978–1982. Chosen for the film section of the 2006 Danish Culture Canon.
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6
Tree of Knowledge (1981)
Directed by Nils Malmros, 1981. Chosen for the film section of the 2006 Danish Culture Canon.
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7
Babette's Feast (1987)
Directed by Gabriel Axel, 1987. Chosen for the film section of the 2006 Danish Culture Canon.
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8
Pelle the Conqueror (1987)
Directed by Bille August, 1987. Chosen for the film section of the 2006 Danish Culture Canon.
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9
The Idiots (1998)
Directed by Lars von Trier, 1998. Chosen for the film section of the 2006 Danish Culture Canon.
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10
Master of the House (1925)
Directed by Carl Th. Dreyer, 1925. Chosen for the film section of the 2006 Danish Culture Canon.
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11
Jenny and the Soldier (1947)
Directed by Johan Jacobsen, 1947. Chosen for the film section of the 2006 Danish Culture Canon.
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12
Hunger (1966)
Directed by Henning Carlsen, 1966. Chosen for the film section of the 2006 Danish Culture Canon.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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