Leif Sylvester
Acting
Biography
Leif Sylvester is a Danish painter, graphic artist, musician and actor. He took his stage name Sylvester as real name, after being mistaken for the author Leif Petersen born 1934.
Born: April 18, 1940
Place of Birth: Copenhagen, Denmark
Known For
Torvet
In the square of an unnamed Danish town, we follow a number of people as they go about their daily business, big and small: The police officer tries to find out whether the Christmas tree seller has a "permit" to sell Christmas trees, the bicycle repairman invents a new kind of bicycle, the baker's assistant and the chimney sweep are in love, and the barber is working on a rug made of hair. Meanwhile, the Christmas tree seller sits carving small wooden figures and talking to everyone who passes by. The dramatic main story is that a modern entrepreneur wants to tear down all the old buildings in the square and replace them with a modern parking lot. Each section ends with the characters gathering around Ella's hot dog stand and singing along with the courtyard musicians.
Klovn
Klovn is a Danish sitcom, which first aired on the Danish TV channel TV2 Zulu. It focuses on the life of the main character Frank and Casper. The show builds its comedy around quiet everyday situations, social awkwardness, uncomfortable silences and general faux pas. Klovn usually gets compared to the American sitcom Curb Your Enthusiasm by Larry David. It’s also shot handheld, in a pseudo-realistic style. Some have also mistakenly compared the theme to Curb Your Enthusiasm’s, despite it being a direct reference to Jacques Tati’s Mr. Hulot movies. The poster for the first film can be seen in Casper and Frank’s offices throughout the series. Klovn initially ran 6 seasons on TV2 Zulu from 2005-2009 and was renewed with an additional 3 seasons that aired from 2018-2022.
Ingemann and the East Coast
Peter Ingemann's tour on mopeds this time goes up along the east coast of Jutland and ends at the world's biggest moped meeting in Skagen. Among other things, Peter shows off his hometown - the beautiful area around Silkeborg and Ry in Jutland.
Rita
Independent, outspoken and adored by her students, private school teacher Rita fares less well with adults.
The Circus Casablanca
Film about a pair of traveling entertainers and con-men and their problems with jobs, money and women. We follow them in a period there it goes downhill with engagements. It's hard for them to realize that entertainers of their kind are about to become extinct.
Nissebanden
Pusher II
Tonny is released from prison - again. This time he has his mind set on changing his broken down life, but that is easier said than done.
En loppe kan også gø
Rosa is a lonely 13 year old wearing a leg prosthesis. She lives with her single father in a small town.
The Revolt of the Thralls
A three part story about the plague, religion and revolt in Northern Europe in the period 1349 to 1542.
Carl, My Childhood Symphony
Combining the exultant sweep of epic period drama with the subtle intimacy of biography in a social perspective, this is a tale of materially impoverished childhood, struggling early manhood and an unrequited first love turned into good musical fortune for Carl Nielsen, one of the great composers of the 20th century. Based on the composer's autobiography, the film itself is designed to soar like a symphony.
Filmography
as Leif Sylvester
as Arne
as Mester
as Willy Halbo
as Retiree
as Torben
as Himself
as Leif
as Smeden
as Tom Lund
as Jørgensen, købmand
as Skærsliberen
as Blind Anders
as Iversen
as Ludvig
as Warden
as Claude
as Tatovør
as Mand fra vælgerforening
as Benny
as Toppers far
as Dennis
as Julemanden
as Ib Sylvester
as Gøgler