"Krøniken" (2004) TV series 2004-????

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

4 January 2004 (Denmark)

Genre:

Biography | Drama | History

Plot:

Starting in 1949, the series follows four young Danes through 25 years of history and personal developments in a story about finding yourself in a world of changes.

Plot Keywords:

Television | Radio | Factory | Apartment | Class Differences

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Anne Louise Hassing	...	Ida Nørregaard (22 episodes, 2004-2007)
Anders W. Berthelsen	...	Palle From (22 episodes, 2004-2007)
Maibritt Saerens	...	Søs Nielsen (22 episodes, 2004-2007)
Waage Sandø	...	Kaj Holger Nielsen (22 episodes, 2004-2007)
Stina Ekblad	...	Karin Nielsen (22 episodes, 2004-2007)
Pernille Højmark	...	Karen Jensen (22 episodes, 2004-2007)
Dick Kaysø	...	Børge From (22 episodes, 2004-2007)
Peter Hesse Overgaard	...	Ingeniør Funder (20 episodes, 2004-2007)
Anette Støvelbæk	...	Frøken Toft (18 episodes, 2004-2007)
Christian Mosbæk	...	Salgschef Kjeldsen (17 episodes, 2004-2007)
Ken Vedsegaard	...	Erik Nielsen (16 episodes, 2004-2007)
Michael Hasselflug	...	Personalechef Blomkvist (16 episodes, 2004-2007)
Bodil Lassen	...	Vera (15 episodes, 2004-2007)
Signe Skov	...	Emma (9 episodes, 2005-2007)
Peter Gantzler	...	Viggo Valentin (9 episodes, 2004-2006)
Lars Mikkelsen	...	Jens Otto Krag (9 episodes, 2004-2007)
Charlotte Christie	...	Ruth (9 episodes, 2004-2005)

Also Known As:

Better Times (International: English title)
Krönikan (Sweden)
Krøniken (Norway)

Runtime:

Denmark:58 min (22 episodes)

Country:

Denmark | Sweden | Norway | Finland

Language:

Danish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Filming Locations:

Attemosevej, Søllerød, Sjælland, Denmark

Company:

Danmarks Radio (DR)

Trivia:

Technician Peter Hansen, who was among the people behind the development of Danish television, helped the filmmakers create an exact copy of the original studio facilities as they stood at Radiohuset, Copenhagen.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: In the episode set in 1959, Palle From is driving a VW, but the car used is model 1962 or later.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Bag om Krøniken - en bebudet succes (2004) (TV)

It started out so well..

Well, this is a series that many people have been talking about for the past two years, many mentioned as a sort of sequel to the famous "Matador", and in many ways it is.

Well, the first episode was watched by 2,2 million danes, which is roughly 40% of the country, a very nice premiere for sure. DR Drama, which is the production company and a subcompany of Danish Television is having a very succesful time these days, winning emmy's for both "Rejseholdet" and "Nikolaj & Julie", two years in a row. One can wonder why they plan on shutting down when their next series "Ørnen" is finished one day...well, that's another story..

This show started out so well, and I just watched episode 6 on TV now. I think the two first episodes were incredible, but since then it's gone downhill. No development, most characters are totally cliched and predictable and it is starting to remind me a little of those stupid soap operas of which they make an episode a day - you know which daytime soaps I'm talking about. And it's a shame - cause the production values are so high in this, expensive, but the story is starting my pants off.....to say it like it is....