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Dirk Brüel

Dirk Brüel

Cinematographer · Born December 29, 1942 (83) · København, Danmark

Born
December 29, 1942 (83)
From
København, Danmark
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 50 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 92% in 30 days

What are Dirk Brüel's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
35%
Self
18%
Ideas
17%
Bonds
11%
Power
9%
Society
6%
Survival
3%
Sacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 4

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 2

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 5

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
6
Tense
4
Bittersweet
3
Contemplative
3
Hopeful
3
Other
3

How their films linger

Bittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Dirk Brüel's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dirk Brüel's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

50 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.

  • A Fortunate Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 4 episodes · Camera Supervisor · Cinematographer

  • A Fortunate Man(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Silent Heart(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Seaside Hotel(2013)

    Show 64 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Marie Krøyer(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Left Wing Gang(2009)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • To Each His Own Cinema(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Black Pimpernel(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Anna Pihl(2006)

    Show 30 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Lovisa och Carl Michael (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Cinematographer

  • The Anatomy of Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Cinematographer

  • Murk(2005)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Lost Generation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Cinematographer

  • Return to Sender(2004)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Defense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 29 episodes · Camera Operator

  • Move Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

  • Shake It All About(2001)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • My Sister's Kids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

  • Truly Human (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Cinematographer

  • Love at First Hiccough (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Cinematographer

  • The Magnetist’s Fifth Winter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Cinematographer

  • The Blue Monk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Cinematographer

  • On Our Own (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Cinematographer

  • A Corner of Paradise(1997)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Cirkus Ildebrand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Cinematographer

  • Stolen Spring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer · Screenplay

  • Spring Tide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

  • A Modern Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Cinematographer

  • Opløsning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Cinematographer

  • Sorg-agre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Cinematographer

  • Burning Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Cinematographer

  • The Chronic Innocence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    "A" Camera Operator · Cinematographer

  • Bakom jalusin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Cinematographer

  • Børn på hospital (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Cinematographer

  • The Story of a Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Cinematographer

  • Christmas by Your Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Cinematographer

  • Madness in Havana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Cinematographer

  • Veronica's Veil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Cinematographer

  • Christiania (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Camera Operator

  • Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Cinematographer

  • Cobra et après (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Cinematographer

  • Per (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Cinematographer

  • The Keyhole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Cinematographer

  • Dušan Makavejev (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Cinematographer

  • The Escape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Cinematographer

  • Zero point (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Cinematographer

  • Dear Irene (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Cinematographer

  • En mand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Cinematographer

  • Gitte i april (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Cinematographer

  • Friends at Arms: On a Bear Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Assistant Camera

Career shape

A full career of 48 titles from 1968 to 2018.

Biggest box office

Marie Krøyer (2012)

$3.4M worldwide

Highest rated

A Fortunate Man (2018)

Midcredits 85th

Most popular right now

The Left Wing Gang (2009)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing1 of 48: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleCinematography43 of 48: 37 only cinematography, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stOther crew11 of 48: 5 only other crew, 6 with another role

48 titles, 6 with more than one role — cinematography and other crew overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1960s2 · crew1970s14 · crew1980s6 · crew1990s9 · crew2000s12 · crew2010s5 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Dirk Brüel's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 12 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · cinematographer

A Corner of Paradise (1997)

72nd percentile spread · 39% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Seaside Hotel (2013)

Midcredits 92nd · 90% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 81/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 85, detractors 67. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Dirk Brüel work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dirk Brüel's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bille August shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers