Open Hearts (2002 film)
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| Open Hearts | |
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| Directed by | Susanne Bier |
| Produced by | Vibeke Windelov Peter Aalbæk Jensen |
| Written by | Anders Thomas Jensen |
| Starring | Mads Mikkelsen Nikolaj Lie Kaas |
| Music by | Jesper Winge Leisner |
| Cinematography | Morten Søborg |
| Editing by | Pernille Bech Christensen |
| Distributed by | Nordisk Film |
| Release date(s) | 2002 |
| Running time | 113 min. |
| Country |  Denmark |
| Language | Danish |
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Open Hearts (Danish: Elsker dig for evigt), (2002), is a gritty Danish melodrama directed by Susanne Bier using the minimalist filmmaking techniques of the Dogme 95 style. It stars Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Sonja Richter and Paprika Steen. Also referred to as Dogme #28, Open Hearts relates the story of two young couples who lives are traumatized by a tragic car accident and adultery.[1]
Open Hearts received a 96% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes movie review website with a 93% approval rating from the top critics.[2] Susanne Bier received the International Critics Award at the 2002 Toronto International Film Festival "for the fact that it proves that dogma has come of age and matured into a potent cinematic language that skillfully captures the freeing of real emotions that extreme trauma creates within the lives of the characters in her film."[3] The film won both the Bodil and Robert awards for Best Danish Film in 2003.
[edit] Cast
- Sonja Richter ... Cecilie
- Nikolaj Lie Kaas ... Joachim
- Mads Mikkelsen ... Niels
- Paprika Steen ... Marie
- Stine Bjerregaard ... Stine
- Birthe Neumann ... Hanne
- Niels Olsen ... Finn
- Ulf Pilgaard ... Thomsen
- Ronnie Hiort Lorenzen ... Gustav
- Pelle Bang Sørensen ... Emil
- Anders Nyborg ...Robert
- Ida Dwinger ... Sanne
- Philip Zandén ... Tommy
- Michel Castenholt ... Salesperson in Ilva
- Birgitte Prins ... Doctor
- Susanne Juhasz ... Cashier
- Hans Henrik Clemensen ... Cook
- Jens Basse Dam ... Waiter
- Hanne Windfeld ... Nurse 1
- Tina Gylling Mortensen ... Nurse 2
[edit] References
- ^ Elsker dig for evigt. Det Danske Filminstitut. Retrieved on 2008-05-25.
- ^ Open Hearts. Rotten Tomatoes.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-25.
- ^ Awards for Elsker dig for evigt (2002). IMDb. Retrieved on 2008-05-25.
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