The Art of Crying
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| Directed by | Peter Schønau Fog |
| Produced by | Thomas Stenderup |
| Written by | Bo Hr. Hansen |
| Based on |
The Art of Crying by Erling Jepsen |
| Starring |
Jesper Asholt Jannick Lorentzen |
| Music by | Karsten Fundal |
| Cinematography | Harald Paalgard |
| Edited by | Anne Østerud |
| Distributed by | SF Film |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | Denmark |
| Language | Danish |
The Art of Crying (Danish: Kunsten at Græde i Kor) is a 2006 Danish tragicomedy directed by Peter Schønau Fog. It stars Jannick Lorenzen and Jesper Asholt in a harsh tale about an 11-year-old boy's struggle to hold intact his bizarre family with its abusive father, mother in denial, and rebellious sister during the social unrest of the early 70s. Based upon an autobiographical novel by Erling Jepsen, the screenplay was written by Bo Hr. Hansen. In 2007, the film received both the Bodil and Robert awards for Best Danish Film, and The Nordic Council Film Prize.
Cast
- Jannik Lorenzen ... Allan
- Jesper Asholt ... Father
- Hanne Hedelund ... Mother
- Julie Kolbech ... Sanne (as Julie Kolbeck)
- Thomas Knuth-Winterfeldt ... Asger
- Rita Angela ... Grandmother
- Gitte Siem ... Aunt Didde
- Lene Tiemroth ... Psychiatrist
- Bjarne Henriksen ... Budde
- Sune Thomsen ... Per
- Hans Henrik Voetmann ... Dr. Madsen
- Laura Kamis Wrang ... Mrs. Budde
- Camilla Metelmann
External links
- The Art of Crying at the Internet Movie Database
- The Danish Film Institute (In Danish)
- The Art of Crying at AllMovie
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