The Art of Crying
2006 Danish tragicomedy film
- 9 September 2006 (2006-09-09) (Toronto International Film Festival)
- 15 April 2007 (2007-04-15) (Denmark)
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The Art of Crying (Danish: Kunsten at Græde i Kor) is a 2006 Danish tragicomedy directed by Peter Schønau Fog.[1] It stars Jannik Lorenzen [da] 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 1970s.[2] Based upon an autobiographical novel by Erling Jepsen, the screenplay was written by Bo Hr. Hansen [da].[3]
The film received both the Bodil[4] and Robert awards for Best Danish Film, and The Nordic Council Film Prize.[5]
Cast
- Jannik Lorenzen [af; da]
- Jesper Asholt as Father
- Hanne Hedelund [af; da; no] as Mother
- Julie Kolbech as Sanne (as Julie Kolbeck)
- Thomas Knuth-Winterfeldt [da; de] as Asger
- Rita Angela [af; da] as Grandmother
- Gitte Siem [af; da] as Aunt Didde
- Lene Tiemroth as Psychiatrist
- Bjarne Henriksen as Budde
- Sune Thomsen as Per
- Hans Henrik Voetmann [da; de] as Dr. Madsen
- Laura Kamis Wrang [da; sv] as Mrs. Budde
See also
Film portal
Denmark portal
References
- ^ Jørholt, Eva (2010). "Peter Schønau Fog". In Mette Hjort (ed.). The Danish Directors: Dialogues on a Contemporary National Cinema. Intellect Books. pp. 95–108. ISBN 978-1-84150-271-7.
- ^ Langkjær, Birger (2012). Realismen i dansk film. Samfundslitteratur. pp. 464–5. ISBN 978-87-593-1598-9.
- ^ Holland, Jonathan (5 October 2006). "The Art of Crying". Variety.
- ^ Erin-Madsen, Christian (24 February 2008). "Kunsten at juble i kor". Berlingske Tidende (in Danish).
- ^ Lindberg, Kristian (9 October 2007). "Dansk incestfilm får nordisk filmpris". Berlingske Tidende (in Danish).
External links
- The Art of Crying at IMDb
- The Danish Film Institute (In Danish)
- The Art of Crying at AllMovie
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