Kærlighed på film (2007)

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Director:

Ole Bornedal

Writer:

Ole Bornedal (writer)

Release Date:

24 August 2007 (Denmark)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

Life in the suburbs as a father of two has worn down Jonas. When a victim of a car crash mistakes him for her boyfriend Sebastian, things take a very dramatic turn as the line between truth and deception is erased. |

Plot Keywords:

Photographer | Crime Scene | Fiancé | Mistaken Identity | Assumed Identity

Awards:

5 wins & 9 nominations

Cast

Anders W. Berthelsen	...	Jonas
Rebecka Hemse	...	Julia
Nikolaj Lie Kaas	...	Sebastian
Charlotte Fich	...	Mette
Dejan Cukic	...	Frank
Karsten Jansfort	...	Poul
Flemming Enevold	...	Overlæge Dichmann
Bent Mejding	...	Hr. Castlund
Ewa Fröling	...	Fru Castlund
Josephine Raahauge	...	Monica Castlund
Timm Vladimir	...	Magnus Castlund
Ditte Hansen	...	Kirsten
Fanny Bornedal	...	Clara
Daniel Stampe	...	Frederik
Jannie Faurschou	...	Sygeplejerske Irma

Also Known As:

Just Another Love Story (International: English title) (promotional title) (UK) (USA) (new title)

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

Denmark

Language:

Danish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:MA | UK:18 | Ireland:18

Filming Locations:

Copenhagen, Denmark

Company:

Thura Film

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Aftenshowet: (2007-08-23)" (2007)

Tried quite hard, but not the real thing

Professionally done. Truly professionally. Looks and sounds better than other Danish movies I saw lately - actually, i found the music magnificent.

Still, it's way below above mentioned other Danish movies. A friend of mine pretty much summarized the main problem after watching: it uses extremely naturalistic and realistic tools to tell you a ridiculous story. The story is a wannabe smart thriller, and it almost does it - it just doesn't manage to put the pieces into one credible whole. It ends up with too much exciting new turns, lots of unnecessary exotic bs and one inconsistency after another. I think i have a similar problem with other users praising the film for being "honest". It really tries being honest and outspoken, but somehow ends up as a wannabe very-cool-and-realistic thing, tries so hard that it just misses the balance. It shows all these very strong emotions, but they stem from very weakly written situations, and the not to authentic-looking emotions are just overexploited.

And what you end up with is loads of kitsch, slow motion and show-off violence.

However, i'm still a supporter of the new wave of Danish films, and this one has a couple of inevitable merits, like some beautifully composed scenes, and as i already wrote, the music is lovely.