Den eneste ene (1999)

When handyman Niller comes to install Sus' new kitchen one day, their immediate crush is a sweet escape from both of their problematic relationships.

Director:

Susanne Bier

Writers:

Kim Fupz Aakeson (screenplay), Susanne Bier (idea)

Stars:

Sidse Babett Knudsen, Niels Olsen, Søs Egelind

9 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sidse Babett Knudsen	...	Sus
Niels Olsen	...	Niller
Søs Egelind	...	Lizzie
Rafael Edholm	...	Sonny
Paprika Steen	...	Stella
Sofie Gråbøl	...	Mulle
Lars Kaalund	...	Knud
Vanessa Gouri	...	Mgala
Hella Joof	...	Adoptionsdame / Adoption lady
Jannie Faurschou	...	Fertilitetslæge / Fertility doctor
Jacob Thuesen	...	Par med nyt køkken / Couple with new kitchen
Lars Kjeldgård	...	Par med nyt køkken / Couple with new kitchen (as Lars Kjeldgaard)
Berrit Kvorning	...	Klinikchefen / Clinic leader
Liv Corfixen	...	Sonnys elskerinde / Sonny's mistress
Charlotte Munck	...	Kunde / Customer

Storyline

This romantic comedy follows two couples in Copenhagen trying to settle down. Sus, who works in a beauty clinic, tries to live happily with her Italian husband. Soon after she tells him that she's pregnant she discovers that he's having an affair with one of her clients at the beauty clinic. She kicks him out of the apartment just as their new kitchen arrives. Niller, the kitchen installer, is a down-to-earth kind of guy who lives a childless, but otherwise happy life with Lizzie. They're busy preparing for a child adoption, only one event will have a huge impact on both their lives just as the newly adopted girl shows up from Burkina Fasu. At the same time Niller falls head-over-heels in love with Sus.

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Plot Keywords:

kitchen | italian | love | adoption | wedding | 

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Taglines:

Hun er helt vild... bare ikke med ham.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

Denmark

Language:

Danish

Release Date:

1 April 1999 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

Den enda rätta

Filming Locations:

Copenhagen, Denmark

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$6,306 (Iceland) (17 November 2000)

Gross:

$6,306 (Iceland) (17 November 2000)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sandrew Metronome Distribution, Metronome Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie was the biggest Danish box office success of the nineties.

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Goofs

In the hospital, the paper sticking out of Sonny's bleeding nose jumps from right nostril to left and back again.

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Quotes

Knud: If your dick was a pizza which number would it be?

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Connections

Referenced in Natholdet - med Anders Breinholt: Nicolaj Kopernikus (2012)

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Soundtracks

"Don't Hesitate"
Written by Jesper Winge Leisner
Performed by Lois

User Reviews

I had no idea!

Will the wonders never cease? First Denmark introduces a long line of Dogme films, many of them better than anything out of Hollywood, and now they have developed a talent for romantic comedies as well? If someone had told me 10 years ago that this would happen, I wouldn't have believed them.

This is a wonderfully warm and funny movie. It's great to see Niels Olsen in this type of role, not playing his usual wacky roles but instead a romantic lead - yet another surprise. And what can I say about Paprika Steen - she's fast becoming one of my favourite actresses, Danish or otherwise. What a comedic talent!

I recommend this movie to anyone who doesn't mind subtitles - comedy is a language in itself.