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Overview

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Writer:
Anders Thomas Jensen (writer)
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Release Date:
6 September 2002 (Denmark) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Plot:
A Dogme film about an engaged couple that is torn apart after the man is paralyzed in an accident, and the woman falls in love with the husband of the woman who caused the accident. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
12 wins & 12 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Bier Wants 'Revenge' in Denmark
 (From ioncinema. 20 August 2009)

Slovenia Won't Open Hearts, Ears or Wallets to Madonna
 (From E! Online. 7 August 2009, 7:43 AM, PDT)

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Open Hearts is devoid of superficial movie cliches more (23 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Mads Mikkelsen ... Niels
Sonja Richter ... Cæcilie

Nikolaj Lie Kaas ... Joachim

Paprika Steen ... Marie
Stine Bjerregaard ... Stine
Birthe Neumann ... Hanne
Niels Olsen ... Finn
Ulf Pilgaard ... Thomsen
Ronnie Lorenzen ... Gustav (as Ronnie Hiort Lorenzen)
Pelle Bang Sørensen ... Emil
Anders Nyborg ... Robert
Ida Dwinger ... Sanne
Philip Zandén ... Tommy
Michel Castenholt ... Furniture Store Assistant
Birgitte Prins ... A&E Doctor
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Open Hearts (International: English title) (USA)
Dogme # 28 - Elsker dig for evigt (Denmark) (series title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language and sexuality.
Runtime:
113 min
Country:
Denmark
Language:
Danish
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR

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Trivia:
The film actually breaks with some of the Dogme 95 rules, e.g. the blood used in the car accident scene is 'theatre' blood, there were fantasy sequences shot in Super-8 and also a ThermaCAM has been used. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in 'Elsker dig for evigt' på filmfestival (2003) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Lil Things more

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13 out of 19 people found the following comment useful.
Open Hearts is devoid of superficial movie cliches, 7 March 2003

Halfway through Open Hearts, it becomes more obvious that you're watching a fictional account. The plot becomes slightly predictable, which is a good thing. For the most part, this new Danish film feels like a reality documentary and pulls you in like reality itself. Director Susanne Bier follows the technical requirements to earn a Dogme 95 certification, which means the film has to be devoid of any unnatural camera movement, lighting and sound among other rules. As a result, Open Hearts is also devoid of superficial movie cliches and full of heartfelt human situations.

The film follows a young, newly?engaged couple and a married couple with kids, whose lives are interrupted and complicated by a road accident. Bier stays clear of the external effects of the drama and instead focuses on the characters' inner effects. Her protagonists lose emotional control and appear ill?equipped to handle the consequences of an unexpected tragedy. The film's appeal is not only universal, but timely as well, shattering the modern belief that everything is controllable. Once tragedy strikes, our lives seem far more fragile than we thought.

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