Arven (2003)

Director:

Per Fly

Writers:

Per Fly (screenplay) &
Kim Leona (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

9 July 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A young man is torn between his individual hopes and his sense of duty when his father dies and he is expected to take over the family industry.

Plot Keywords:

Baby | Funeral | Rape Attempt | Steel Factory | Merger

Awards:

17 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Ulrich Thomsen	...	Christoffer
Lisa Werlinder	...	Maria
Ghita Nørby	...	Annelise
Karina Skands	...	Benedikte
Lars Brygmann	...	Ulrik
Peter Steen	...	Niels
Diana Axelsen	...	Annika
Jesper Christensen	...	Holger Andersen
Ulf Pilgaard	...	Aksel
Dick Kaysø	...	Jens Mønsted
Sarah Juel Werner	...	Marie-Louise
Linda Myrberg	...	Ung skuespillerinde (Young actress)
Lucy Andoraison Hansen	...	Mira
Eric Viala	...	Frederic Rousseau
Valerie Quent	...	Frederic Rousseaus kone (Frederic Rousseau's wife)

Also Known As:

Arvet (Sweden)
Inheritance (Europe: English title)
The Inheritance (Europe: English title)

Runtime:

115 min | Germany:107 min (Filmfest Hamburg)

Country:

Denmark | Sweden | Norway | UK

Language:

Danish | Swedish | French | Norwegian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:12 (video rating) | Iceland:10 | Norway:15 | Singapore:R(A) | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:Unrated | Australia:MA | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Germany:12

Company:

Zentropa Entertainments

Trivia:

Nikolaj Lie Kaas was originally cast to play Ulrich Thomsen's character.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: In some scenes you can clearly spot that they have been filmed in Malmö, and not in Stockholm where they supposedly take place. For instance are the public transport buses not in "Stockholm" colours and in another scene there is a phone number visible on a shop window, which has the Malmö prefix.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Store lærred: Arven, Det (2003) (TV)

Worth a look

A Danish modern that seems spare and bare bones when compared to other slick art house fare that is out there like "Vanity Fair" and "Bright Young Things." But it is just that lack of gloss that gives it its strength. The semi-Dogma style fits the story of a young man living in Sweden with his beautiful actress wife who gets called back to Denmark to run the family steel mill after his father's suicide. When he had been younger, he had almost died from the stress of working in the business. Now, with his relations and the workers depending on him, he slowly starts to shut down all of his systems in order to deal with the tough decisions he has to make. This is not a new theme, but Fly gives it new life with his astringent approach.