Kunsten at græde i kor (2006)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Director:

Peter Schønau Fog

Writers:

Bo Hr. Hansen (screenplay)
Erling Jepsen (novel)

Release Date:

27 April 2007 (Denmark)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Follows a precocious, eleven-year-old Allan, who tries desperately to keep his dysfunctional, rural...

Plot Keywords:

Quirky | Denmark | Burning Building | Child's Point Of View | Dysfunctional Family

Awards:

26 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

Jannik Lorenzen	...	Allan
Jesper Asholt	...	Far
Hanne Hedelund	...	Mor
Julie Kolbech	...	Sanne (as Julie Kolbeck)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rita Angela	...	Bedste
Bjarne Henriksen	...	Budde
Thomas Knuth-Winterfeldt	...	Asger
Camilla Metelmann
Gitte Siem	...	Faster Didde
Sune Thomsen	...	Per
Lene Tiemroth	...	Psykiater
Hans Henrik Voetmann	...	Dr. Madsen
Laura Kamis Wrang	...	Fru Budde

Also Known As:

The Art of Crying (Canada: English title) (USA) (festival title)

Runtime:

USA:106 min | Canada:106 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Country:

Denmark

Language:

Danish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | Dolby SR

Certification:

Sweden:11 | Norway:10 (TV rating)

Company:

Final Cut Productions

Trivia:

The film, despite being from Denmark, had Danish subtitles because of the strong southern Jutland accent spoken by the actors in this film. This was to secure a wider and younger audience.

Movie Connections:

Features "Sonja fra Saxogade" (1968)

Watch this gem

Based on an autobiographical novel by Erling Jepsen, this drama/black comedy of a dysfunctional family takes place in southern Denmark close to the German border in the early 70'es. Jesper Asholt plays the family patriarch, a whining grocer, who has a hard time coping with changing times and family patterns. As a result, he constantly threatens his wife and kids that he'll commit suicide. While his wife escapes reality with sedatives, his young son Allan is determined to keep his father from killing himself. As his dad is only truly happy when he gets to deliver tearful speeches at local funerals, Allan sees no other option than to make sure there are plenty of funerals for his father to attend... If you think you know where this is going, watch this movie anyway, as it's got plenty of surprises and twists, changing from black comedy to heartbreaking drama, with some shattering, almost unbearably intense, albeit discreet, scenes of child abuse. Made with care, a genuine feel for time and place and destined to become a modern classic. Truly unforgettable, and an impressive feature debut for director Peter S. Fog.