Just Another Love Story (2007) Kærlighed på film (original title)

Director:

Ole Bornedal

Writer:

Ole Bornedal

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:

Suburb | Assumed Identity | Mistaken Identity | Fiancé | Amnesia

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
Karin Jagd	...	Vagtsygeplejerske
Niels Anders Thorn	...	Dr. Henriques
Desmond Boateng	...	Receptionist
Rune Klan	...	Mekaniker
Lin Kun Wu	...	Dr. Chen
Thomas Chaanhing	...	Asiatisk Morder
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Inger Lodberg	...	Inger
Rolf Rasmussen	...	Politibetjent (uncredited)

Directed by
Ole Bornedal

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Ole Bornedal

Produced by
Barbara Crone	....	line producer
Michael Obel	....	executive producer
Michael Obel	....	producer

Original Music by
Joachim Holbek

Cinematography by
Dan Laustsen

Film Editing by
Anders Villadsen

Casting by
Karin Jagd

Production Design by
Anders Engelbrecht

Costume Design by
Jane Whittaker

Makeup Department
Jesper Arntzen	....	special makeup artist: second unit
Elisabeth Bukkehave	....	makeup designer
Thomas Foldberg	....	special makeup effects artist
Mai-Britt Haurholm	....	makeup artist (as Mai-Britt Hauerholm)
Morten Jacobsen	....	special makeup effects artist
Carina Rehmeier	....	makeup artist
Kirsten Zäschke	....	makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Antony Castle	....	first assistant director
Anthon Maxus	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Henrik Axholm	....	painter
Michael Bodenhoff	....	carpenter (as Mich Bodenhoff)
Simone Grau	....	set dresser
Chris Dam Jensen	....	carpenter
Thomas Dam Jensen	....	carpenter
Hjordis Johansen	....	painter
Christina Kallan	....	props
Magnus Kasting	....	set dresser
Jens Kjøller	....	carpenter
Kristian Ladefoged	....	construction manager
Jesper Lorents	....	property master
Gunnar Dan Wiium	....	carpenter

Sound Department
Martin Saabye Andersen	....	sound recordist
Niels Arild	....	sound
Kim Dalum	....	foley recording mixer
Michael Dela	....	sound re-recording mixer
Nino Jacobsen	....	sound re-recording mixer
Nino Jacobsen	....	supervising sound editor
Julien Naudin	....	foley artist
John Nielsen	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Søren Skov Haraldsted	....	special effects senior technician
Jacob Riewe Henriksen	....	special effects assistant
Søren Hvam	....	special effects technician
Hummer Høimark	....	special effects coordinator
Christian Kitter	....	special effects senior technician

Visual Effects by
Peter Diemar	....	digital color grader
Troels Hoe	....	digital effects artist
Michael Holm	....	visual effects supervisor
Alexander Marthin	....	visual effects supervisor
Tim Nærvig-Jensen	....	digital effects artist (as Tim Nærvig)
Patrick O'Casey	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Soren Haraldstad	....	stunts
Hummer Høimark	....	stunt coordinator
Christian Kiter	....	stunts
Claus Norgaard	....	stunts
Juha Pursiainen	....	stunt driver

Camera and Electrical Department
Ole Bornedal	....	assistant camera: second unit
Kasper Loft Bylov	....	clapper loader: second unit
Bo Craner	....	grip
Uffe Hanghøj	....	electrician
Stine Hein	....	lighting technician: second unit
Silla Herbst	....	clapper loader: second unit
Karsten Jacobsen	....	Steadicam operator
Jan Michael Jensen	....	chief lighting technician: second unit (as Jan Jensen)
Michael Wils Jensen	....	gaffer (as Michael Wils)
Mikael Kort Kristensen	....	grip: second unit
Andreas Krohn	....	clapper loader (as Andreas Clemens Krohn)
Kasper Kruuse-Jensen	....	lighting technician: second unit
Allan Køldal	....	lighting technician: second unit
Josef Lopez	....	lighting technician
Niels Kjær Olsen	....	best boy
Knut K. Pedersen	....	steadicam operator
Henrik Saxgren	....	still photographer
Peter Topsøe-Jensen	....	first assistant camera
Henry Williams	....	grip (as Henry E. Williams)

Casting Department
René Frelle Petersen	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lone Friis	....	costume assistant
Camilla Hammershøi	....	costume assistant
Pernille Korzon	....	costume assistant
Ida Wolf Lunddahl	....	costume assistant
Tina Bonde Sørensen	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Barbara Crone	....	post-production coordinator
Tina Dradrach	....	post-production coordinator
Dan Loghin	....	trailer editor
Liv Lynge	....	assistant editor
Michael Frank Nielsen	....	film color timer

Music Department
Lars Top Galia	....	music consultant
Jan Holzner	....	music recording/mixing engineer

Other crew
Henrik Berthelsen	....	location manager
Søren Dyre	....	production assistant
Søs Jakobsen	....	production secretary
Liv Lynge	....	editor assistant
Christian Martens	....	production assistant
Henrik Meedom	....	production accountant
Magnus Millang	....	production assistant: second unit
Tanja Paik	....	location scout (as Tanja Paik Pedersen)
Marie Peuliche	....	production assistant
Rosa Somer-Larsen	....	production assistant (as Rosa Somer)
Jesper Spanning	....	runner
Anne-Marie Ubbe	....	script supervisor
Hans Bülow Ungfelt	....	production coordinator

Production Companies

• Thura Film

Distributors

• A-Film Distribution (2008-2010) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Koch Lorber Films (2009) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• MFA Filmdistribution (2009) (Germany) (theatrical)
• UGC PH (2010) (France) (theatrical)
• All Right Film (2007) (Denmark) (all media)
• Ascot Elite Home Entertainment (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
• Imagem Filmes (2009) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Revolver Entertainment (2007) (UK) (all media)
• Seven Films (2008) (Greece) (all media)
• Yle Fem (2012) (Finland) (TV)

Special Effects

• Dansk Speciel Effekt Service

Other Companies

• Blixt Kamera  camera equipment
• Yellow1.dk  graphics design

Also Known As:

"Kærlighed på film" - Denmark (original 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 | Netherlands:16 | Denmark:15

Filming Locations:

Copenhagen, Denmark

Company:

Thura Film

Goofs:

Continuity: When the family of four is trying to start their car, the little girl in the back seat smiles. We see her two top front teeth, camera cuts away, cuts back, we see them again and they are now longer.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Aftenshowet: Episode dated 23 August 2007" (2007)

Strange, erotic, ambivalent, cruel, funny, scary, ugly, beautiful!

This movie is everything that reminds me why I love movies. I came across it unwittingly as I stood outside a remote movie hall in New York and was drawn to its English title, "Just Another Love Story". One glance at the poster told me it was anything but that. A man, stands with a gun drawn over a dead man in a pool of blood. Time wasn't wasted. Tickets were bought. Seats occupied.

The movie begins like promised with a series of numbered love scenes. Except that it was hardly love. It begins with the protagonist's narrative of how it all ends and then we are thrown into his life, abruptly as we come in terms with the brutality of what he does, boring mundaneness of how he lives and how he is suddenly, unwittingly drawn into a passionate love, an exotic fantasy and a forbidden life that he claims as his own.

And as we follow him through a sensory overload of events, we are both repulsed and strangely attracted to his actions. The guilty pleasure of enjoying something really despicable. There is always a woman, the protagonist says, and there is one here. One, we are as much mesmerized with, as is the protagonist. Cleverly written, the characters often dwell in the intricacies of metafiction. A woman and a mystery are the ideal ingredients of a movie, one of the characters says sarcastically. A good shot, says the protagonist in another scene which is a classic film noir shot if any ever is.

The background score is brilliant, alternating between a slow haunting acoustic guitar, to a symphony of sorts as we move through the protagonist's life. The script is fresh and pulsating with energy as we laugh one second and are repulsed the very next. If a movie can make you grimace, laugh and bite you nails with apprehension and wonder at the intelligent sharp exchange of dialog, it is one that has managed to make its mark. This particular movie has surpassed the mark.

Acting by the lead characters is ace. The confrontation scene between the protagonist and his opposite number is fletched out stunningly. Fragments of each life are shown to you, and as you put everything together and move towards what is a stunning climax, you realize somewhat surprised, that this movie is exactly what it promised to be.

Just another love story.