Aching Hearts (2009)
"Kærestesorger" (original title)

A bunch of 15-year-olds in Viborg make their first experiences with love, kissing and sexuality, coming together and drifting apart. The film follows the adolescents over a ... See full summary »

Director:

Nils Malmros

Writers:

Nils Malmros, John Mogensen

Stars:

Thomas V. Solnæs, Sofie Linde Lauridsen, Jesper Svane

4 wins & 17 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Thomas V. Solnæs	...	Steffen (as Thomas Solnæs)
Sofie Linde Lauridsen	...	Liselotte
Jesper Svane	...	Toke
Simone Tang	...	Agnete
Thomas Ernst	...	Jonas
Jacob Grosen	...	Birger
Mikkel Hessel Jelonek	...	Torben
Morten V. Urup	...	Mogens (as Mogens Urup)
Søren Pilmark	...	Agnetes far
Ida Bonderup Pallesen	...	Benedikte
Stella Roune	...	Josefine (as Stella Filippa Hammersholt Roune)
Ida Dwinger	...	Agnetes mor
Sofie Amalie Klougart	...	Helene
Esben Smed Jensen	...	Leif (as Esbeen Smed Jensen)
Ove Pedersen	...	Dansklæreren

Storyline

A bunch of 15-year-olds in Viborg make their first experiences with love, kissing and sexuality, coming together and drifting apart. The film follows the adolescents over a three-year-period, focusing on the relationship between Jonas and Agnete, which is made difficult by misconceptions, Agnete's interest for philosophy and Jonas's friend Toke, her father's mental illness and Jonas's own indecision regarding his feelings for her. The story ends when the protagonists finish school.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Denmark

Language:

Danish

Release Date:

13 March 2009 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

Aching Hearts

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nordisk Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

117 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The story is set in the 1960s because writer/director 'Nils Mamros' is telling memories of his own youth.

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Connections

Featured in DR2 tema: Året der kommer (2008)

User Reviews

Characters with development

If you've seen one Malmros movie, you've seen them all. Maybe. Or maybe not! Many of Malmros' movies takes place in his own life, so does this movie. It is often the same story - the one about being unhappily in love. The Malmros movie 'Kundskabens træ' depicted the children (and has now made cult status), and now with the movie 'Kærestesorger', we see the teenagers. It is quite a work that underlies this movie. It took Malmros three years to make this movie. This is because we, as a viewer, have to get the feeling that the characters undergo a development - and they really do! A lot happens in three years when you are 15 years old.

The language can seem a bit strange and you can get the feeling that the actors cannot act. But the movie is supposed to depict the 60's. The language was different then. And actually, the language - and how the actors talk is not far from the language in 'Kundskabens træ'. This means that not only did the actors had to act, but also work a lot on how they talked. The actors are not professionals, but they are really good! The movie can seem boring to some (it goes on for over two hours), but we have to get the feeling that three years have passed, at the end of the movie. It is not supposed to be a funny movie, but the dialogue is sometimes hilarious.

If you are curious to see what it was like to be a teenager in the 60's, you should definitely see this movie.