Love Is All You Need (2012)
"Den skaldede frisør" (original title)

A hairdresser who has lost her hair to cancer finds out her husband is having an affair, travels to Italy for her daughter's wedding and meets a widower who still blames the world for the loss of his wife.

Director:

Susanne Bier

Writers:

Anders Thomas Jensen (screenplay), Susanne Bier (story),

Stars:

Trine Dyrholm, Sebastian Jessen, Molly Blixt Egelind

3 wins & 10 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Trine Dyrholm	...	Ida
Stina Ekblad	...	Female Doctor
Sebastian Jessen	...	Patrick
Molly Blixt Egelind	...	Astrid
Ciro Petrone	...	Alessandro
Marco D'Amore	...	Marco
Pierce Brosnan	...	Philip
Line Kruse	...	Bitten
Paprika Steen	...	Benedikte
Birthe Neumann
Kim Bodnia	...	Leif
Christiane Schaumburg-Müller	...	Thilde
Bodil Jørgensen	...	Vibe
Christiane Rohde
Anne O. Pagh

Storyline

A Danish woman, Ida (Trine Dyrholm), who has just finished her cancer treatments, walks in on her suffering husband in bed with his young co-worker. She travels alone to their daughter's wedding, which is to take place in Italy, but meets the father of the groom, Philip (Pierce Brosnan), and immediately makes a bad first impression. At the seaside villa where Philip once lived with his wife, conflicts arise not least between the soon-to-be newlyweds. But first impressions fade, and Ida may find her chance for another life.

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Plot Keywords:

wedding | hairdresser | widower | title directed by female | chance meeting | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for brief sexuality, nudity and some language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook [dk] Official site [jp]

Country:

Denmark Sweden Italy France Germany

Language:

Danish English Italian

Release Date:

6 September 2012 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

All You Need Is Love

Filming Locations:

Sant'Angelo, Salerno, Campania, Italy

Box Office

Budget:

€5,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$36,746 (USA) (3 May 2013)

Gross:

$88,164 (USA) (10 May 2013)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Zentropa Productions, Zentropa International Sweden, Zentropa International Köln

Technical Specs

Runtime:

116 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Third collaboration between actress Paprika Steen and director Susanne Bier.

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Connections

Featured in At the Movies: Venice Film Festival 2012 (2012)

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Soundtracks

"I dag er det Oles fødselsdag"
(Otto Mikkelsen)
© Edition Wilhelm Hansen

User Reviews

What a waste of time

What a disappointment. A perfect wedding which turns to be not perfect, love triangles, a middle aged hair dresser (Paprika Sten) who after chemotherapy feels ugly but for some inexplicable reason receives courtship from mister Gorgeous (Pierce Brosnan). The depiction of Italy could not be more stereotyped (there is a mandolin trilling throughout the film). I went to see it because of Susanne Bier's name, but not only did it turn out to be not my kind of film, but the script is in fact objectively boring with few surprises or suspense. Anybody can guess the rest of the plot after some time. In spite of a few funny lines and embarrassing scenes, I bored myself to death, especially towards the end of the film. Now I am supposed to write at least 10 lines but I don't know what to do with the rest of the space! My summary: A good film for my granny, maybe. Everyone else - use your time for something else.