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 [Denmark] Official site [Japan]

Country:

Denmark Sweden Italy France Germany

Language:

Danish English Italian

Release Date:

6 September 2012 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

Love Is All You Need

Filming Locations:

Herlev, Copenhagen, Denmark

Box Office

Budget:

€5,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

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

Gross:

$1,169,330 (USA) (14 June 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

The original title translates to "The Bald Hairdresser".

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Connections

Featured in Maltin on Movies: The Great Gatsby (2013)

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

And you get more than enough of it

Just the song "That's amore" is enough love for any and everyone. Apart from one of the best love songs ever to be written and performed, the movie also has drama to offer. And a lot of comedy. Relationships are easy to spot, but what is really amazing, is how easy the movie delivers in the acting department and how convincing everyone is. You actually believe the relationships those people have with each other are "true" and not just fiction.

Great acting and writing do contribute to that fact of course. The setting does help. And while some twists are very well seeded into the story and therefor should not be a big surprise, the movie itself feels very good. One last point, that did surprise, the rating in Germany. It's rated "0", which means it's for everybody, including children. There is a small scene that involves intercourse. Nothing major and no frontal nudity. Just a heads up for people who might feel a bit offended by that