Love Is All You Need (2012)

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:

Pierce Brosnan, Trine Dyrholm, Molly Blixt Egelind

4 wins & 12 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	...	Wiebe
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:

gay kiss | wedding planning | mother daughter relationship | father son relationship | breast cancer | 

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Taglines:

The thing started when everything was over. [Swedish DVD.]

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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:

English Italian Danish

Release Date:

22 November 2012 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Love Is All You Need

Filming Locations:

Sorrento, Naples, Campania, Italy

Box Office

Budget:

€5,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

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

Gross:

$1,631,306 (USA) (27 September 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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Goofs

When Philip tells Benedikte what he really thinks of her, two of his front-side shots show him standing with his left shoulder angled towards her, while in all other shots his right shoulder is in front.

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Quotes

Philip: No. No, no, it looks real nice. It's very pretty. You're very pretty. Sorry. I'm just not really good at compliments.
Ida: You should practise doing it more often.

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Connections

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

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Soundtracks

Tintarella Di Luna
Written by Franco Migliacci and Bruno De Filippi
Performed by Mina
© BMG Chrysalis Scandinavia
(P) Carusella Records

User Reviews

A couple's pain, another's gain

Surprisingly this movie expelled all my expectations. It was a simply good movie with nice characters and places, not an awesome-awesome one though. So diverse romance-drama told in the perspective of the elder people's beginning of a new relationship. It is a predictable plot so there's no surprise twists at all. From the director of 'In a Better World' this movie narrates the story of a widower and a hairdresser whose husband is cheating on her.

A widower businessman in his 50s probably is preparing to attend his son's wedding in abroad. In other side of the story a woman who successfully completed her cancer treatment as well getting ready to attend her daughter's wedding in Italy. In an accident these two meet at the airport. With a little discomfortable at beginning they start to like each other. For the sake of children these two must sacrifice what they have found within them. So the lives goes on as it forced them to move along with it.

Extraordinary performances by Pierce Brosnan and a woman on his counterpart character called Ida was awesome. I can't finish this review without mentioning the bride, she looked so pretty. Sadly it was not her story. The seaside locations in Italy were beautiful, played a crucial role in the movie's pleasant presentation. They shot it at the right season I guess because it was alluring. Everyone might not enjoy the movie because it deals about older people's romance and I am not old but I liked it.