Smilla's Sense of Snow

19971997
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2h 1m

Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997)

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Crime Drama Mystery

A 6 y.o. Inuit boy runs off a snowy roof in Copenhagen and dies. Smilla, a half Inuit who lives in the building and knows the boy, looks into it. What makes an acrophobic boy run up on the r... Read allA 6 y.o. Inuit boy runs off a snowy roof in Copenhagen and dies. Smilla, a half Inuit who lives in the building and knows the boy, looks into it. What makes an acrophobic boy run up on the roof? The clues take her to Greenland.A 6 y.o. Inuit boy runs off a snowy roof in Copenhagen and dies. Smilla, a half Inuit who lives in the building and knows the boy, looks into it. What makes an acrophobic boy run up on the roof? The clues take her to Greenland.

Director
- Bille August
Writers
- Peter Høeg(novel "Frøken Smillas fornemmelse for sne")
- Ann Biderman(screenplay)
Stars

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Awards
- 1 nomination

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Peter Capaldi in Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997)

Julia Ormond in Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997)

Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997)

Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997)

Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997)

Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997)

Julia Ormond in Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997)

Julia Ormond in Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997)

Julia Ormond and Robert Loggia in Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997)

Julia Ormond in Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997)

Gabriel Byrne and Julia Ormond in Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997)

Julia Ormond, Robert Loggia, and Emma Croft in Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997)

Director
- Bille August
Writers
- Peter Høeg(novel "Frøken Smillas fornemmelse for sne")
- Ann Biderman(screenplay)
All cast & crew
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Based on Peter Hoeg's bestseller, this film is set in snowy Copenhagen where a small boy is found dead after he fell off a roof. Smilla Jasperson, a close friend who lives in the same house begins to suspect murder because she knows that the boy was afraid of heights and would not have played on the roof. As she begins to investigate, she is pulled deeper and deeper into a conspiracy that could very well mean her death. —Harald Mayr <marvin@bike.augusta.de>

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Taglines
- Snow covers everything...except the truth
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for language, some violence and a sex scene
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Trivia
Director Bille August has admitted that the film did not turn out as well as he hoped. He said that in hindsight, adapting Peter Høeg's novel into film had serious problems from the script stage.

Goofs
On the boat while, listening to the tape, Licht tells Smilla that an EEG is monitoring someone's heart. EEGs measure brain waves; EKGs (also called ECGs) measure heart rate and electrical activity.

Quotes
Smilla: The number system is like human life. First you have the natural numbers. The ones that are whole and positive. Like the numbers of a small child. But human consciousness expands. The child discovers longing. Do you know the mathematical expression for longing? The negative numbers. The formalization of the feeling that you're missing something.

Connections
Featured in The Making of 'Fräulein Smillas Gespür für Schnee' (1997)

Soundtracks
Quis est homo
(from Stabat Mater)
Written by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
performed by Kammerorchester 'Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach'
conducted by Hartmut Haenchen

Top review

8/10

Julia Ormond's best role ever!

I really, really, really liked this movie. Yes, I know the plot was a little twisted and the ending was very confusing and somewhat unbelievable at times, but this was a great movie. Julia Ormond's portrayal of the ice princess is absolutely fantastic. This has got to be her best role ever. With SSOS, she proves that she is not just a movie star, but that she is also a damn good actress. The supporting cast is superb. All first class actors, Vannasa Redgrave, Richard Harris, and Gabriel Byrne. I love Byrne's portrayal of the mysterious mechanic. Yes, he could have done a better job but that didn't hurt the movie. I have heard so much criticism from others regarding this film but the bottom line is, you either love it or hate it. I happen to love it. This is a great thriller/mystery/sci-fi/drama. Did I mention Gabriel Byrne, as good looking as ever? 9/10

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Release date
- February 28, 1997 (United States)
Countries of origin
Languages
- English
- Inuktitut
Also known as
- Smilla's Feeling for Snow
Filming locations
- Ilulissat, Greenland
Production companies
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Budget
- $35,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $2,372,903
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $107,108
- Mar 2, 1997
Gross worldwide
- $2,372,903

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Runtime
2 hours 1 minute
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1

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