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Open Hearts

Original title: Elsker dig for evigt
  • 20022002
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  • 1h 53m
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7.5/10
11K
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Open Hearts (2002)
A Dogme film about an engaged couple that is torn apart after the man is paralyzed in an accident, and the woman falls in love with the husband of the woman who caused the accident.
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A Dogme film about an engaged couple that is torn apart after the man is paralyzed in an accident, and the woman falls in love with the husband of the woman who caused the accident.A Dogme film about an engaged couple that is torn apart after the man is paralyzed in an accident, and the woman falls in love with the husband of the woman who caused the accident.A Dogme film about an engaged couple that is torn apart after the man is paralyzed in an accident, and the woman falls in love with the husband of the woman who caused the accident.
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
11K
YOUR RATING
    • Susanne Bier
    • Susanne Bier
    • Anders Thomas Jensen
  • Stars
    • Sonja Richter
    • Nikolaj Lie Kaas
    • Mads Mikkelsen
    • Susanne Bier
    • Susanne Bier
    • Anders Thomas Jensen
  • Stars
    • Sonja Richter
    • Nikolaj Lie Kaas
    • Mads Mikkelsen
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    • 35User reviews
    • 55Critic reviews
    • 77Metascore
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    Mads Mikkelsen and Sonja Richter in Open Hearts (2002)
    Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Sonja Richter in Open Hearts (2002)
    Mads Mikkelsen and Sonja Richter in Open Hearts (2002)
    Sonja Richter in Open Hearts (2002)
    Mads Mikkelsen and Sonja Richter in Open Hearts (2002)
    Paprika Steen in Open Hearts (2002)
    Susanne Bier and Anders Thomas Jensen in Open Hearts (2002)
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    • Trivia
      "Elsker dig for evigt" literally means "Love you forever".
    • Crazy credits
      The credits are stamped on the screen in thermal photography.
    • Connections
      Featured in Go' aften Danmark: Episode dated 5 September 2002 (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      Counting Down
      Written by Jesper Winge Leisner and Niels Brinck

      Performed by Anggun

    User reviews35

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    Open Hearts is devoid of superficial movie cliches
    Halfway through Open Hearts, it becomes more obvious that you're watching a fictional account. The plot becomes slightly predictable, which is a good thing. For the most part, this new Danish film feels like a reality documentary and pulls you in like reality itself. Director Susanne Bier follows the technical requirements to earn a Dogme 95 certification, which means the film has to be devoid of any unnatural camera movement, lighting and sound among other rules. As a result, Open Hearts is also devoid of superficial movie cliches and full of heartfelt human situations.

    The film follows a young, newly?engaged couple and a married couple with kids, whose lives are interrupted and complicated by a road accident. Bier stays clear of the external effects of the drama and instead focuses on the characters' inner effects. Her protagonists lose emotional control and appear ill?equipped to handle the consequences of an unexpected tragedy. The film's appeal is not only universal, but timely as well, shattering the modern belief that everything is controllable. Once tragedy strikes, our lives seem far more fragile than we thought.

    Stephan Paschalides
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    5
    • bluesquid
    • Mar 7, 2003

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      • September 6, 2002 (Denmark)
      • Denmark
      • Danish
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      • Fælledparken, Østerbro, Copenhagen, Denmark
    • Production companies
      • Det Danske Filminstitut
      • Zentropa Entertainments
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    • 1 hour 53 minutes
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      • Dolby SR

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