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 & 13 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:

wedding planning | father son relationship | breast cancer | mother daughter relationship | infidelity | 

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Taglines:

Life is full of surprises and little accidents.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for brief sexuality, nudity and some language

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the second time Pierce Brosnan spoke danish in a movie. The first time being in Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) (1997).

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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

Ida: I really don't understand why anybody will work for you. When... when you're so awful and stupid and not nice.
Philip: I pay him good money.

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Connections

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

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Soundtracks

Buona Sera Signorina
English version written by Carl Sigman and Peter De Rose (as De Rose)
Performed by Adriano Celentano
© De Rose Music, Edition Wilhelm Hansen
(P) Saar Records

User Reviews

Candid

It doesn't matter how much you have, materialistic speaking. The one and only thing that makes sense in life and never fades away is the love we all feel inside, regardless of how many times it seems to let us down. Love is like an endless spring, always digging other ways to keep on flowing, if you'll let it.

"Love Is All You Need" doesn't need to say much. It's just a look into dysfunctional families and the many secrets we all hold, trying to avoid confrontation because it's much easier to pretend everything is okay. It's a very romantic and, yet, sad journey that takes you through the pain and determination of a character fighting to stay alive in every sense of the way. Sometimes love may seem to have abandoned you until it kisses you from behind, restoring the hope you thought was lost. Simply lovely.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook [Denmark] Official site [Japan]

Country:

Denmark Sweden Italy France Germany

Language:

English Danish Italian

Release Date:

6 September 2012 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

Love Is All You Need

Filming Locations:

Sorrento, Naples, Campania, Italy

Box Office

Budget:

EUR5,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$36,746, 5 May 2013

Gross USA:

$1,631,709

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$16,722,143

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