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:

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

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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

The original Danish title translates to "The Bald Hairdresser".

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Goofs

The female doctor in the opening scene asks Ida to consider a breast reconstruction, because one of her breast has been removed, but she turns the proposal down. Later Ida is swimming in the nude and when she emerges from the sea, it is obvious that she does not miss any of her breast.

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Quotes

Ida: I have a letter from the hospital. I don't know what it says, I'm afraid to open it alone. This probably sounds silly. I can do it if you do it with me.
Philip: [motions to the envelope in her hands] Shall I open this?
Ida: Would you?

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Connections

Featured in At the Movies: Venice Film Festival 2012 (2012)

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Soundtracks

Sará Perche Ti Amo
Written by Dario Farina
Performed by Ricchi E Poveri
© Universal Music Publishing Scandinavia
(P) Crisler Music

User Reviews

Feel good enjoyable movie

I think the Italian review above is very harsh - what do we go to see films for? To be entertained and moved emotionally in at least one way. I laughed, cried, smiled and thought this was a great way to spend two hours. It is not pretentious or highbrow but that is good in my opinion - the locations are good on the eye, music enjoyable and a few interesting characters. Whilst it may not be Brosnan's most challenging role he is a likable guy and character and does portray a man with baggage, emotional issues and regret over his relationship with his son. many people will recognise some of the issues in this film, so lighten up in Italy and just regard some films as light entertainment - nothing wrong with that.

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