| The Art of Crying | |
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 Danish poster | |
| Directed by | Peter Schønau Fog |
| Written by | Bo Hr. Hansen [da] |
| Based on | The Art of Crying by Erling Jepsen |
| Produced by | Thomas Stenderup [no; sv] |
| Starring | Jesper Asholt Jannik Lorenzen [af; da] |
| Cinematography | Harald Paalgard |
| Edited by | Anne Østerud [da; de; fr] |
| Music by | Karsten Fundal |
| Distributed by | SF Film |
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| Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | Denmark |
| Language | Danish |
The Art of Crying (Danish: Kunsten at Græde i Kor) is a 2006 Danish tragicomedy directed by Peter Schønau Fog. It stars Jannik Lorenzen [da] and Jesper Asholt in a harsh tale about an 11-year-old boy's struggle to hold intact his bizarre family with its abusive father, mother in denial, and rebellious sister during the social unrest of the early 1970s. Based upon an autobiographical novel by Erling Jepsen, the screenplay was written by Bo Hr. Hansen [da].
The film received both the Bodil and Robert awards for Best Danish Film, and The Nordic Council Film Prize.
Cast
- Jannik Lorenzen [af; da]
- Jesper Asholt as Father
- Hanne Hedelund [af; da; no] as Mother
- Julie Kolbech as Sanne (as Julie Kolbeck)
- Thomas Knuth-Winterfeldt [da; de] as Asger
- Rita Angela [af; da] as Grandmother
- Gitte Siem [af; da] as Aunt Didde
- Lene Tiemroth as Psychiatrist
- Bjarne Henriksen as Budde
- Sune Thomsen as Per
- Hans Henrik Voetmann [da; de] as Dr. Madsen
- Laura Kamis Wrang [da; sv] as Mrs. Budde
See also
References
- Jørholt, Eva (2010). "Peter Schønau Fog". In Mette Hjort (ed.). The Danish Directors: Dialogues on a Contemporary National Cinema. Intellect Books. pp. 95–108. ISBN 978-1-84150-271-7.
- Langkjær, Birger (2012). Realismen i dansk film. Samfundslitteratur. pp. 464–5. ISBN 978-87-593-1598-9.
- Holland, Jonathan (5 October 2006). "The Art of Crying". Variety.
- Erin-Madsen, Christian (24 February 2008). "Kunsten at juble i kor". Berlingske Tidende (in Danish).
- Lindberg, Kristian (9 October 2007). "Dansk incestfilm får nordisk filmpris". Berlingske Tidende (in Danish).
External links
| The Nordic Council Film Prize | |
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| Robert Award for Best Danish Film | |
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