Open Hearts

2002 1h 53m DA

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7.1

SOLID

★7.1TMDB · 129

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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Cecilie and Joachim are about to get married when a freak car accident leaves Joachim disabled, throwing their lives into a spin. The driver of the other car, Marie, and her family don’t get off lightly, either. Her husband Niels works in the hospital where he meets Cecilie and falls madly in love with her.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Sonja Richter
Cecilie
Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Joachim
Mads Mikkelsen
Niels
Paprika Steen
Marie
Stine Bjerregaard
Stine
Birthe Neumann
Hanne
Niels Olsen
Finn
Ulf Pilgaard
Thomsen

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Susanne Bier
Writers: Anders Thomas Jensen
Languages: Danish
Countries: Denmark

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ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Susanne Bier, shot by Morten Søborg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jesper Winge Leisner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Pernille Bech Christensen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Sonja Richter and Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Mads Mikkelsen carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0315543 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Susanne Bier directs. Morten Søborg behind the camera. Jesper Winge Leisner scores. Pernille Bech Christensen cuts. Produced in Denmark. Dialogue in Danish.

Trivia

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1Released 24 years ago.
2Directed by Susanne Bier, shot by Morten Søborg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Jesper Winge Leisner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Pernille Bech Christensen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Sonja Richter and Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Mads Mikkelsen carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0315543 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Classified under 15 themes, including "individual", "secret love", "denmark", "chance".

The technical file

Cinematography: Morten Søborg
Original score: Jesper Winge Leisner
Editing: Pernille Bech Christensen
Costume design: Stine Gudmundsen-Holmgreen
Sound: Per Streit
Runtime: 113 min · 1h 53m
Status: Released
Original language: DA
IMDB: Open Hearts (2002)

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r96sk2023-10-02
★ 7/10
A real feel-good mov... yeah, maybe not! <em>'Open Hearts'</em> is actually a film that doesn't really evoke many thoughts in my head. It's a solid watch, the story is standout and the acting is more than satisfactory. Apart from that, I don't have much elese to say, to be honest. Sonja Richter and Mads Mikkelsen are very good together in this, as are Paprika Steen and Nikolaj Lie Kaas in fairness. The whole plot that they are all involved in is rather depressing, the relationship between Richter's Cecilie and Mikkelsen's Joachim is uncomforting to see unfold. Stine Bjerregaard's character is annoyingly used (just there to twist the story) but the Bjerregaard herself does do well. I will say that I didn't overly like the editing/camera work, though that's pretty much only early on as it becomes less noticeable as the film ticks by. That's the only real negative that I have.

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