Mona's World

2001 1h 25m DA

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6.1

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★6.1TMDB · 14

Comedy

Synopsis

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Mona, a single girl in her thirties, leads a life filled with adventure and romance. In her dreams that is. But an ordinary visit to the bank is about to make her real life as exciting as her imagination, and moreover, during this encounter she is introduced to the man of her dreams in a way she never dreamt of.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Sidse Babett Knudsen
Mona
Thomas Bo Larsen
Thorbjørn Lassen
Mads Mikkelsen
Casper
Klaus Bondam
Don J
Bjarne Henriksen
Tommy
Jesper Asholt
The Boss
Martin Buch
Mads
Mette Agnete Horn
Lisa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jonas Elmer
Writers: Nikolaj Peyk, Jonas Elmer, Nikolaj Peyk
Languages: Danish
Countries: Denmark

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Halfdan E. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Sidse Babett Knudsen and Thomas Bo Larsen and Mads Mikkelsen carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0257930 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 14 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jonas Elmer directs. Morten Søborg behind the camera. Halfdan E scores. Mette Zeruneith cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Denmark. Dialogue in Danish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
225 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Jonas Elmer, shot by Morten Søborg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Halfdan E. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Mette Zeruneith shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Sidse Babett Knudsen and Thomas Bo Larsen and Mads Mikkelsen carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0257930 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 14 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Morten Søborg
Original score: Halfdan E
Editing: Mette Zeruneith
Makeup / hair: Anne Cathrine Sauerberg
Sound: Niels Arnt Torp
Runtime: 85 min · 1h 25m
Status: Released
Original language: DA
Certification (US): 11
IMDB: Mona's World (2001)

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Community reviews

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r96sk2023-09-29
★ 6/10
One of those flicks that are better than they should be... if still not actually 'good'. <em>'Mona’s World'</em> is largely uninteresting for the duration its (thankfully short) 1hr 20min run time, though to be fully fair to this 2001 release it does have a few relatively redeeming qualities. Sidse Babett Knudsen is a decent lead, Mads Mikkelsen's extremely minimal screentime is amusingly utilised and some of the humour did surprisingly make me chuckle a little - despite some patchy subtitles. I doubt that I'll remember it and my rating is perhaps slightly generous, but it's strangely OK.

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