The Art of Crying
Encyclopedia
The Art of Crying (2007), is a Danish
tragicomedy directed by Peter Schønau Fog. It stars Jannick Lorenzen 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 seventies. Based upon an autobiographical novel by Erling Jepsen, the screenplay was written by Bo Hr. Hansen. In 2007, the film received both the Bodil and Robert
awards for Best Danish Film
, and The Nordic Council Film Prize
.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
tragicomedy directed by Peter Schønau Fog. It stars Jannick Lorenzen 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 seventies. Based upon an autobiographical novel by Erling Jepsen, the screenplay was written by Bo Hr. Hansen. In 2007, the film received both the Bodil and Robert
Robert Award
The Robert statue is a Danish film prize awarded each year by the Film Academy of Denmark. It is the Danish equivalent of the American Oscars. The award, voted only by academy members, is acknowledgement by Danish industry colleagues of a person's or film's outstanding contributions during the...
awards for Best Danish Film
Bodil Award for Best Danish Film
The Bodil Award for Best Danish Film is one of the categories for the Bodil Awards presented annually by the Danish Union of Film Critics . It was created in 1948 and is one of the oldest film prizes in Europe. The judging committee can decide not to give out the award if no deserving films are...
, and The Nordic Council Film Prize
The Nordic Council Film Prize
The Nordic Council Film Prize is an annual film prize administered by the Nordic Council. The first award was handed outin 2002 to celebrate the Nordic Council's 50th anniversary. Since 2005 the prize has been annual. One winner is chosen from submissions from the five Nordic countries. In 2008,...
.
Cast
- Jannik Lorenzen ... Allan
- Jesper Asholt ... Father
- Hanne Hedelund ... Mother
- Julie Kolbech ... Sanne (as Julie Kolbeck)
- Thomas Knuth-Winterfeldt ... Asger
- Rita Angela ... Grandmother
- Gitte Siem ... Aunt Didde
- Lene Tiemroth ... Psychiatrist
- Bjarne Henriksen ... Budde
- Sune Thomsen ... Per
- Hans Henrik Voetmann ... Dr. Madsen
- Laura Kamis Wrang ... Mrs. Budde
- Camilla Metelmann