It's a mystery how Peter Schonau Fog manages to combine child abuse, a study of a rural community, affecting tragedy and black comedy into a satisfying whole, but in "The Art of Crying" he pulls it off. A gently offbeat study of a Jutland family in the early 1970s as seen through the merciless, innocent gaze of an 11 year-old boy, this refreshingly unconventional pic tackles its taboos with
compassion, grace and wit.
Jonathan Holland, Variety

Emotionally devastating and astonishingly mature, this is a unique feature debut. Steve Gravestock, Toronto International Filmfestival

A young Scandinavian genius tackles Bergmanesque themes of family taboos and relationships with pathos, humor, and a loving eye. Chiseko Tanaka, Tokyo International Film Festival

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

TV Zulu Award Nominations

Nomineringer:

Årets Danske Film:
Kunsten at græde i kor/Peter Schønau Fog

Årets mandlige hovedrolle:
Jesper Asholt/Kunsten at græde i kor

Årets kvindelige birolle:
Hanne Hedelund/Kunsten at græde i kor

Stem her!

Monday, January 14, 2008

Palm Springs stuff and Oscar predictions

Here's a bit of writings about The Art of Crying from The Palm Springs Filmfestival:

Also did an interview on KMIR TV and some radio too - but these things aren't on the net I guess.

Saturday, January 05, 2008

Bodil nomineringer

Filmmedarbejderforeningen i København nominerede fredag følgende film og skuespillere til Bodil­priserne for de bedste præstationer i 2007:

Bedste danske spillefilm:
"AFR", instrueret af Morten Hartz Kaplers.
"Fighter" (Natasha Arty).
"Hvid nat" (Jannik Johansen).
"Kunsten at græde i kor" (Peter Schønau Fog).

Bedste kvindelige hovedrolle:
Rikke Louise Andersson i "Hvid nat".
Noomi Rapace i "Daisy Diamond".
Sonja Richter i "Cecilie". Paprika Steen i "Vikaren".
Semra Turan i "Fighter".

Bedste mandlige hovedrolle:
Jesper Asholt i "Kunsten at græde i kor".
Kim Bodnia i "Ekko".
Lars Brygmann i "Hvid nat".
David Dencik i "Uden for kærligheden".
Jannik Lorenzen i "Kunsten at græde i kor".

Bedste kvindelige birolle:
Anne Sophie Byder i "Hvid nat".
Stine Fischer Christensen i "Ekko".
Trine Dyrholm i "Daisy Diamond".
Charlotte Fich i "Kærlighed på film".
Hanne Hedelund i "Kunsten at græde i kor".

Bedste mandlige birolle:
Dejan Cukic i "De unge år".
Morten Grunwald i "Hvid nat".
Nicolaj Kopernikus i "De fortabte sjæles ø".
Søren Malling i "De unge år".
Cyron Bjørn Melville i "Fighter".

Bedste amerikanske film:
"Darjeeling Limited" (instrueret af Wes Anderson).
"I'm not There" (Todd Haynes).
"Letters from Iwo Jima" (Clint Eastwood).
"Paranoid Park" (Gus van Sant).
"Zodiac" (David Fincher).

Bedste udenlandske, ikke-amerikanske film:
"Eastern Promises" (Storbritannien/David Cronenberg).
"Fire måneder, tre år og to uger" (Rumænien/Cristian Mungiu).
"Pans Labyrint" (Spanien/Mexico/Guillermo del Toro).
"Persepolis" (Frankrig/Vincent Paronnaud og Marjane Satrapi).
"Reprise" (Norge/Joachim Trier).
(Kilde: Ritzau)

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