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
Director: Peter Schønau Fog
- Foto: Martin Bubandt Jensen
"Der er absolut ikke noget at grine ad
- man kan bare ikke lade være".
Interview in Politiken by Hans Jørgen Møller
Read it here. (in danish)
(The Danish paper JydskeVestkysten, has written about Jannik, but this article isn't on the net 07.12.2006)
