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
The Art of Crying/Kunsten at græde i kor
wins the:
in
FESTIVAL DEL CINEMA EUROPEO
Lecce, Italy.
The FIPRESCI Jury composed by Critics Marina Sanna, Ioanna Papageorgiou, Matyas Gyozo awards the prize to The Art of Crying by Peter Schonau Fog.
For the capacity of telling in a tragic, ironic way the sorrows and perversions of a family, through the eyes of an adolescent.Read more
here.Congratulations to the cast and crew!
The Art of Crying/Kunsten at græde i kor
