Description The fate of a young couple, Cecilie and Joachim, collides with that of an older married couple, Marie and Niels. This spirals into conflict turning their lives upside down. Dispensing with the conventions of film-making, Open Hearts is part of the Dogme95 movement.
| Credits | | Producer: | Jonas Frederiksen, Vibeke Windelov |
Editorial Reviews "...The rough-hewn visual style matches the bite of Anders Thomas Jensen's screenplay....OPEN HEARTS is scrupulously even-handed..." New York Times - p.E19 - Stephen Holden
"...A striking Danish drama....Discovering such a small pleasure is the kind of experience that rewards film lovers who browse with open eyes as well as hearts..." Entertainment Weekly - p.53 - Lisa Schwarzbaum
"...[The actors] give stunning performances flecked with raw, almost unbearably painful shards of truth..." Movieline - p.49 - Stephen Farber
"...[With a] tightly intelligent script....[And] touches of humor..." Sight and Sound - p.46 - Vicky Wilson
"...Benefiting from handheld camerawork that gives the drama a sense of authenticity, OPEN HEARTS is refreshing and clear-eyed..." Total Film - p.105 - Neil Smith
"...The gritty, low-budget realism approach of the Dogme manifesto gives immediacy and edge to the raw emotions Bier and her cast uncover..." Los Angeles Times - p.C15 - Kevin Thomas
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