Efter brylluppet (After the Wedding)

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Efter brylluppet (After the Wedding)

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Mads Mikkelsen, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Rolf Lassgard, Stine Fischer Christensen, Mona Malm

Jacob has dedicated his life to helping street kids in India. When the orphanage he's in charge of is under the threat of closure, he receives an unusual offer. A Danish businessman, Jorgen, offers hi...( read more  read more... )m a donation of $4 million. But, there are certain conditions attached. Jacob must come to Denmark. And, he must attend the wedding of Jorgen's daughter. The wedding becomes a landmark meeting between past and future and puts Jacob in the dilemma of his life.

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  • stopitgoaway
    April 30, 2009
    stopitgoaway
    I knew nothing about this film before going to see it except that it was Oscar nominated and starred Bond's 'Casino Royale' foe Mads Mikkelsen. But I'd heard good things and despite it being a day so sunny in April that you should really spend it in the park I ventured into the d...( read more)ark cinema. All I can say is that I am so, so glad I did as this has to be one of the best films I have seen this year. Jacob (Mikkelsen) runs an orphanage/school in India that due to funding will have to close if they don't do something quickly, cue a phone call from Denmark where a millionaire is looking to invest some money in a good cause and Jacob has no choice but to go home and try to win over the mystery funder. Cut to Copenhagen and the very rich living of Jorgen and his family, a self-made millionaire Jorgen is preparing for the Wedding of his daughter and as his family gather round the mansion we see that he has a pretty good life. Cut back to Jacob who after living in squalid conditions in India for so long is struggling to understand the swish hotel he's been booked in for his visit. When the two meet to discuss the investment Jacob is over enthusiastic but Jorgen is nonchalant and pre-occupied with the weekends approaching festivities, so much so he decides to conclude the deal on Monday and seeing as Jacob is here on his invitation with nothing to do all weekend he decides to ask him to attend the wedding. So far so seemingly normal. It is at this point that the film takes some dramatic turns and through a series of unexpected events, a few skeletons in closets, the past and emotive performances, becomes a really deep and moving piece of cinema. I don't want to spoil it by saying anymore about it except it's nothing short of brilliant. I haven't seen a film for ages that deals with such negative and positive issues with such compassion and integrity without being hammy or over the top. The direction is flawless, the music is fitting and the cinematography is almost dogma in style but with a certain crispness to it. The performances are outstanding and it's not hard to see why it was Oscar nominated and won countless awards. The way the script is superbly written it reminded of 'Secrets and Lies' by Mike Leigh in the way it captures humans acting realistically in real situations. By the time the film starts to conclude the tissues were coming out to wipe away the tears of sadness and joy, which is a very powerful position to be in for any film, and the audience left the auditorium into bright sunshine glad like me that they'd had chance to see this amazing piece of cinema.
  • SilentWarProductions2009
    January 20, 2009
    SilentWarProductions2009
    Directed by: Susanne Bier.
    Starring: Mads Mikkelsen, Rolf Lassgård, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Stine Fischer Christensen.

    The film may seem like many Hollywood films released each year, but the problem with those is that they don't succeed in making us car...( read more)e for there characters and the films just turn out to be average, After the Wedding is a rare film that is done brilliantly.

    The films starts with Jacob, a man from Denmark who owns an orphanage in India and he has dedicated his life to these kids, especially one in particular. When it appears that the orphanage is on the verge of closure due to lack of funding, an unusual offer comes along. A billionaire businessman from Denmark, offers him a donation, but he also has to come to his daughters wedding. He approves and soon finds out the secrets of this family.

    Susanne Bier and Anders Thomas Jensen turn in a brilliantly written, character study that also provides its fair share of twists, deceit and lies among these characters. But that is the strong point of this film...character.

    The film moves slowly in parts but Bier and Jensen deliver these characters with such humanity and depth, we learn to both care for and hate these characters and when 'sentimental' moments arise, it isn't forced, it certainly bought a tear to my eye.

    Bier is also behind the camera and she works brilliantly with her characters, she stays up close and personal with them and allows them to shine in the most perfect moments.

    The performances here are absolutely outstanding, Mads Mikkelsen proves to be quite subtle and brilliant in his role, his eyes are really captivating, but the lady to mention is Stine Fischer Christensen. A beautiful young actress, but one with shocking power and depth in her role, she helps to pack an emotional punch in a lot of scenes.

    The film does appear melodramatic at first glance, but the filmmakers have done what Hollywood fails at and that is making it refreshing, intense, emotional, full of character and very real. Definitely deserving of its Academy Award nomination.

    87/100
  • mrpopcorn
    January 19, 2009
    mrpopcorn
    "champagne is poured... secrets are spilled."

    A multi-millionaire wants to know how much his money can really buy in this drama from Danish filmmaker Susanne Bier. Though born and raised in Denmark, Jacob Peterson (Mads Mikkelsen) has made a life for himself in India, w...( read more)here he runs an orphanage for homeless children. While Jacob cares little for money, raising funds is part of the responsibilities of his position, and when he learns that Jørgan (Rolf Lassgård), a wealthy Danish businessman, is willing to donate four million dollars under the condition that he meet with him in person, Jacob grudgingly hops a flight back home. Once in Denmark, Jørgan insists that Jacob attend the wedding of his daughter the next day; at the celebration he meets Jørgan's wife, Helene (Sidse Babett Knudsen), whom he recognizes as someone he knew many years ago. As Jacob finds himself revisiting a past he would prefer to forget, he discovers that Jørgan has an ulterior motive for bringing him to Denmark -- the wealthy man is in poor health, and while the donation will help ease some of his guilt over a life of avarice, he's also looking for someone to take over as Helene's husband after he dies.

    Review
    Sweet sorrow permeates through Susanne Bier's Oscar nominated "After the Wedding", a quietly testing film that tepidly breaks free from the shackles of the Dogme manifestos to deliver an incredibly subtle celebration of family. Paternal pacification is as good a reason as any to explore with overwhelming and eloquent sentimentality when Jacob (Mads Mikkelsen) is arm-twisted into returning to his native Denmark to seek out funds for his orphanage's young charges in India. He meets with the seemingly magnanimous Jorgen (Rolf Lassgard, filling the screen with his sheer presence), a millionaire that invites him to his daughter's wedding and in the process sets the wheels of redemption into motion. Bier's most prominent work thus far is also her most joyous when she bravely evokes the goodness in her characters, working the circumstances to peel away the layers of tacit human desires and destructive pride. Blessed with superlative performances across the board, a particularly inspired turn by Mikkelsen serves as Bier's dramatic lynchpin for her film's gentle twists and turns. But even its sudsy plot developments work well in Bier's kinetic and expertly crafted dreamworld, which despite its otherworldly state still manages to disclose the bare and conspicuous design of mortality and compassion.
  • kiriyamakazou
    July 3, 2008
    kiriyamakazou
    My second Bier film in as many weeks and an obvious sign she is no fluke artist. Her style of camera work is impeccable. As it drifts into extreme close-ups and hand held hypnotic beauty. The film may rely on a series of great coincidences but it soon straightens them out and off...( read more)ers up a highly emotional drama. People are complex and we see a vast array of painful moments portrayed with absolute perfection. Mikkelsen is again stunning and all the relationships are wonderfully built upon.
  • organgrinder136
    July 2, 2008
    organgrinder136
    super emotional and intensely acted film about loss. it's rather depressing but all the actors do an astounding job. thinking back to the scene where jorgen breaks down and is screaming "i dont wanna die. why me?" over and over a few times is haunting!
  • sagapart12
    October 27, 2009
    sagapart12
    Not good. I don't understand why this film has been so highley acclaimed. The story is decent yet dragged out and played out inefficiently, the film work is decent. The music is decent. The acting is decent. What was so wonderful about this movie?
  • ralch
    September 27, 2009
    ralch
    LETTERBOX. Como melodrama, logra conmover y cuenta con actuaciones excelentes, que confieren el poder que la película necesita desesperadamente. La historia deja ver las señales de su manufactura y la dirección oscila entre la intimidad genuina y una burda estilización "artística...( read more)". / As a melodrama, it manages to move and has excellent performances that convey the power this film desperately needs. The story shows the signs of its manufacture and the direction alternates between genuine intimacy and ludicrous artsiness.
  • RachelJezel
    August 14, 2009
    RachelJezel
    Mads Mikkelsen rocked so hard in "King Arthur".
  • ahhh1989
    August 2, 2009
    ahhh1989
    Holy crap! This film was extremely effective and stunning. Possibly one of the most hard hitting films I've seen in the past ten years!
  • SDphotoggirl
    July 20, 2009
    SDphotoggirl
    This film...is perfect! It is well acted, has great plotline, and some surprises. It tocuhes your heart and also makes you think of if you could do what Mikkelsen's character does.
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