Open Hearts
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Universal acclaim- based on 6 Ratings
- Starring: Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Paprika Steen, Sonja Richter
- Summary: Adhering to the guidelines of the celebrated Dogme 95 manifesto, this film focuses on a young engaged couple in Copenhagen who finds their relationship changed forever when the man is hit by a car and paralyzed.
- Director: Susanne Bier
- Genre(s): Drama, Romance
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91Although the plot might sound like the stuff of a soap opera, a smart script, strong performances and an ideologically determined lack of filmmaking niceties result in a shattering, deeply felt work.
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80However schematic, the movie percolates with immediacy and genuine warmth.
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80A very good new Dogme by Danish director Susanne Bier, begins with several lives in excellent working order, and proceeds by way of domestic tragedy to a full-court emotional train wreck.
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And you thought Hamlet was a melancholy Dane. Compared with this gloomy group, he's Pee Wee Herman.
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