Open Hearts

Unrated

1/1/20031h 53m

Theatrical Release (US)

Overview:

Cecilie and Joachim are about to get married when a freak car accident leaves Joachim disabled, throwing their lives into a spin. The driver of the other car, Marie, and her family don’t get off lightly, either. Her husband Niels works in the hospital where he meets Cecilie and falls madly in love with her.

Director:

Susanne Bier

Status:

Released

Language:

Danish

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

individual
secret love
denmark
chance
paraplegic
broken engagement
wedding vows
sense of guilt
car crash
hospital
relationship
divorce
extramarital affair
disabled
woman director

Cast

Sonja Richter

~ as ~

Cecilie

Nikolaj Lie Kaas

~ as ~

Joachim

Mads Mikkelsen

~ as ~

Niels

Paprika Steen

~ as ~

Marie

Stine Bjerregaard

~ as ~

Stine

Birthe Neumann

~ as ~

Hanne

Niels Olsen

~ as ~

Finn

Ulf Pilgaard

~ as ~

Thomsen

Ronnie Lorenzen

~ as ~

Gustav

Anders Nyborg

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Robert

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Reviews (1)

r96sk
Written 1 year(s) ago
7
A real feel-good mov... yeah, maybe not!

'Open Hearts' is actually a film that doesn't really evoke many thoughts in my head. It's a solid watch, the story is standout and the acting is more than satisfactory. Apart from that, I don't have much elese to say, to be honest.

Sonja Richter and Mads Mikkelsen are very good together in this, as are Paprika Steen and Nikolaj Lie Kaas in fairness. The whole plot that they are all involved in is rather depressing, the relationship between Richter's Cecilie and Mikkelsen's Joachim is uncomforting to see unfold. Stine Bjerregaard's character is annoyingly used (just there to twist the story) but the Bjerregaard herself does do well.

I will say that I didn't overly like the editing/camera work, though that's pretty much only early on as it becomes less noticeable as the film ticks by. That's the only real negative that I have.