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Post by monalisa66 6/22/07:
Site with lots of screencaps from ATW:
http://www.hotflick.net/celebs/mads_mikkelsen.html
(1st page is KA screencaps, but the next 11 pages are from ATW)
One of my favs:
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Post by WitheringSage 7/15/07:
Just got finished watching the movie.
Fantastic, lovely.
I think that was sh*t for Jorgen to make that stipulation for Jacob though.
I think the kids in India could benefit more from Jacob's presence than
Helene or Anna.
And the daughter's husband, I saw that coming! Cheating p*i*k. LOL.
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Post by Jessie 7/16/07:
agree with all what you just said! lol
I did wish Jacob would have stayed in India or the little boy had gone with him!
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Post by Evil Faerie 7/17/07:
Well, Jorgen was manipulating everything to make sure his family was taken care of. Can't blame him. It's only natural that a dying man would do what he can to take of his family first.
As for Pramod not going with Jacob, I think the point was that not everyone gets what they want. In the beginning of the movie, the kid even says that maybe someday Jacob could take him Denmark with him. But that was before things got better. In giving the orphanage everything he could, Jacob more or less dug his own grave with that one.
I loved the movie. Just wish the DVD had a few more extras on it.
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Post by Boston 7/20/07:
YAY! I finally saw this movie after watching the trailer a gazillion times. The moment it was delivered, I plopped it into the DVD player.
My love for Mads knows no bounds. He was superb in this movie. Absolutely flawless as was the rest of the cast.
You could see the storyline with Christian a mile away. My only complaint is that the director gives too many not-so-subtle hints with the comments made at the wedding, etc. The director also slammed us over the head with all the dead animals on the walls depicting plentifulness sharply contrasting the differences in India.
I didn't expect Jorgen to put in the ridiculous stipulation. Who's going to enforce it? Helene? Anna? They have enough money to void the contract and keep the foundation alive if this is Jacob's true wish.
The ending tore at my heartstrings with the boy, but I like how realistic it was. Why would he want to leave his new paradise to go somewhere Jacob dismissed?
| Mme LeChiffre wrote: | | One thing I must say, the trailer is a little misleading for you folks that have seen the trailer and not the film. |
Mme LeChiffre, you are so right about this. I know exactly what you mean, and I the lustful me was slightly disappointed. I would have loved to have seen a bit more Mads. ;) I think I'll have to wait for Prag for that.
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Post by Mme LeChiffre 7/20/07:
| Mme LeChiffre wrote: | | One thing I must say, the trailer is a little misleading for you folks that have seen the trailer and not the film. |
| Boston wrote: | | Mme LeChiffre, you are so right about this. I know exactly what you mean, and I the lustful me was slightly disappointed. I would have loved to have seen a bit more Mads. ;) I think I'll have to wait for Prag for that. |
Hej... I absolutely LOVED ATW. I thought it was phenomenal. However, when I saw Prag, I was completely blown away. Perhaps the storyline (Christoffer's character as well as the marriage situation--NOT what the wife does, hell, no!!) hit so close to home that I heard the mortars exploding in my backyard. Very touching story, and if your heartstrings were tugged by ATW, then bring the Kleenex when you watch Prag. My heart broke for Christoffer.
Nuff said. Let me know when you see Prag, Boston, I'd love to hear your thoughts on that flick, too. You will be rewarded with some more (but not too much) Mads skin! 
Peace. Hej hej, Mia 
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Post by Eiswein 7/29/07:
well i saw the movie yesterday. Mads was great. I liked his face everytime someone offered him a drink. Or when he runs behind the hotelgirl who showed him everything. Or when he was looking for the on/off button on the fladscreen. just genius.
I don't like the storyline. that something was wrong with jorgen and his behavier was obvios in my opinion.
The close pictures of the eyes ore other parts of actors were so great! the dead animals too (no i don't like dead animals or something)
nice movie.
I saw Flickering Lights before the holidays. Without words mads was genius. *laugh*
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Post by monalisa66 7/29/07:
Eiswein,
ATW didn't hit me like Open Hearts or Prag. The storyline was a real stretch, and far from reality which is why OH and Prag appealed more to me personally, a matter of taste. Although all the actors and Beirs did a great job.
| Quote: | | I saw Flickering Lights before the holidays. Without words mads was genius. |
You're not alone in your appreciation of FL...it is my favorite movie with Mads. I love the humor which again probably says a lot about me! LOL!
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Post by andromeda 7/30/07:
ATW did not hit me as much as Open hearts either, as a matter of fact, in the beginning I didn't like Jacob that much... it's when his past pops up that I started liking him better (he seemed too aloof otherwise). I still saw the movie several times, so I could appreciate the little details. I love the part when he has dinner with his newly found daughter, it's very subtle the way her whole life is shown in those pictures, much better than a flashback and you can also appreciate how much he's missed.
Just saw Flickering lights too, it's really great, since I had seen Adam's apples too, it felt like meeting some old friends again. The story is hilarious and Mads is so funny. This guy can really play anything.
Must order Prag now soon.
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7/30/07:
I didn't get an Open Hearts feel from this movie either, as I was not screaming epithets or complaining too harshly about it to my therapist. 
I haven't seen Prag,  , but I'll take everyone's word for it.
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Post by Evil Faerie 7/31/07:
Okay, I'm in a minority here. I prefer ATW to Open Hearts. To me, alot of Open Hearts depended on Niels attraction to Cecilie, the fact that he was unhappy about his home life whacked you over the head in the beginning with even the daughter making cracks about her parents non-existent sex life. But I never saw the reason WHY he would attracted to Cecilie. She was a whiny, selfish, self-absorbed littled b**ch. She didn't care about anything but her own feelings of loss and isolation which was bluntly shown when she screams about being tired of talking only of Joachim.
ATW, there were unresolved issues between Jacob and Helene. I found that more real. I saw it in Jacob's face at the wedding when he walked into Helene. There was still "something" there. I love that some of the reality is shown clearly -- both men having a love of children. And, trust me, in the business I work in, I've known men who believe they are God and can manipulate the world to work in the way they want it to, even if they aren't there anymore.
Honestly, I find all of Susanne Bier's movies to be a bit melodramatic. But most of her films to date have been written by Anders Thomas Jensen (whom I adore). I'll be interested to see the American movie she just directed with Halle Berry and Benecio del Torro.
Just my opinion.
EF
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7/31/07:
| Evil Faerie wrote: | | But I never saw the reason WHY he would attracted to Cecilie. She was a whiny, selfish, self-absorbed littled b**ch. She didn't care about anything but her own feelings of loss and isolation which was bluntly shown when she screams about being tired of talking only of Joachim. |
THANK YOU! I couldn't agree more.
Anywho, I prefer ATW to Open Hearts, too, I simply just don't find them similar is all.
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Post by Mme LeChiffre 7/31/07:
| WitheringSage wrote: | | Evil Faerie wrote: | | But I never saw the reason WHY he would attracted to Cecilie. She was a whiny, selfish, self-absorbed littled b**ch. She didn't care about anything but her own feelings of loss and isolation which was bluntly shown when she screams about being tired of talking only of Joachim. |
THANK YOU! I couldn't agree more.
Anywho, I prefer ATW to Open Hearts, too, I simply just don't find them similar is all. |
I must agree. I did enjoy Open Hearts. It was a great story. However, It was entirely predictable, and well, for a lack of another word, shallow. Don't get me wrong, it was very well acted, and the story was very sad, and all-too realistic, but very 'expected' in terms of what ulitmately happened. As for ATW, I really didn't see some of the twists in the story coming. Maybe I was just too absorbed in seeing Mads up there in living color! ;) but the storyline was just a bit 'meatier' than Open Hearts, and of course, this is... JMHO!!!
Hej hej, Mia ;)
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Post by andromeda 7/31/07:
Actually I liked both ATW and Open Hearts just not in the same way. Open hearts got more to my guts, especially the one scene where Niels goes to see Cecilia drunk and desperate. It was Mads' acting that really got to me. But yes, the story is more basic.
I liked ATW more for the story, I saw it three times (and not only for Mads). What bothered me though is the way Jacob judges Helene's husband and Helene as well and their money. He hardly was saint back then himself (ok, otherwise Jacob would have been hardly believable as a caracter).
And some scenes in ATW are a bit too long for my taste, like when Anna goes to see her not-biological father, when Helene's husband gets desperate in the end and cries out, it was a bit too much melodrama for my taste.
Anyway, the good thing about those movies is that they provide enough to think and discuss about.
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Post by shieldmatron 7/31/07:
| andromeda wrote: | when Helene's husband gets desperate in the end and cries out, it was a bit too much melodrama for my taste.
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I don't feel it was too much melodrama. Jorgen was faced with his own death. He'd worked hard, made a lot of money, was used to having it all. But now he couldn't beat death. Cancer doesn't even the playing field. It frequently wins. I work with people who are dying of cancer or heart disease or any number of diseases. I work with people who are older and their bodies are just giving out. Just today, I sat with a man who'd had a stroke and was crying over his paralyzed and useless left arm.
Jorgen's reaction at the end makes a lot of people uncomfortable. Probably because we fear death as much as he did. I would act the same as he, but I hope to make my peace long before that.
I'm not sure if anyone has addressed this aspect of ATW, but perhaps Jorgen felt that Jacob owed him something. For 20 years, Jorgen took care of Jacob's daughter. Now it was Jacob's turn to return the favor.
I, too, prefer ATW to Open Hearts. I feel the acting as a collective whole is better in ATW. I watch Open Hearts because Mads is fabulous in it and he gets naked. I'm shallow, but that's not a crime.
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Post by Ashley 7/31/07:
I'm with Shieldmatron on this, concerning Jorgen's behavior at the end; that's totally how I read it. I think death is forcing him to surrender control in a way he's never before had to allow.
That's an interesting thought about whether Jorgen feels Jacob owes him. I think I'd like to re-watch it and see if I notice anything that might indicate he feels that way.
I also, by the way, prefer ATW. I can't tell whether that's because I knew too much about the story before seeing OH or what, but I felt more moved by ATW. Also, I'm just not into Cecille.
| shieldmatron wrote: | | Just today, I sat with a man who'd had a stroke and was crying over his paralyzed and useless left arm. |
Oh, Shieldmatron! He's lucky to have someone as grounded and funny as you are to help him cope. Bless his heart. 
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Post by andromeda 8/1/07:
| Quote: | | Jorgen's reaction at the end makes a lot of people uncomfortable. |
Yes it does, see almost at the same time a friend of ours was dying from cancer and she was so brave even when things got really bad that I couldn't help but finding Jorgen a bit, well, embarassing.
And ever since then I definitely have the feeling that no matter what we are at a loss when it comes to pain and death, we simply cannot confront it with rational thinking.
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Post by Evil Faerie 8/1/07:
Personally, I think it's hard to watch Jorgen in that scene simply because we're seeing a different side of his character. Up to that point, we had seen him as a control freak, a manipulator, a man in charge. In that scene, we finally see the human...the fear. It seems to scare the bejesus out of Helene, too.
Cancer is a very scary thing. Your life is never the same once the "C" word comes at you. I was diagnosed a couple of years ago with CML, a kind of chronic leukemia. I'm lucky, there are really amazing drugs available and I've got everything under control (except for the extra weight the damn drugs put on me). I've lost so many to cancer, including my dad. And everyone of them reacted differently to their diagnosis.
So while Jorgen's meltdown might be difficult to watch, it seems heartfelt to me.
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Post by Onegoodrose 8/1/07:
Agree with EF. Sometimes the most powerful people are the least equipped to deal with something they can't control. And it's final. There is no negotiation, no bargaining, no my-portfolio-is-bigger-than-your-portfolio. Cancer, or death, certainly levels the playing field.
I wonder at whether Jorgen felt that Jacob owed him. I got the impression that if he couldn't be there to continue being a father to his daughter, then who better than the biological father?
Jorgen reminds me, very much, of Don Corleone in "The Godfather." He was not going to be able to stick around, so he was taking care of his family the best way he knew how, by replacing himself with a surrogate father, one who was already biological father to his daughter, one who loved children so much he worked in poverty in an orphanage in India, one who loved children so much he immediately gravitated to the twins playing futbol at the wedding... and a man to whom his wife had previously been in a relationship with.
Just like how he ran his business, he ran his life, his family. I thought, too, it was done out of love, out of responsibility.
He certainly was a person used to being in control, getting his way. And at the end... he did.
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Post by andromeda 8/2/07:
I thought a lot about the last entries, I hope I didn't come across as heartless in my opinion on Jorgen. It's just that that scene brought back a number of memories on our friend we lost to cancer as well as on the funeral for our eleven-year-old nephew. We lost both of them within a very short time. And the people around us showed the strangest reactions. So my first negative reaction to Jorgen's behaviour was a way of shielding myself from getting too involved emotionally.
Evil_faerie, I cross my fingers for you, a big hug.
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Post by Bunni 8/1/07:
Shieldmatron--and everyone--great observations.
I think those with power and the fear of losing it make interesting characters. The lengths they will go to keep or try to maintain control makes for good drama.
I enjoyed ATW and I liked most of the characters in it.
Open Hearts was painful but more realistic, I think.
However, if I need a quick Mads fix, I would probably pop in ATW than Open Hearts because it just is more hopeful
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Post by becca 8/2/07:
I just saw ATW, and was surprised to see that Jacob was staying in the same hotel that I stayed in last May! The Skt. Petri a First hotel. Jacob and his daugther were even sitting at the same table where my husband and I sat for breakfast. How weird is that?
It is a very nice hotel and I would recommend it to anyone who is going to Copenhagen. The restaurant is call Blu or Blue I can't remember, but the food is excellent. Try the Patagonian Tooth fish.
The other thing that really popped out at me and my husband was the green of the trees there. I was surprised to see that color come through in the film.
Oh, and by the way we both enjoyed the movie. But I do believe I like Mads better with some facial hair.
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Post by Evil Faerie 8/2/07:
My heart goes out to anyone who has or has someone they love dealing with the illness and especially to those who have lost loved ones to it.
I'm REALLY lucky. I've been treated at City of Hope here in L.A., one of the very BEST hospitals for cancer. My doctor tells me that 10 years ago, what I have was a death sentence, but now, it's an inconvenience.
To be very honest, my friends believe I dealt well with it. I just ignored it. I refused to change my life and just kept going forward. I took some time off from work, but not alot. It was almost as if I felt that if I refused to let it slow me down, then I couldn't really be all that sick, right?
So maybe I sympathize with Jorgen for that reason. The Godfather connection is good. I never saw it. I did see the look in Jorgen's eyes when he saw Jacob playing with the twins. I think it was a combination of factors that made him think that Jacob would be the best replacement for him. Let's not forget Jacob's disdain of wealth. Jorgen knew beyond a doubt that he wouldn't be after the money he left Helene and the kids. I think he just wanted someone who would love Helene, Anna and the boys and take the very best care of them, someone who would fill the void because of love, no other reason.
Just my 2cents
EF
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Post by Onegoodrose 8/3/07:
I agree with you, Andromeda! I thought Jacob's reaction was a bit embarrassing, as well.
It's so difficult to see someone who is very in control, very powerful, break down like that. It's frightening. It's not easy for many of us to see people in such a vulnerable state. It reminds us that we are all mortal. None of us likes to think about our own death. We don't typically concentrate on our weak moments, either. And when we're powerless to do anything, that makes it even more frustrating.
As a character, I think Jorgen would have been embarrassed to see his breakdown, too. But he couldn't hold back the emotions any more. The dam broke and the tears flowed. Jorgen is a human being who railed at the unfairness of his demise at a time when his family needed him and he had worked so hard to get where he was, to become successful, confident... and now it would all be "taken away" by his untimely death.
Andromeda, I didn't think you were heartless in your observation, not at all.
And isn't it something to think about all the different reactions we, as human beings, have to life's events? Sometimes we surprise ourselves with our weaknesses. And sometimes we surprise ourselves with our courage.
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Post by kazq25 8/11/07:
well, i have avoided reading anything about ATW so that i would be spoiled before i saw it. i caved in and bought it today. i thought it was about time i bought myself something instead of everyone else. i sat down and watched it when everyone was in bed with my glass of wine, and i must say it was fantastic. i never saw the surprise coming and every moment of the film was a joy to watch. i was mesmerised and now want to get all of Suzanne Beirs films. Mads of course was fab and very very sexy ohh mama i would lend it to my friends but i wouldn't get it back.
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Post by Tris 8/25/07:
The movie was shown in a small movie theater over here in spring. I absolutely wanted to see it, but hesitated for a short while because it was screened with French subtitles. French not being my favourite language, I thought this would perhaps ruin the movie for me. But I took the chance, and it was just perfect. I went on a Saturday afternoon, and there were not many people with me. So I could really focus completely on the movie. And I loved it. I can't say anything that has not been said before here, so I just say that I agree with most of you.
I was over the moon when during the beginning - in India - music of Sigur Rós was playing in the background. God, I love that band. They made the whole thing even more perfect for me.
I always try to keep my emotions low in a movie theater, but the lady sitting beside me was so envolved that she let out little "aaahhhs" and "ooohhhs" all the time, and finally started sobbing at the end. I fully understood her, but still tried to be brave and not let it out.
First, I wanted to wait for the German dvd to be released - which will be next month - because Amazon in the U.K. did not mention any subtitles. But then I didn't want to wait and ordered it in the U.K. anyway. It has of course English subtitles, and the cover looks better than the German one - in my opinion.
The movie stayed in the theater for many weeks, which came as a surprise to me, because usually good movie are taken off too soon while the big Hollywood blockbusters are on for weeks and months.
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Post by sandserpent 8/25/07:
I wish I could have seen the film in a theater, the cinematography was so beautiful, but I know I would have cried alot, and I hate when it when I cry in theaters, it just embarrasses me for some reason. Oh, and I love Indian music too Tris, I just happen to be listening to some right now! I apologize if this has been discussed at length already, this is a long thread and I haven't read it in it's entirety, but did anyone else feel that the ending could have gone in a couple of different directions? I've discussed this on IMDb with another poster and we both felt that perhaps Jacob might have decided to stay in India, knowing that Anna had expressed interest in going there anyway? I really lean more towards the feeling that he returns to Denmark, but it's just an idea that was thrown out there. Anyone else have any thoughts about that?
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Post by Tris 8/25/07:
The music I was talking about is not Indian at all. That's actually a bit odd, because Indian music would have suited the scene better. But Sigur Rós is a band from Iceland. I need to check this on the dvd, but I'm pretty sure that the song is played right at the beginning of the movie, when the truck drives through the streets and Jacob distributes food to the kids.
For the ending - well, I imagined that Jacob did go back to Denmark, but he never got happy there. It was just not his world anymore. Maybe one of the reasons why he wanted Pramod to come with him was to take a part of India and his former life. Not that his life had ever been very happy, but I just thought that he felt rather uncomfortable being back in Denmark, surrounded by people who had more money than they ever needed.
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Post by sandserpent 8/25/07:
Thanks for the response Tris. I assumed you were talking about an Indian band 'cause Sigur Ros sounded Indian to me (I didn't notice the accent mark). Laughing I originally rented the DVD and I recall some really cool Indian music being played, especially at the end, but I guess when I buy it I'll have to listen for the band you mention. Those are interesting thoughts you have on the ending, and I agree with you about Jacob's feelings about the wealthy, which is one reason why I felt that he might have considered remaining in India. Jacob was anything but a sell out, and I wonder if he would have felt that he would not be being true to himself if he returned to Denmark and lived the life of a wealthy businessman. I just couldn't see it personally, and in a way for me, the thought was even a little disappointing.
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Post by moonshadow_lady 3/18/08:
Susanne Bier directed the American film "Things We Lost in the Fire" starring Halle Berry and Benicio del Toro. It is an excellent film and beautifully done.
ATW is one of my favorite Mads films because it deals with real family issues and how different people and their perspectives can change the direction of other characters' behaviour. I know it's a bit of a melodrama,  , but it is filmed and edited so well that it is totally enchanting and real.
One of my favorite scenes is where Jacob and his new daughter are at dinner in the park and she produces the albums of her photos as she grew up. The look in his eyes as he eagerly took in each detail was heartbreaking; and the expectant look in her eyes hoping for a real attachment was so beautiful. Even the cover sheets between the pages with the appearance of watermarks which looked like cobwebs symbolizing the past and it's immutability was a wonderful touch. 
My TV has died a loud and painful death. :banghead I am now reduced to watching my DVDs on my computer which has only a 17 in screen. But you can bet that I will use it devotedly until I can afford another TV. I hope that those who have not had a chance to enjoy ATW will give it a try. I think it is a most beautiful film. 
Cheers to all and blessings to everyone--
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Post by alsakai 3/19/08:
| moonshadow_lady wrote: | Susanne Bier directed the American film "Things We Lost in the Fire" starring Halle Berry and Benicio del Toro. It is an excellent film and beautifully done.
ATW is one of my favorite Mads films because it deals with real family issues and how different people and their perspectives can change the direction of other characters' behaviour. I know it's a bit of a melodrama, , but it is filmed and edited so well that it is totally enchanting and real.
One of my favorite scenes is where Jacob and his new daughter are at dinner in the park and she produces the albums of her photos as she grew up. The look in his eyes as he eagerly took in each detail was heartbreaking; and the expectant look in her eyes hoping for a real attachment was so beautiful. Even the cover sheets between the pages with the appearance of watermarks which looked like cobwebs symbolizing the past and it's immutability was a wonderful touch.
My TV has died a loud and painful death. :banghead I am now reduced to watching my DVDs on my computer which has only a 17 in screen. But you can bet that I will use it devotedly until I can afford another TV. I hope that those who have not had a chance to enjoy ATW will give it a try. I think it is a most beautiful film.
Cheers to all and blessings to everyone-- |
Absolutely agree!!! ATW is my favorite Mads movie. It is melodramatic, of course, but but Mads' performance is just stunning and wonderful. My favorite scene is the encounter of Jacob with his daughter in his hotel room. Hardly any words, just the gestures and the mimics that tell so much about their feelings. Just breathtaking scenes in the whole movie!!! I have seen it by now about 15 (!) times. Great camera work as well. That movie is one of my lifetime faves!
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Post by Daphne 3/19/08:
Yeah, At the Wedding is so great!
I watched Things we lost in the fire quite recently, and I must admit I don't really like Halle Berry that much... The movie was very good in many ways, but there was something of the drama-within-the-family theme that is so typical for Susanne Bier that kind of got a bit maybe [i]melo[/]dramatic when it's with American actors instead of Danish (not that it's automatically like that, don't mean to be a US-basher!) The close-ups this time felt a bit forced, for some reason... But I'm sure her next movie will be great, in English or Danish, doesn't matter!
For me, the [i]most[/] exciting idea would have been if she had made a film with both Danish actors and Americans... Imagine Mads and Benicio del Toro in the same movie! ...sorry, couldn't help myself.
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Post by moonshadow_lady 3/19/08:
Yeah, the "American" approach in the movie "Things....Fire" makes the film have a different emotional value. Halle Berry may not have been the first I would have chosen for the part; Benicio Del Toro was a casting "right on".
ATW is still one of my favorite movies of all time. Mads is so good  ; here are some of my favorite pics from the film--
You didn't think to tell me I have a daughter?!
What you did was SOOO wrong!
I can't come back to India (ohh, that single tear )
Yeah, now I think I'll load my DVD into my computer with the little 17" screen and dive into ATW yet again. I've lost count of how many times I've watched it, but sometimes you just can't get enough of a good thing :tongue . Cheers and blessings--
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Post by bthurber 3/20/08:
I adore this movie!! It's a wonderful movie plot wise and the characters are great.
I love Mads in this role! His performance is so subtle and moving! He really is an amazing actor!
And the scene with Jacob and Helene on the back porch drinking wine is great! Mads is breathtakingly gorgeous!!
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Post by moonshadow_lady 3/20/08:
Oh, yeah, the back porch scene. .
I've always wondered if Jacob and Helene indulged their previous need for one another after this scene-I can't help thinking of the way she stroked his arm so lightly and in such a similar way to the "flashbacks" of the same kind of lovemaking Jacob experiences at the beginning of the film  . Whoa, kinda getting away from myself there!  . My mind says "No", too many things still up in the air; but it does give one something to think about, yes? :big_wink
Well, I must go shower off again . Since I have fallen so deeply into the MadsNess, I find myself enjoying more cold showers than I have for a long time . Well, to paraphrase; cleanliness is next to MadsNess  . Cheers and blessings--
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Post by emmarue2 4/13/08:
I just got this movie from Netflix the other day and watched it last night and I really liked it.
Judging from the previews I was actually expecting something a little more twisted and dramatic (though don't get me wrong... finding out you have a daughter after 20 years is pretty damn dramatic)
I really liked Jacob and there wasn't really a time throughout the movie where I didn't like him. I was torn over whether he should stay in Denmark or go back to India and I think though he was leaving behind a lot of people in India, he made a good decision....
I kept expecting for Jorgen to be evil in some way or another but I ended up just feeling really bad for him and his family.
There were so many different emotions in that movie that I can't really remember everything but I did keep wishing that Jacob and Helene would get together and I envisioned them having this twisted affair but then once I found out that Jorgen was dying I was like...oh maybe not.
I have to say this is my favorite Mads movie so far mostly because I just really liked Jacob and I don't know why I did but I did haha
This movie also drew my attention to how beautiful Mads' back is I never noticed it before but when he's shirtless in india I was just like... wow that is one attractive back :dropjaw
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One question I had though is so did Jorgen purposely find Jacob because he knew he was dying? I know he kept saying it was a coincidence but I guess it makes sense that he would lie about that too...
Good movie!
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I've moved torchwood007's post about ATW here:
| torchwood007 wrote: | Hello Again,
I've seen my second proper Mads film (I don't count Casino Royale, that's Bond and Daniel Craig is the star). I've just watched After the Wedding. What a beautiful film, very emotional and again made in a way that let you connect with the characters.
I certainly prefer foreign films (you know ones not made in the USA or UK). They have a much more gentle feel about them, not so in your face with immaculate actors (oh I hope you know what I mean).
Right, now I need to sort out my next film.....
Take Care All,
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| I saw ATW last night. I thought Mads’ performance was stellar and he looked great with a tan. |
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| Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 6:46 pm Post subject: |
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| bindy wrote: | | I saw ATW last night. I thought Mads’ performance was stellar and he looked great with a tan. |
I do agree.
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