The One and Only (1999 film)

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1999 Danish film
  • 1 April 1999 (1999-04-01)
Running time
106 minutesCountryDenmarkLanguageDanishBox office$5.5 million (Denmark)[1]

The One and Only (Danish: Den Eneste Ene) is a 1999 Danish romantic comedy film directed by Susanne Bier. The film starred Sidse Babett Knudsen, Niels Olsen, Rafael Edholm, and Paprika Steen in story about two unfaithful married couples faced with becoming first-time parents. The film was considered to mark a modern transition in Danish romantic comedies,[2] and became the third biggest box-office success of the 1990s in Denmark.[3] The film earned both the Robert Award and Bodil Award as the Best Film of 1999.[4]

Cast

  • Sidse Babett Knudsen as Sus
  • Niels Olsen as Niller
  • Paprika Steen as Stella
  • Søs Egelind [af; da; fr] as Lizzie
  • Sofie Gråbøl as Mulle
  • Lars Kaalund [af; da] as Knud
  • Rafael Edholm as Andrea aka Sonny
  • Hella Joof as the adoption lady
  • Liv Corfixen as beauty clinic customer
  • Charlotte Munck as beauty clinic customer
  • Klaus Bondam as Priest
  • Lars Kjeldgaard as one of the couples with new kitchen
  • Jacob Thuesen [da; de] as one of the couples with new kitchen
  • Vanessa Gouri as Mgala
  • Jan Hertz [af; da] as the Doctor
  • Berrit Kvorning [af; da; no] Beauty clinic chief

Box office

The film was the most successful Danish film for 15 years with admissions of 820,000 and a gross of 38.5 million Krone ($5.5 million) in Denmark.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b Neiiendam, Jacob (10 December 1999). "Nordic: Top local production companies 1999". Screen International. p. 26.
  2. ^ Kim Skotte, "Den Eneste Ene er et nyt kapitel i historien om den danske komedie", Politiken, 1 April 1999.
  3. ^ Peter Schepelern, "Internationalisering og dogme", 100 Års Dansk Film, Copenhagen; Rosinante, 2001 p. 313.
  4. ^ Piil, Morten (2008). Gyldendals danske filmguide (in Danish). Copenhagen, Denmark: Gyldendal. pp. 162–. ISBN 978-87-02-06669-2.
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