The Art of Crying

The Art of Crying
Danish poster
Directed byPeter Schønau Fog
Written byBo Hr. Hansen [da]
Based onThe Art of Crying
by Erling Jepsen
Produced byThomas Stenderup [no; sv]
StarringJesper Asholt
Jannik Lorenzen [af; da]
CinematographyHarald Paalgard
Edited byAnne Østerud [da; de; fr]
Music byKarsten Fundal
Distributed bySF Film
Release dates
  • 9 September 2006 (2006-09-09) (Toronto International Film Festival)
  • 15 April 2007 (2007-04-15) (Denmark)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryDenmark
LanguageDanish

The Art of Crying (Danish: Kunsten at Græde i Kor) is a 2006 Danish tragicomedy directed by Peter Schønau Fog.[1] It stars Jannik Lorenzen [da] and Jesper Asholt in a harsh tale about an 11-year-old boy's struggle to hold intact his bizarre family with its abusive father, mother in denial, and rebellious sister during the social unrest of the early 1970s.[2] Based upon an autobiographical novel by Erling Jepsen, the screenplay was written by Bo Hr. Hansen [da].[3]

The film received both the Bodil[4] and Robert awards for Best Danish Film, and The Nordic Council Film Prize.[5]

  1. ^ Jørholt, Eva (2010). "Peter Schønau Fog". In Mette Hjort (ed.). The Danish Directors: Dialogues on a Contemporary National Cinema. Intellect Books. pp. 95–108. ISBN 978-1-84150-271-7.
  2. ^ Langkjær, Birger (2012). Realismen i dansk film. Samfundslitteratur. pp. 464–5. ISBN 978-87-593-1598-9.
  3. ^ Holland, Jonathan (5 October 2006). "The Art of Crying". Variety.
  4. ^ Erin-Madsen, Christian (24 February 2008). "Kunsten at juble i kor". Berlingske Tidende (in Danish).
  5. ^ Lindberg, Kristian (9 October 2007). "Dansk incestfilm får nordisk filmpris". Berlingske Tidende (in Danish).