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      The Art of Crying

      2006 1h 46m Drama List
      50% Tomatometer 6 Reviews 83% Audience Score 1,000+ Ratings An 11-year-old boy tries to keep his dysfunctional family from falling apart. Read More Read Less

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      Richard James Havis Hollywood Reporter This slice of Nordic doom and gloom envelops the gruesome behavior of its subjects in a jaunty charm. Nov 28, 2007 Full Review Ed Gonzalez Slant Magazine Peter Schnau Fog's Danish hot-potato The Art of Crying is a failure, mostly for its desperate sense of trying. Rated: 2/4 Mar 1, 2007 Full Review Jonathan Holland Variety Refreshingly unconventional pic tackles its taboos with compassion, grace and wit. Oct 6, 2006 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Helmer Fog tries to treat his dysfunctional family saga, about incest and child abuse, in darkly humorous way like Solondz' Happiness, but the dry humor may not translate and viewers may see Denmark's Oscar entry as more depressing than enlightening. Rated: C Jan 10, 2008 Full Review James Wegg JWR ... Fog and cinematographer Harald Gunnar Paalgard show just enough of these incestuous moments to spark outrage, but never sink to cheap sensationalism ... Rated: 4/5 Jan 10, 2008 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...most viewers will be left furiously scratching their heads. Rated: 1.5/4 Sep 10, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member We follow Allan, a Danish eleven year old that tries to keep his dysfunctional family together as loads of bad stuff happen. One of the grimmest dark comedies out there, where there are little uplifting moments accept from some phrases from Allan. The English title is pretty misleading but that does not take away that this is a film that should have a wide audience all over the world. Well acted, greatly told. Not the best film to shake of your hangover to, so I guess my grade isn't that fair. A strong film that is a bit boring, still disturbing and impressive in it's own way. 6.5 out of 10 red pills. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member I don't know if I'm to believe the whole story could be true, certainly some moments that feel awkward that they would play out the way they did. Other than that, wonderful acting and the tinge of humor in an otherwise black, black story is spot on. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Another depressing(?) danish film - seems like we're the peadophilia factory, and we just can't stop doing them. If you are a foreigner, this film is well acted, if you live in Denmark, it's laughable - enjoy! I hated it. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member No es un melodrama familiar convencional. The Art of Crying (2006) parece instalada en el movimiento "Dogma", pero es apenas el primer -y hasta ahora único- largometraje de su realizador, Peter Shonau Fog. Juega con nuestras expectativas de principio a fin. Es la historia de Allan, (Jannik Lorensen) un niño al que la realidad de su disfuncional familia se abre ante sus ojos de golpe, a finales de los 1960. Su histérico, chantajista y melodramático padre (Jesper Asholt), lechero y comerciante, ha venido abusando de su única hija (Julie Kolbech). Cegado por su inocencia y el cariño a su padre, Allan ve como imperiosa necesidad que su hermana de 15 años esté siempre ahí, cada vez que el tipo amenace con suicidarse. Más en pantallanueve.blogspot.com Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member a good piece of work but also kind of a wasted potential and a failed attempt to make a Hanneke-like movie. the director could have thrown too much tragedy into one pot: some ingredients are tragicomic, others strictly tragic, which gives you a bit of a cinematic heartburn. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member A difficult movie to watch, with issues one more complex than the other. I reached a point where the cries of the father tapped on my nerves and I just couldn't stand him; but the performance of the little boy is outstanding. A movie I won't watch again and certainly I won't buy the DVD either - but an interesting insight into a deeply disturbed and dysfunctional family. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis An 11-year-old boy tries to keep his dysfunctional family from falling apart.
      Director
      Peter Schønau Fog
      Screenwriter
      Bo Hr. Hansen, Erling Jepsen
      Production Co
      Final Cut Productions
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      Danish
      Runtime
      1h 46m