With Your Permission

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With Your Permission

2007

1h 40m

Comedy

Drama

Romance

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Jan's life unravels until he enters group therapy and makes friends with Rudy and Alf. Jan has no idea Alf loves opera or that his life is about to take an unexpected turn.

John DeFore

The Hollywood Reporter

Initially intriguing but ultimately saddled with more quirks than it can handle.

Sep 19, 2007

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Robert Koehler

Variety

Despite both Steen as a thesp and Jensen as a writer making their early international impact with Dogma works, the austere verities are long gone here.

Sep 10, 2007

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...the film eventually wears out its welcome...

Rated: 2/4

Oct 16, 2007

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Kim Voynar

Cinematical

I know, I know -- there's nothing funny about spousal abuse. And yet, there are very funny moments in this film that allow it to be entertaining, in spite of its potentially weighty subject matter.

Sep 15, 2007

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Jon Popick

Planet S Magazine

If you're into off-beat dark comedies, then welcome home, lad.

Sep 13, 2007

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Mads Niklas F

Personally I think it is one of the better Danish movies, the humor is spot on Danish, it might be a little more exclusive if one if not familiar with Danish humor and culture.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/18/23

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Audience Member

A nice comedy/drama about work, ambitions and marital lives....

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/11/23

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Audience Member

Meget bedre end jeg havde regnet med selv om Paprika Steen tydeligvis har lÃ¥nt lidt hist og her fra andre danske komedier.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Audience Member

Another great movie from Denmark. Interesting questions are taken with rather simple story: If people have problems why do not they talk about it? Should you always follow your dreams or should you sacrifice your dreams in the name of love? Should you stop someone from following their dreams? Beautiful story and set of interesting characters.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Audience Member

Anything Anders Thomas Jensen touches is worth a look! When he's directing his own script, the outcome is top notch, but a decent director can't fail badly either! This movie is filled with interesting views on envy in a relationship and the movie has hilarious characters! See this one. You won't regret it!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Paprika Steen

Director

Lars Brygmann

Jan

Sidse Babett Knudsen

Bente

Nicolaj Kopernikus

Rudy

Rasmus Bjerg

Alf

Søren Pilmark

Erik

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Synopsis

Jan's life unravels until he enters group therapy and makes friends with Rudy and Alf. Jan has no idea Alf loves opera or that his life is about to take an unexpected turn.

Director: Paprika Steen
Producer: Thomas Heinesen, Lars Lindström, Leila Vestgaard
Screenwriter: Anders Thomas Jensen
Production Co: Nordisk Film
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Original Language: Danish
Runtime: 1h 40m