Pain of Love
Front cover of the Danish DVD box
Kærlighedens smerte
Directed byNils Malmros
Written byNils Malmros
John Morgensen
Produced byPer Holst
StarringAnne Louise Hassing
Søren Østergaard
Birthe Neumann
Waage Sandø
CinematographyJan Weincke
Edited byBirger Møller Jensen
Music byGunner Møller Pedersen
Distributed byEgmont Entertainment
Release date
  • 30 October 1992 (1992-10-30)
Running time
115 minutes
CountriesDenmark
Sweden
LanguageDanish

Pain of Love (Danish: Kærlighedens smerte) is a 1992 Danish dramatic tragedy written and directed by Nils Malmros. It stars Anne Louise Hassing and Søren Østergaard in a beautiful but bitter story about a young college student whose small setbacks in school and relationships lead her toward an inexorable descent into suicidal depression.

Cast

  • Anne Louise Hassing ... Kirsten
  • Søren Østergaard ... Søren
  • Birthe Neumann ... Kirstens mor
  • Waage Sandø ... Kirstens far
  • Anni Bjørn ... Inge-Lise
  • Peder Dahlgaard ... Anders
  • Kamilla Gregersen ... Julie
  • Finn Nielsen ... Lasse
  • Ove Pedersen ... Psychology Examiner
  • Mads-Peter Neumann ... Psychology Monitor
  • Victor Marcussen ... Psychology Monitor
  • Karin Flensborg ... Examiner

Awards

The film won the 1993 Robert for Best Film,[1] and became the only film in Danish cinema to sweep the Bodil Awards with wins for Best Danish Film and for all four acting categories. It was also nominated for the Golden Bear at the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival.[2]

References

  1. Jensen, G.; Scocozza, B. (1996). Politikens bog om danskerne og verden: hvem, hvad, hvornår i 50 år (in Danish). Politikens forlag. p. 387. ISBN 978-87-567-5697-6. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  2. "Berlinale: 1993 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 1 June 2011.


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