Kira and Mads, in their thirties, have two children and enjoy a good life, until after Kira's manic disorder and sojourn in a psychiatric ward. All Kira now yearns for is to nourish a profound desire to live up to expectations and comply with the demands placed on her as a mother and wife. She desperately wants to succeed, but fails, breaking the rules of conduct and creating scandals. Her relationship with her husband and kids suffers, due to her escapades and her lack of self-control. When she discovers Mads had an affair during her hospitalization, she intensifies her efforts to regain her family, but comes to realize that she cannot live the life of the wife and mother she used to be.
| Original title | En kærlighedshistorie |
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| Danish title | En kærlighedshistorie |
| Other titles | Dogme #21, Kira's Reason - a Love Story |
| Director | Ole Christian Madsen |
| Screenplay | Ole Christian Madsen, Mogens Rukov |
| Director of Photography | Jørgen Johansson |
| Editor | Søren B. Ebbe |
| Sound | Sigurdur Sigurdsson, Pétur Einarsson |
| Composer | Øyvind Ougaard, César Berti |
| Casting | Rie Hedegaard |
| Appearances | Stine Stengade, Lars Mikkelsen, Camilla Bendix, Sven Wollter |
| Production country | Denmark |
| Production companies | Nimbus Film |
| Domestic distribution | Sandrew Metronome |
| International sales | TrustNordisk / Filmbyen 22 / 2650 Hvidovre / t +45 3686 8788 / f +45 3677 4448 / info@trustnordisk.com / www.trustnordisk.com |
| Festival information | Danish Film Institute |
| Technical info | 2536 meter, 35 mm, 1,37:1 Academy, color, Dolby SR |
| Danish theatrical release | 26.10.2001 |
| Cinemas | Dagmar, Palladium, Grand, Empire, Kinopalæet (Lyngby) samt ti biografer i provinsen. |
| DFI subsidy | Konsulentstøtte |
| Danish rating | Allowed for children over the age of 11 |
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| Production companies | Nimbus Film |
| Domestic distribution | Sandrew Metronome |
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| Direction | Ole Christian Madsen |
| Casting | Rie Hedegaard |
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| Script | Ole Christian Madsen |
| Script | Mogens Rukov |
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Production |
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| Production | Morten Kaufmann |
| Production | Bo Ehrhardt |
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Cinematography |
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| Cinematography | Jørgen Johansson |
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| Still photographer | Per Arnesen |
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Editing |
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| Editing | Søren B. Ebbe |
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| Music | Øyvind Ougaard |
| Music | César Berti |
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Sound |
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| Sound | Sigurdur Sigurdsson |
| Sound | Pétur Einarsson |
| Sound: post production | Hans Møller |
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Appearance |
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| Kira | Stine Stengade |
| Mads, Kiras mand | Lars Mikkelsen |
| Charlotte, Kiras søster | Camilla Bendix |
| Kiras far | Sven Wollter |
| Mikkel | Ronnie Hiort Lorenzen |
| Julius | Oliver Appelt Nielsen |
| Mads' chef | Klaus Pagh |
| Michelle | Lotte Bergstrøm |
| John | Nicolas Bro |
| Gustav, svensker | Thomas Waern Gabrielsson |
| Erik | Jesper Hyldegaard |
| Kay | Peaches Latrice Petersen |
| Receptionist på Vestersøhus | Bent Kaiser |
| Tjener på Marienlyst | Michael Zuckow Mardorf |
| Avislæsende mand | Gérard Bidstrup |
| Appearance | Henrik Birch |
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Awards and nominations
| Award | Year | Festival |
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| Eucemenical Award | 2001 | Mannheim-Heidelberg, Int. Film Festival 2001 |
Festival screenings
| Festival | Festival date |
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| Transilvania International Film Festival | 2012-06-01 |
| Thessaloniki International Film Festival | 2011-11-04 |
| Sevilla Festival de Cine | 2008-11-07 |
| Taipei Film Festival | 2007-06-22 |
| Moscow - Royal Danish Embassy | 2003-04-05 |
| Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival | 2002-11-23 |
| Warsaw International Film Festival | 2002-10-03 |
| Shanghai International Film Festival | 2002-06-08 |
| Seattle International Film Festival | 2002-05-23 |
| New York New Directors/New Films | 2002-03-24 |
| Göteborg International Film Festival | 2002-01-25 |
| Oslo International Film Festival | 2001-11-15 |
| Mannheim-Heidelberg, Int. Film Festival | 2001-11-08 |
| London Film Festival | 2001-11-07 |
| Toronto International Film Festival | 2001-09-06 |
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