Små ulykker (2002)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Annette K. Olesen

Writer:

Kim Fupz Aakeson (writer)

Release Date:

15 February 2002 (Denmark)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

When a man's wife dies in an accident, his children return home to deal with the tragedy together. |

Awards:

1 win & 14 nominations

Cast

Jørgen Kiil	...	John
Maria Rich	...	Marianne
Henrik Prip	...	Tom
Jesper Christensen	...	Søren Kreiberg
Jannie Faurschou	...	Eva
Vigga Bro	...	Ulla Olsen, mother
Martin Madsen	...	Politiken colleague
Jesper Hyldegaard	...	Anders, Tom's colleague
Karen-Lise Mynster	...	Hanne
Mads Wille	...	Young man (as Mads Michael Wille)
Pia Rosenbaum	...	Hekla
Oliver Appelt Nielsen	...	Martin Olsen, Tom's son
Gustav Sogaard Jakobsden	...	Hasse Olsen, Tom's son
Julie Wieth	...	Lisbeth
Tina Gylling Mortensen	...	Ellen

Also Known As:

Minor Mishaps (International: English title)
Små danska olyckor (Sweden)

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

Denmark | Sweden

Language:

Danish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Australia:M | Finland:K-11 | Germany:12 | Netherlands:6 | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Amager, Denmark

Company:

Zentropa Entertainments

Quotes:

Eva: She's not a lesbian.
Tom: I'm an engineer Eva, I know a dyke when I see one.

Movie Connections:

References Ved Kongelunden... (1953)

Surprisingly boring best European picture

"Små Ulykker" was the film to continue the fine Danish tradition for awards at the Berlin film festival. The movie displays itself in the footsteps of "Mifune", "Italian For Beginners" (two other Berlin winners) in an impro style like "Let's Get Lost", or Mike Leigh.

Centered around Marianne, this film elaborates on the subjects of family and loss but the attempt of facing tragedy with a smile does not succeed. Also there is very little sympathy for the characters here. Pia (Jannie Faurschou) and Tom (Henrik Prip) is half the family but is here only presented as shallow stereotypes and only Jørgen Kiil as the father and Maria Würgler Rich faces the challenge of evolving their characters with a good result.

The film fails as you do not want to like this characters. That way you don't really care with them - or the film. "Små Ulykker" may be award winning, but never the less it is boring and indifferent and leaves the viewer cold and careless.