Family Matters (film)
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Directed by | Susanne Bier |
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Running time | 102 min. |
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Family Matters (Danish:Det bli'r i familien) is a 1993 Danish-Swedish-Portuguese drama film directed by Susanne Bier. The film stars Philip Zandén, Ghita Nørby, Ernst-Hugo Järegård, and Ana Padrao.
Plot[]
On her deathbed Jan's mother tells him that he is adopted and that his biological mother is called Lilli. Jan seeks Lilli, who turns out to be an eccentric actress, and together they taxi to Portugal to find Jim's biological father. The mother and son get to know each other's good and bad sides, and on arrival in the south, Jan finds both the love of his life and his sister.
Cast[]
- Philip Zandén as Jan
- Ghita Nørby as Jan's mother
- Ernst-Hugo Järegård as Håkon Borelius (as Ernst-Hugo)
- Ana Padrão as Constanca
- Anna Wing as The Grandmother
- Bodil Udsen as Ingrid
- as Frederico
- as The Taxidriver
- Charlotte Sieling as Nurse
- as Elisabeth
- Ann Christine Simonsen as Eva (as Ann Kristine Simonsen)
- as Bedemand
- Helene Egelund as Lena
- Isabel de Castro as Abbedisse
- Laurinda Ferreira as Hotel Receptionist
Themes[]
Family Matters continued exploration of complex, tabooed family relations begun in Freud's Leaving Home, including an incestuous relationship between brother and sister.[1][2]
References[]
- ^ "Overskridelser". Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ "Hun stiller skarpt på familien". Kristeligt Dagblad. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
External links[]
- Family Matters in the Danish Film Database
- Family Matters at IMDb
- Det bli'r i familien (Family Matters) at Rotten Tomatoes
- 1993 films
- 1993 drama films
- Danish films
- Swedish films
- Danish-language films
- 1990s Portuguese-language films
- 1990s Swedish-language films
- Danish drama films
- Swedish drama films
- Films directed by Susanne Bier
- Films shot in Denmark
- Films shot in Portugal
- Films shot in Sweden
- Nordisk Film films
- 1990s multilingual films
- Danish multilingual films
- Swedish multilingual films
- Danish film stubs