FILMS/
HEAVEN’S HEART
Himlens Hjärta
World Cinema
Sweden, 2008, 92 minutes
SHOWTIMES
Sat, May 2 / 2:00 / Kabuki / HEAV02K
Sun, May 3 / 3:00 / Kabuki / HEAV03K
Wed, May 6 / 9:45 / Kabuki / HEAV06K
CREDITS
- dir
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Simon Staho
- prod
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Jonas Frederiksen
- scr
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Peter Asmussen, Simon Staho
- cam
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Anders Bohman
- editor
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Janus Billeskov Jansen
- mus
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Stefan Nilsson
- cast
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Mikael Persbrandt, Lena Endre, Jakob Eklund, Maria Lundqvist
- source
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IFC Films, 11 Penn Plaza, 18th floor, New York, 10001. EMAIL: infoifcfilms@ifcfilms.com.
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CAUSES
Family Issues
“What happens when a perfectly ordinary couple, who have based their entire lives on marriage, are afflicted by infidelity?” asks director Simon Staho on the subject of his provocative drama, which features an all-star cast dramatically interrogating themselves—and the audience—on what makes marriages work or fail. Beginning at a divorce hearing, the film flashes back to an innocent dinner party organized by the successful, seemingly content Lars (Mikael Persbrandt) and Susanna (Lena Endre) with their friends Ulf (Jakob Eklund) and Ann (Maria Lundqvist). As the dinner is prepared, the two men discuss their sex lives. Neither has been unfaithful to their wives—Lars even denies that he has ever even thought of it. Unbeknownst to them, the two women are having a similar conversation in the room next door, where Ann proclaims that she has lost her desire for her husband. A discussion follows of a friend’s infidelity and subsequent divorce, launching the foursome into a night of conversation, doubt and panic—and a future where adultery will impact each of them profoundly and irrevocably. Staho tunes his quartet of actors like a miniature symphony, using tight close-ups of their faces as they directly address the camera. “Infidelity is often treated very lightly in films,” says Staho. “But I wanted to show what happens when infidelity really means something. When infidelity hurts and affects both marriages and friendships.”
U.S. Premiere.
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