It's All About Love (2003)

Regista:

Thomas Vinterberg

Writers:

Mogens Rukov (writer)
Thomas Vinterberg (writer)

Data di uscita:

10 gennaio 2003 (Denmark)

Genere:

Drama | Thriller | Romance | Sci-Fi

Plot:

It's All About Love is the story of two lovers and their attempts to save their relationship in a near-future world on the brink of cosmic collapse...

Plot Keywords:

Snow | Gunshot | Plane | Newscast | Limousine

Premi:

3 wins

Recensioni degli utenti:

a reversed meteoropathy?

Cast

Joaquin Phoenix	...	John
Claire Danes	...	Elena
Sean Penn	...	Marciello
Douglas Henshall	...	Michael
Alun Armstrong	...	David
Margo Martindale	...	Betsy
Mark Strong	...	Arthur
Geoffrey Hutchings	...	Mr. Morrison
Harry Ditson	...	George
Thomas Bo Larsen	...	Night Porter
Teddy Kempner	...	Brooklyn Receptionist
Indra Ové	...	Production Assistant (as Indra Ove)
Georgi Staykov	...	Bookish Interpreter (as Giorgi Staykov)
Anna Wallander	...	Young Interpreter
Mariann Rudberg	...	Old Interpreter

Alias:

Forze del destino, Le (Italy) [it]

MPAA:

Rated R for a scene of strong violence, some language and sexuality.

Durata:

UK:104 min | Argentina:105 min

Nazionalità:

USA | Japan | Sweden | UK | Denmark | Germany | Netherlands

Lingua:

Inglese

Colore:

Colore

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sonoro:

Dolby SR

Divieti:

South Korea:15 | Iceland:12 | Brazil:14 | Finland:K-15 | Germany:12 | Netherlands:AL | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA

Luoghi delle riprese:

Copenhagen, Denmark

Company:

CoBo Fonds

Curiosità:

Thomas Vinterberg took two and a half years to write the script.

Errori:

Revealing mistakes: When John and Elena are out in the cold and nearly freezing to death, their breath isn't visible, even though it is snowing.

Citazioni:

[last lines]
Marciello: John, are you there? You're probably out there somewhere sleeping. Sleep well John.

Movie Connections:

Citato in It's All About Love... og Thomas Vinterberg (2003) (TV)

a reversed meteoropathy?

This remains a strange notion, although it has inspired several features by now (there's one of those burlesque X Files episodes with a similar motif), but Vinterberg fetches it far, far out.

OK, inhale... Could it be that we're doing more damage to the environment, not just by keeping our heavy industries and disposing of toxic waste but, actually, through coldness, indifference and alienation from each other? Is the coldness of heart somehow projected on to the earth's gravitation field and climate, causing bizarre atmospheric anomalies, eventually bringing the next ice age upon humanity? If that is the case, there must be a critical number of couples in love, who are somehow radiating there emotions, and thus, keeping the global climate in balance. Should it fall below the critical value, the nature will retaliate, turning us all into icicles!?

Could this be the reason, the Marchevsky's (Danes, Phoenix) become so important for the plot? Maybe, they're this critical couple, whose emotions happen to determine the course of possible cataclysmic events, also making them a target of some vague conspiracy. If Elena fails to get back with John, her clonettes are trained to fill in for her, whether as a loving wife or an ice skating champion. Basically, the script has so many loose ends that you could go on speculating forever, which is ok, if the director's actual intention was to provoke speculation.

Also, while I was watching it, the monotonous pace and a chilling atmosphere made me half asleep, except for a few unexpected lines in my native language uttered by one of the clonettes.

To sum up - intriguing idea, beautiful art direction/photography, decent acting, disastrous script. So, if you happen to be a speculator, environmentalist, climatologist, or particularly keen on the idea of 'reversed meteoropathy' (there's probably a more suitable term for this), It's All About Love should be interesting for you. Otherwise, be patient and wait for the next attempt by this undoubtedly talented director.