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The One and Only
Why this pick
A gently tangled Danish romantic ensemble with the same unforced warmth, everyday vulnerability, and faith in lonely people finding connection.
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MOVIE2000 1h 35m DNK
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Andreas, a widowed pastor, arrives in a Danish suburb to take over religious duties from the previous pastor who, due to a crisis of faith after his own wife's death, has become irreligious and even punched the organist causing him to be hospitalized. Believing his stay will be temporary Andreas stays in the local hotel where he meets one of the employees, Jørgen Mortensen, who is suffering a crisis as he has been asked to fire the temperamental Hal-Finn who works in the hotel restaurant and is also his best friend.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Peter Gantzler
Jørgen Mortensen
Ann Eleonora Jørgensen
Karen
Elsebeth Steentoft
Woman in Church
Anette Støvelbæk
Olympia
Anders W. Berthelsen
Andreas
Lars Kaalund
Hal-Finn
Karen-Lise Mynster
Real Estate Dealer
Bent Mejding
Reverend Wredmann