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We see this woman for all her insecurities and faults on full display. Her intentions, though not looking initially sinister, mask as lust and affection, only to turn manipulative when it’s time to fight. The power in the film comes from the clear portrait we are seeing of a woman who cares and loves with a deep passion, and how her (almost) boredom leads to family chaos. Trine Dyrholm and Gustav Lindh in Dronningen (2019) (IMDB) You want to turn off the film at some points for you can’t believe how despicable this seemingly perfect woman has become, and how little she cares for those around her. Anne even discredits Gustav as an accuser when he threatens to go to the police due to the illegal nature of their relationship, battering him into silence, as so many people are battered in our own circles of abuse. She casts out Gustav in the process, leaving him broken and alone, a child weeping for his father. She defends them, as she spins her own abusive relationship, denying claims of infidelity and lying to her husband. As this affair roars on, Anne works on a sexual abuse case for a college-aged woman and a domestic abuse case for a young girl. Quickly becoming sexual, this relationship firmly plants itself in the middle of the family, escalating a boring existence into one rife with secrets, sex, and anger.Ī harrowing film that darkens with time, “Queen of Hearts” ranges from somewhat displeasurable family drama to sensual tale of power and manipulation.Ī film that fascinates and frustrates, el-Toukhy’s tale contains naked scenes of sex, with actors’ bodies taking centre screen, and little being left to the imagination. Gustav becomes the eye of her desire, and the camera makes it clear, circling him as he spends time with her daughters and goes out for cigarettes. Trine Dyrholm in Dronningen (2019) (IMDB)įollowing Anne and her family, the film explores her relationship to her 17-year-old stepson Gustav ( Gustav Lindh). She, similar to some patterns of abuse, transforms throughout the film into a monstrous and master abuser, shedding her family and their love for her exploitative actions. The film catches you by surprise, lulling you into believing that the title character of Anne ( Trine Dyrholm) is a role model, a loving mother, and a caring lawyer hell-bent on creating positive change.
A harrowing film that darkens with time, “Queen of Hearts” ranges from somewhat displeasurable family drama to sensual tale of power and manipulation. The filmmaking of May el-Toukhy teaches us quite a few things during the 2-hour runtime of her new Danish film “Queen of Hearts,” Denmark’s now non-shortlisted entry for the 2020 Academy Awards. It can exist in the grey areas of these two states of being for days, weeks, or even months. It can take on different forms, twisting and morphing into something that looks like love or desire.
All of this filmed with Dogma-inspired directness, closeness en nervousness, which I don't mind at all.Year: 2019 Runtime: 127 Minutes Director: May el-Toukhy Writers: May el-Toukhy & Maren Louise Käehne Stars: Trine Dyrholm, Gustav Lindh, Magnus Krepper By Michael FrankĪbuse can manifest itself in many ways. With the pink borders of kitsch the film owns to its title (the cliffhanger like voice-over asking the viewer what may come next, the zooming in on the blossoms outside the apartment block where it all takes place) the film convinced me eventually with its moving depiction of the ensuing blossoming of feelings between the main characters. At the beginning the film made me fear I'd come to watch a trendy and fatiguing freak show frenzy, but hanging on it got me more and more interested in the slowly developing strand of tenderness in the middle of these rather chaotic scenes. During a wild party à deux they even come to feel more, for which however there seems to be no room. After Veronika returns, the neighbours find an interest for each other, in the turmoil of their search for affection with others. Carolina above wakes up, finds her, gets her to hospital and takes Veronika's dog, miss Daisy into her care. After yet another confrontation with her well meaning mother Veronika attempts suicide. Veronika drags along watching soaps, occasionally fulfilling wishes of sex clients, and desperately awaiting her operation transforming her into the woman she wants to be. The film starts with Carolina, hectic owner of a beauty parlor having just moved out from boyfriend Kristian, into the apartment over Veronika.
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