Open Hearts

Open Hearts Danish Elsker dig for evigt , is a 2002 Danish drama film directed by Susanne Bier using the minimalist filmmaking techniques of the Dogme 95 manifesto. It stars Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Sonja Richter and Paprika Steen. Also referred to as Dogme 28, Open Hearts relates the story of two couples whose lives are traumatized by a car crash and adultery. Joachim, a young man, is made a tetraplegic and hospitalized indefinitely by a car crash after being hit by Marie. Maries husband Niels is a doctor at the hospital, and he falls for Joachims fiancee Cecilie, and they have an affair. Niels then leaves his wife, teenage daughter and two young boys for Cecilie, who abandons Joachim.

The soundtrack for the film was recorded by French Indonesian singer Anggun. The album was released by Columbia Records and Sony Music International in many countries worldwide during 2002 to 2003. It became Angguns second and final album to be in the United States, following Snow on the Sahara in 1998. The soundtrack features nine songs written and produced by Jesper Winge Leisner and Niels Brinck, three of which cowritten by Anggun. The album received positive reception from music critics. William Ruhlmann from Allmusic rated it three out five stars, writing that Anggun matches the propulsive, synthesized musical tracks with breathy, emotive vocals that never lose the beat for all their dramatic appeal. The albums lead single, Open Your Heart, charted at number 51 on the Norwegian Singles Chart and was nominated for Best Song at the 2003 Robert Awards. Counting Down served as a radioonly single in Indonesia, while I Wanna Hurt You was released asvinyl single in Italy.It was first revealed that Zach Braff was planning to remake Open Hearts in 2006, at the same time Braffs film The Last Kiss was being released. The film will be produced by Paramount Pictures. ........

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