Twist and Shout (film)

Twist and Shout (Danish: Tro, håb og kærlighed) is a 1984 Danish drama film directed by Bille August. It was entered into the 14th Moscow International Film Festival where Lars Simonsen won the award for Best Actor.[1] It was also selected as the Danish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 58th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2]

Twist and Shout
Film poster
Directed byBille August
Produced byPer Holst
Written byBjarne Reuter
Bille August
StarringAdam Tønsberg
CinematographyJan Weincke
Distributed byKærne Film
Release date
  • 26 December 1984 (1984-12-26)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryDenmark
LanguageDanish

The film is adapted for the screen from the novel "Når snerlen blomstrer" by Bjarne Reuter. The story is part of a trilogy and a sequel to "Zappa", which has also been filmed, and is followed by the novel "Vi der valgte mælkevejen". It revolves around a bunch of young people in the 1960s suburbs.

Cast

  • Adam Tønsberg as Bjørn
  • Lars Simonsen as Erik
  • Camilla Søeberg as Anna
  • Ulrikke Bondo as Kirsten
  • Bent Mejding as Erik's father
  • Aase Hansen as Erik's mother
  • Arne Hansen as Bjørns father
  • Lone Lindorff as Bjørn's mother
  • Thomas Nielsen as Bjørn's littlebrother Henning
  • Malene Schwartz as Kirsten's mother
  • Troels Munk as Kirsten's father
  • Helle Spangaard as Kirsten's sister Inge

See also

References

  1. "14th Moscow International Film Festival (1985)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  2. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences


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