Applause (Danish: Applaus) is a 2009 Danish film starring Paprika Steen from director/co-writer Martin Peter Zandvliet and Koncern Film. It tells the story of an actress's journey to reclaim her life and her family from the ravages of alcoholism and divorce.
Actress Thea Barfoed has been critically acclaimed but also suffers from alcoholism, which has disrupted her life. She has been divorced and lost custody of her two boys.
Eager to break with the past, regain control over her life, and get her children back, she uses charm and manipulation to persuade her ex-husband, Christian, that she is ready and able to take back the mantle of motherhood. She has not completely convinced herself.
On stage, Thea plays Martha, the aggressive and wounded wife in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Off stage, the actress is mixed up in a drama that has many of the same tragic, toxic ingredients. As Thea contends with the rigorous demands of stage life and a past that haunts her, she must face her inner demons. But what she and her family both know is that Thea is Thea, a prima donna better suited to acting her heart out than living an ordinary life.
The film was released in Denmark on September 25, 2009. North American distributor World Wide Motion Pictures Corporation released the film theatrically on December 3, 2010 in Los Angeles[1] and had a wider release in Los Angeles and New York on January 21, 2011. The film was shown at the European Union Film Festival[2] on March 20 and 23, 2011 and River City Cinema,Maine[3] on April 8, 2011. The film will be shown at the Minneapolis/ St. Paul International Film Festival on April 21 and 24, 2011. A general run in South Florida began on April 22, 2011, and in Austin, San Antonio, & Denver on September 16, 2011.
Critical responseedit
Steen, Zandvliet and August in Karlovy Vary
Premiering at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival in the Czech Republic in July 2009 and continuing on the international festival circuit, Applaus received critical acclaim and was recognized with numerous awards. CNN's Neil Curry named the picture as one of four Danish films to watch,[4] film critic Roger Ebert called Paprika Steen's performance “extraordinary,[5]" Variety's Alyssa Simon hailed it as "fearless and tour-de-force",[6] The Los Angeles Times' reviewer Betsy Sharkey called Paprika Steen's performance "Deeply affecting...unflinchingly real."[7]Entertainment Weekly' Lisa Schwarzbaum said ""Paprika Steen brings a thrilling emotional nakedness and...unsentimental honesty to the part."[8] and The New York Times' Karen Durbin called Paprika Steen's performance "one of the best screen performances of the year".[9]
Accoladesedit
Applaus has received several film festival awards, including:
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Applause Danish Applaus is a 2009 Danish film starring Paprika Steen from director co writer Martin Peter Zandvliet and Koncern Film It tells the story of an actress s journey to reclaim her life and her family from the ravages of alcoholism and divorce Applause 2009 Danish theatrical posterDirected byMartin ZandvlietWritten byAnders AugustMartin ZandvlietProduced byMikael Christian RieksStarringPaprika SteenCinematographyJesper ToffnerEdited byPer SandholtMusic bySune MartinRelease dateSeptember 25 2009 2009 09 25 Running time85 minutesCountryDenmarkLanguageDanishBudgetDKK 3 6 million Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Release 3 1 Critical response 3 2 Accolades 4 References 5 External linksPlot editActress Thea Barfoed has been critically acclaimed but also suffers from alcoholism which has disrupted her life She has been divorced and lost custody of her two boys Eager to break with the past regain control over her life and get her children back she uses charm and manipulation to persuade her ex husband Christian that she is ready and able to take back the mantle of motherhood She has not completely convinced herself On stage Thea plays Martha the aggressive and wounded wife in Who s Afraid of Virginia Woolf Off stage the actress is mixed up in a drama that has many of the same tragic toxic ingredients As Thea contends with the rigorous demands of stage life and a past that haunts her she must face her inner demons But what she and her family both know is that Thea is Thea a prima donna better suited to acting her heart out than living an ordinary life Cast editPaprika Steen as Thea Barfoed Michael Falch as Christian Barfoed Otto Leonardo Steen Rieks as William Barfoed Noel Koch Sofeldt as Matthias Barfoed Lars Brygmann as George Johanne Dam as Pige pa cafe Michael Kastrupsen as AA mand Uffe Rorbaek Madsen as Peter Sara Marie Maltha as Maiken Malou Reymann as Paklaedersken Shanti Roney as Tom Annette Rossing as Pige pa cafe Henriette Rossing as Bardame bartender Nanna Tange as Ekspedient Nikolaj Lie Kaas as Skuespiller uncredited Release editThe film was released in Denmark on September 25 2009 North American distributor World Wide Motion Pictures Corporation released the film theatrically on December 3 2010 in Los Angeles 1 and had a wider release in Los Angeles and New York on January 21 2011 The film was shown at the European Union Film Festival 2 on March 20 and 23 2011 and River City Cinema Maine 3 on April 8 2011 The film will be shown at the Minneapolis St Paul International Film Festival on April 21 and 24 2011 A general run in South Florida began on April 22 2011 and in Austin San Antonio amp Denver on September 16 2011 Critical response edit nbsp Steen Zandvliet and August in Karlovy Vary Premiering at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival in the Czech Republic in July 2009 and continuing on the international festival circuit Applaus received critical acclaim and was recognized with numerous awards CNN s Neil Curry named the picture as one of four Danish films to watch 4 film critic Roger Ebert called Paprika Steen s performance extraordinary 5 Variety s Alyssa Simon hailed it as fearless and tour de force 6 The Los Angeles Times reviewer Betsy Sharkey called Paprika Steen s performance Deeply affecting unflinchingly real 7 Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum said Paprika Steen brings a thrilling emotional nakedness and unsentimental honesty to the part 8 and The New York Times Karen Durbin called Paprika Steen s performance one of the best screen performances of the year 9 Accolades edit Applaus has received several film festival awards including Zurich Film Festival Critics Choice Award Nashville Film Festival Bridgestone Grand Jury Prize for Best Actress in Narrative Feature Paprika Steen Hamptons International Film Festival Outstanding Achievement in Acting Paprika Steen Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Best Actress Paprika Steen Robert Award Best Actress Paprika Steen Zulu Awards Best Actress Paprika Steen Mumbai International Film Festival Best Actress Paprika Steen Rouen Nordic Film Festival Deuxieme Souffle Award Martin ZandvlietReferences edit World Wide Motion Pictures Corporation World Wide Acquires Acclaimed Danish Film Applause Business Wire Archived from the original on 2012 09 22 Retrieved 2010 08 12 APPLAUSE siskelfilmcenter org Archived from the original on 2011 07 18 Retrieved 2011 03 18 River City Cinema presents Applause Archived from the original on 2012 03 21 Retrieved 2011 03 21 Danish Film Four to Watch CNN December 23 2009 Retrieved 2010 06 09 TIFF 9 And so then I saw Chicago Sun Times September 16 2009 Archived from the original on January 10 2010 Retrieved 2010 06 09 Simon Alissa July 9 2009 Applause Movie Review Variety Sharkey Betsy Critic Film January 21 2011 Movie review Applause Los Angeles Times Movie Review Applause Entertainment Weekly Durbin Karen October 29 2010 Actors Get Chances in Films From Mike Leigh Sofia Coppola The New York Times External links editApplause at IMDb nbsp Official website in Danish Official website in English Applause at Eurochannel Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Applause 2009 film amp oldid 1196634689, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
