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Mifune

1999 · 98 min

A bittersweet, offbeat comedy-drama that balances quirky humour with tender, painful family secrets.

Directed by: Søren Kragh-Jacobsen
Genres: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Starring: Anders W. Berthelsen, Iben Hjejle, Jesper Asholt

Overview: Kresten, newly wed, is on the threshold of a great career success in his father-in-law’s company. But when the death of his own father takes him back to his poverty-stricken childhood home, far out in the country, his career plans fall apart. For one thing he has to deal with his loveable, backward brother, who is now all alone; for another, he meets a stunning woman who comes to the farm as a housekeeper, in disguise of her real profession as a call-girl.

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Directed by: Søren Kragh-Jacobsen
Genres: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Starring: Anders W. Berthelsen, Iben Hjejle, Jesper Asholt

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
identity
grief
love
isolation
Places: countryside
big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	6
Realism	8
Romance	6
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, comedy, romance
Directed by: Søren Kragh-Jacobsen
Written by: Søren Kragh-Jacobsen, Anders Thomas Jensen
Starring: Anders W. Berthelsen, Iben Hjejle, Jesper Asholt, Sofie Gråbøl, Emil Tarding, Anders Hove, Paprika Steen, Mette Bratlann
Music: Karl Bille, Christian Sievert
Cinematography: Anthony Dod Mantle
Runtime: 98 min
Country: Denmark, Sweden
Languages: Danish

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