Nils Malmros : 2013
Sorrow and Joy
Winter, 1984. Filmmaker Johannes returns home from a lecture one evening, only to face a catastrophe. That same afternoon, his wife Signe, a schoolteacher, has killed their 9-month-old daughter Maria. Not out of spite or hate, but a sense of despair and loneliness and psychosis. Johannes doesn't judge her, he knows that Signe is vulnerable. He is forced to stay composed and, even more, try to protect her against a legal system which may pass a heavy sentence on her. He believes that it happened through no fault of her own. If anyone is guilty, it is he himself and his focus on his film career. He tries to get to grips with all the ways he has failed Signe without ever meaning any harm. A series of flashbacks linked with conversations between Johannes and a psychiatrist begin to reveal the key to understanding the tragedy. Nils Malmros's feature premiered at Aarhus Filmfestival 2013, and received the Robert Award for Best Actress 2014.
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