A Soap
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{{About|the Danish film || Soap (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox film
| name = En Soap
| image = EnsoapDVDcover.jpg
| caption = DVD cover
| director = Pernille Fischer Christensen
| producer = Lars Bredo Rahbek
| writer = Kim Fupz Aakeson
Pernille Fischer Christensen
| starring = Trine Dyrholm
David Dencik
| music = Magnus Jarlbo
{{ill|Sebastian Öberg|ca|Sebastian Öberg|sv|Sebastian Öberg}}
| cinematography = Erik Molberg Hansen
| editing = Asa Mossberg
| studio = {{Plainlist|
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| released = {{Film date|2006|04|07|df=yes}}
| runtime = 104 minutes
| country = Denmark
| language = Danish
| budget =
| gross =
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En Soap (A Soap or Soap) is a 2006 Danish melodramatic comedy film directed by Pernille Fischer Christensen which incorporates many of the austere techniques of Dogme style. The movie, starring Trine Dyrholm and David Dencik, follows the turbulent relationship between an abrasive beauty clinic owner and a depressed pre-op transgender woman. Made on a budget of 1.5 million dollars, it was the first feature film directed by Christensen.
Cast
- Trine Dyrholm as Charlotte
- David Dencik as Veronica
- {{ill|Frank Thiel|da||de|Frank Thiel (Schauspieler)|no}} as Kristian
- {{ill|Elsebeth Steentoft|da||de||ko|엘세베트 스텐토프트|no}} as Veronica's Mother
- Christian Tafdrup as Costumer
- {{ill|Pauli Ryberg|da||no}} as Costumer
- {{ill|Jakob Ulrik Lohmann|af|Jacob Lohmann|da|Jacob Lohmann|fr|Jacob Lohmann}} as One-Night Stand
- Claes Bang as One-Night Stand
- {{ill|Christian Mosbæk|af||da}} as the Narrator (voice)
Reception
The film received mixed reviews. Some critics dismissed it for low-budget productions values and depressing characters, while others praised it for the quirky performances and Christensen's inventive techniques. The film won critical praise at film festivals and earned Christensen both a Jury Grand Prix Silver Bear and the Best First Feature Film Award at the 2006 Berlin Film Festival. A Soap received the Bodil Award for the 2007 Danish Film of the Year.Michael Bo, [http://politiken.dk/kultur/article251850.ece "'En soap' blev årets Bodil-film"], Politiken, 27 February 2007 Dyrholm's leading role earned her a third Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.[http://www.bt.dk/underholdning/en-soap-snoed-bier-bodil "'En soap' snød Bier for Bodil"], BT, 27 February 2007{{cite web | title="En Soap" er årets bedste film – Kultur | website=DR | date=25 February 2007 | url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/kultur/en-soap-er-aarets-bedste-film | language=da | access-date=28 June 2021}}{{cite web | last=Lindberg | first=Kristian | title=Dobbelthæder til "En Soap" | website=Berlingske.dk | date=26 February 2007 | url=https://www.berlingske.dk/content/item/938710 | language=da | access-date=28 June 2021}}{{cite web |title=2007 |website=Bodilprisen |date=20 November 2015 |url=http://www.bodilprisen.dk/aar-for-aar/2007-2/ |language=Danish |access-date=28 June 2021}}
References
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{{Portal|Film|Denmark}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|0419146}}
- {{DNFt|47514}}
- {{Danskefilm|TYPE=f|1160}}
{{Pernille Fischer Christensen}}
{{Bodil Award for Best Danish Film}}
{{Silver Bear for Jury Grand Prix}}
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Category:2006 LGBTQ-related films
Category:Danish LGBTQ-related films
Category:2000s Danish-language films
Category:Films about trans women
Category:Films directed by Pernille Fischer Christensen