Main Cast: Adam Tønsberg, Lars Simonsen, Camilla Soeberg, Ulrikke Juul Bondo, Thomas Nielsen
Release Year: 1984
Country: DK
Run Time: 107 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
This Danish film is set in 1963, at the height of Beatlemania. Played out against the standard pop-culture backdrop is the story of the friendship between Adam Tonsberg and Lars Simonson. His ego in tatters thanks to a domineering father, Simonsen yearns for the affections of snooty Ulrikke Juul Bondo, though it is "common knowledge" that she's Tonsberg's girl. Tonsberg, however, prefers the company of the down-to-earth Camilla Soeberg. When Soeberg becomes pregnant, Tonsberg is forced to borrow the abortion money from former girlfriend Bondo, who wants him to spend a weekend with her in exchange. This is all going according to Bondo's plan, and soon she and Tonsberg are making wedding plans. Suddenly gaining a moral backbone, Tonsberg calls off the wedding, then helps his friend Simonsen, who is endeavoring to prove that his mother is not the lunatic described by his tyrannical father. The "coming of age" process in this film is even more complex than these notes would suggest, but young Danish filmgoers had no trouble relating to Twist and Shout (originally Tro, Hab Og Karlighed), which allegedly made more money than any previous Danish film. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Cast
Adam Tønsberg - Bjorn
Lars Simonsen - Erik
Camilla Soeberg - Anna
Ulrikke Juul Bondo - Kirsten
Thomas Nielsen - Henning
Lone Lindorff - Bjorn's Mother; Arne Hansen - Bjorn's Father; Aase Hansen - Erik's Mother; Bent Mejding - Erik's Father; Malene Schwarz; Kurt Ravn; Grethe Mogensen; Elga Olga; Troels Munk; Helle Spaangard; Thyge Andersen; Rubber Band; Ole Borg; Bent Brian; Rudolf Brink; Nina Christoffersen; Finn Gimlinge; Poul Lunvad; Per Morgensen; Jytte Strandberg; Ingelise Ullner
Credit
Francoise Nicolet - Costume Designer, Manon Rasmussen - Costume Designer, Bille August - Director, Janus Billeskov Jansen - Editor, Ib Tardini - Executive Producer, Bo Holten - Composer (Music Score), Alan Arkin - Songwriter, Jeff Barry - Songwriter, Bob Carey - Songwriter, Erik Darling - Songwriter, Ellie Greenwich - Songwriter, Paul McCartney - Songwriter, Phil Medley - Songwriter, Bert Russell - Songwriter, Phil Spector - Songwriter, Sören Kragh Sörensen - Production Designer, Jan Weincke - Cinematographer, Ib Tardini - Producer, Bille August - Screenwriter, Bjarne Reuter - Screenwriter, John Lennon - Featured Music, Bjarne Reuter - Book Author
