Pain of Love

Pain of Love (Danish: Kærlighedens smerte) is a 1992 Danish dramatic tragedy written and directed by Nils Malmros. It stars Anne Louise Hassing and Søren Østergaard in a beautiful but bitter story about a young college student whose small setbacks in school and relationships lead her toward an inexorable descent into suicidal depression.

Pain of Love
Front cover of the Danish DVD box
Kærlighedens smerte
Directed by	Nils Malmros
Written by	Nils Malmros John Morgensen
Produced by	Per Holst
Starring	Anne Louise Hassing Søren Østergaard Birthe Neumann Waage Sandø
Cinematography	Jan Weincke
Edited by	Birger Møller Jensen [da]
Music by	Gunner Møller Pedersen
Distributed by	Egmont Entertainment
Release date	30 October 1992 (1992-10-30)
Running time	115 minutes
Countries	Denmark Sweden
Language	Danish

Cast

• Anne Louise Hassing ... Kirsten
• Søren Østergaard ... Søren
• Birthe Neumann ... Kirstens mor
• Waage Sandø ... Kirstens far
• Anni Bjørn [af; da] ... Inge-Lise
• Peder Dahlgaard [da] ... Anders
• Kamilla Gregersen [af; da] ... Julie
• Finn Nielsen [da; de; sv] ... Lasse
• Ove Pedersen ... Psychology Examiner
• Mads-Peter Neumann ... Psychology Monitor
• Victor Marcussen [af; da] ... Psychology Monitor
• Karin Flensborg ... Examiner

Awards

The film won the 1993 Robert for Best Film,^[1] and became the only film in Danish cinema to sweep the Bodil Awards with wins for Best Danish Film and for all four acting categories. It was also nominated for the Golden Bear at the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival.^[2]

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