LOVE IS IN THE AIR
by Simon Staho
synopsis
Decked out in toreador bolero jackets, paper hats and parade uniforms, four young people dance and sing in a blaze of light and glitter. They are celebrating Teresa’s birthday – with drugs and music in full flow. It will be a long and turbulent night; a decisive night, too, because Teresa is sixteen and still a virgin. Tonight she’s determined to sleep with Stefan, but Stefan either won’t or can’t oblige. Even the red thigh boots Teresa breaks a shop window to get don’t seem to help. Daniel pines for Lina – especially when she sings her gorgeous songs. Although Teresa’s girlfriend claims to have slept with fifty-three boys, she won’t let Daniel touch her. Lina dreams of seducing a rock star and wants to make it big as a singer. Daniel would give his eye teeth to persuade Lina to sleep with him. But even a crazy spin in a stolen VW Beetle fails to make Lina see who really deserves her affections. This iridescent Danish musical is a blend of fast-paced sequences and moments of calm that constantly pushes back the borders of the genre. The film marks young singer Emma Sehested Høeg’s fifth outing.
international title: | Love Is In The Air |
original title: | Magi I Luften |
country: | Denmark, Sweden |
sales agent: | TrustNordisk |
year: | 2011 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Simon Staho |
film run: | 88' |
release date: | DK 23/06/2011 |
screenplay: | Simon Staho, Peter Birro |
cast: | Emma Sehsted Høeg, Gustav Hintze, Victoria Carmen Sonne, Anton Honik |
cinematography by: | Sebastian Winterø |
film editing: | Anders Villadsen |
art director: | Nikolaj Danielsen, Søren Skjær |
producer: | Jonas Frederiksen, Martin Persson |
production: | Zentropa Entertainments |
backing: | Film i Väst, XX Film, Danish Film Institute, SF Film, DR TV, Anagram Produktion, Trollhätten Film, Film i Väst, SVT, Swedish Film Institute, Nordisk Film & TV Fond |
distributor: | Nordisk Film Distribution |