Shake It All About (film)

2001 Danish comedy drama directed by Hella Joof

16 November 2001 (2001-11-16)

Running time

98 minutesCountryDenmarkLanguageDanish

Shake It All About (Danish: En kort en lang, literally "A Short [One], a Long [One]") is a 2001 Danish comedy-drama directed by Hella Joof. It was entered into the 24th Moscow International Film Festival.^[1]

Plot

The film is about gay couple Jørgen and Jacob, who live in a happy partnership. Jacob asks Jørgen to marry him, and he happily accepts. However, Jacob falls in love with the woman Caroline, who happens to be married to Tom, Jørgen's brother. Jacob is torn because he wants both Jørgen and Caroline. Jacob gets Caroline pregnant and wants to do the right thing by marrying her. Jacob can keep the secret from Jørgen for only so long.

Cast

Mads Mikkelsen as Jacob
Troels Lyby as Jørgen
Charlotte Munck as Caroline
Jesper Lohmann as Tom
Oskar Walsøe as Oskar
Peter Frödin as Frederik
Nikolaj Steen as Mads
Ditte Gråbøl as Inge
Morten Kirkskov as Adrian
Henning Jensen as Palle
Pernille Højmark as Ellen
Ellen Hillingsø as Anne
Ghita Nørby as Bine
Thomas Winding as Hans Henrik
Klaus Bondam as The priest

Reception

The film has been noted for its narrative exploration of sexual fluidity.^[2]

References

^ "24th Moscow International Film Festival (2002)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-03-28. Retrieved 2013-03-31.
^ Shriver-Rice, Meryl (2015). Inclusion in New Danish Cinema: Sexuality and Transnational Belonging. Bristol, UK: Intellect. p. 133. ISBN 9781783201938.