IT'S ALL ABOUT LOVE | BFI | British Film Institute

Science fiction thriller cum love story, set in 2021. John and Elena are a young couple in the process of divorcing. When John sees his wife, a famous ice skater, in New York several years after their separation he realises she is surrounded by false friends and in personal danger. Together they rediscover their love and fight for their lives.

Cast & credits

Cast

John Joaquin Phoenix
Elena Claire Danes
Michael Douglas Henshall
David, the manager Alun Armstrong
Betsy Margo Martindale
Arthur Mark Strong
Mr Morrison Geoffrey Hutchings
the man in plane/Marciello Sean Penn
George Harry Ditson
night porter Thomas Bo Larsen
Brooklyn receptionist Teddy Kempner
production assistant Indra Ové
bookish interpreter George Staykov
young interpreter Anna Wallander
old interpreter Mariann Rudberg
master of ceremonies Michael Philip Simpson
boy in street Alexander Sapone
Italian girl in street Giulia Melis
hotel bodyguard Norman Fearrington
Ugandan man Daniel Okine
Ugandan woman Martha Siima
robber in subway Suat Kutlug
sleeping man in subway Larry Wendorf
reporter Julia Forgy Viktrup
Pete Sean-Michael Smith
chef Ingemar Persson
young Elena Joanna Nowakowski
young John Dennis Kemp

Credits

Direction

Director Thomas Vinterberg
Assistant Director (1st) Tim Lewis
Assistant Director (2nd) Toby Hefferman
Assistant Director (3rd) Iben Snebang
Assistant Director (NY Shoot 2nd) Lance Reisch
Crowd Marshall (Venice Shoot) Marcello Vallot
Continuity Linda Daae

Production

©/Presented by Nimbus Film International
In association with FilmFour
In association with Zentropa Entertainments9
In association with Senator Film Produktion GmbH
In association with Key Films
In association with Shochiku Co. Ltd.
In association with Pathe Distribution
In association with AB Memfis Film & Television
In association with Isabella Films International
In association with Film i Väst
In association with Egmont Entertainment
In co-production with DR TV-Drama
In co-production with DR - Danmarks Radio
In co-production with VPRO
In association with Golem
In association with Frenetic Films
In association with RCV Entertainment
In association with TV1000
In association with A.M.A. Films
In association with Lev Cinemas
In association with Filmpool Nord
Supported by Det Danske Filminstitut
Supported by Svenska Filminstitutet
Supported by Nordisk Film- och TV-Fond
Supported by Stichting Nederlands Fonds voor de Film
Supported by Stichting Co-productiefonds Binnenlandse Omroep
Presented by Nimbus Film ApS
Developed with the support of the MEDIA
International Sales Trust Film Sales ApS
Sales Agents for English Speaking Territ Film Four International
Executive Producer Lars Bredo Rahbek
Executive Producer Bo Ehrhardt
Executive Producer Paul Webster
Executive Producer Peter Aalbæk Jensen
Co-executive Producer James Wilson
Produced by Brigitte Hald
Co-producer Lars Jönsson
Co-producer Els Vandevorst
Co-producer Tomas Eskilsson
Line Producer Morten Kaufmann
Line Producer (Pre-production) Marianne Christensen
Line Producer (NY Shoot) Deborah Bayer Marlow
Line Producer (Vancouver Shoot) Shawn Williamson
Line Producer (Vancouver Shoot) Stephen Hegyes
Unit Production Manager Signe Jensen
Unit Production Manager Malte Forssell
Studio Manager Jim Lindmark
Production Manager (Oslo Shoot) Nicolai Berthelsen
Production Manager (Oslo Shoot) Christian Fredrik Martin
Production Co-ordinator Anna Malini Ahlberg
Production Services (Kenya Shoot) Ginger Ink
Production Services (Kenya Shoot) Guy Wilson & Co.
Production Services (Vancouver Shoot) Brightlight Pictures
Production Office (NY Shoot) Go-Film
Production Accountant/Payroll Ulla Lund Hansen
Production Accountant Tom Maguire
Financing Co-ordinator Mette Nelund
Bridge-financing Supervisor Peter Garde
Location Manager Nicolai Berthelsen
Location Manager (NY Shoot) Winnie Lam
Location Manager (Venice Shoot) Nicola Catullo
Location Manager (Paris Shoot) Leila Vestgaard
Location Manager (Kiruna Shoot) Thomas Björck
Location Scout (Kiruna Shoot) Dan Lundström
Post-production Supervisor Tove Jystrup
Post-production Co-ordinator Pia Nielsen

Casting

Casting (UK) Joyce Nettles
Casting (US) Ilene Starger
Casting (Denmark) United Casting
Casting (Denmark Assistant) Parminder Singh
Casting (Denmark Street) Fouzia Mouna
Casting (Sweden) Kompani Lande
Casting (Sweden) Eric Voge
Casting (UK Assistant) Louise Cross
Casting (NY Shoot Director) Gregory Kramer

Writing

Screenplay Thomas Vinterberg
Screenplay Mogens Rukov
Script Consultant Ruth McCance

Photography

Director of Photography Anthony Dod Mantle
Additional Photography Eric Kress
2nd Camera Operator Jacob Bonfils
2nd Camera Operator Jacob Kusk
Steadicam Operator Jacob Bonfils
Focus Puller Philip Forbes
Focus Puller John Frimann Rasmussen
Focus Puller (2nd Camera) Claus RosenlØv
Focus Puller (2nd Camera) Nisse Johansson
Focus Puller (NY Shoot) Toshiro Yamaguchi
Clapper Loader Jenny I. Nilsson
Clapper Loader (2nd Camera) Henrik Johansson
Loader (NY Shoot) Lauren Wagner

Stills

Still Photographer Per Arnesen

Special Effects

Visual Effects Supervisor Peter Hjorth
Lead 3D Artist Morten Bartholdy
Visual Sets/Matchmoving Jaron Brender
Particles & Volumetrics Tine Nikali
TV Sequence Design Sebastian SchiØrring
3D Effects Produced with Softimage XSI
3D Rendering with Mental Ray
Visual Effects Co-ordinator Tove Jystrup
Additional Visual Effects Nordisk Film Shortcut
Post-production Facility Nordisk Film Shortcut
Additional Visual Effects/Digital Mastrg Lars H. SØrenson
Additional Visual Effects/Digital Mastrg Mikael Balle
Additional Visual Effects/Digital Mastrg Morten Balling
Digital Matte Painter Niels Valentin Dal Hansen
Special Effects Lars Andersen

Animation

Motion Control Camera Operator Andrew James Sargent
Motion Control Camera Operator Stuart Galloway

Editing

Additional Editor Jacob Thuesen
Additional Editor Sara Reither
Trailer [Edited] by Jacob Thuesen

Design

Production Design by Ben van Os
Art Director Jette Lehmann
Set Designer Kim FridbjØrg
Set Decorator Jesper Lorents
Scenic Artist (Studio) Christine Bechameil
Scenic Artist (Studio) Amanda Ponsa
Scenic Artist (Back Drops) Niels Valentin Dal Hansen
Scenic Artist (Back Drops) Andrew Garnet-lawson
Storyboard Artist Sune ElskÆr

Costumes

Costume Design Ellen Lens
Costumes (2nd Unit) Helle C. Nielsen
Wardrobe (NY Shoot) Gaby When

Make-up

Make-up Designer Malin Birch-jensen
Make-up Design (Claire Danes) Karin Fahlén Lee
Make-up (2nd Unit) Anne Cathrine Sauerberg
Special Effects Make-up Morten Jacobsen
Additional Hairdresser (Sweden) Laila Granlund
Additional Hairdresser (Sweden) Anna Granlund
Hair (NY Shoot) Tony Mack

Titles

Title Design Jonas Wagner
Title Design Anton Liep
Lettering Artist Koch & Täckman

Film processing

Colour Grader Dorthe Bankwell
[Laboratory] Co-ordinator Marianne Jerris
Digital Intermediate Nordisk Film Shortcut

Music

Music Composed/Produced by Zbigniew Preisner
Musician (Piano) Leszek Mozdzer
Musician (Samplers) Stefan Sendecki
Musician (Guitar) John Parricelli
Musician (Bass Guitar) Andy Pask
Orchestra Nagrania i Koncerty Klasyczne M. Kmicik
[Orchestra] Conducted by Michal Nesterowicz
Chorus Conducted by Lidia Halon
Music Co-ordinator Leila Vestgaard
Production Organization/Co-ordination Sylwia Kicka
Music Editor Marci Dziuba

Sound

[Music Recording] Sound Engineer Rafal Paczkowski
[Music Recording] Studio Engineer Wojciech Siwiecki
[Music Recording] Studio Engineer Jacek Koltuniak
[Music Recording] Studio Manager Urszula Chajdecka
Sound Design Kristian Eidnes Andersen
Sound Design Eddie Simonsen
Sound Recorder Ad Stoop
Sound Recorder René van den Berg
Sound Mixer (NY Shoot) William Kozy
Sound Mixer (NY Shoot) Tammy M. Douglas
Re-recording Mixer Eddie Simonsen
Dialogue Editor Hans MØller
ADR Editor Anne Jensen
Foley Recordist Jens BØnding
Foley Julien Naudin

Choreography

Ice Skating Choreographer Brad Baudach

Stunts

Stunt Co-ordinator Stig Günther
Ice Skating Double (Claire Danes) Mikkeline Kierkegaard
Ice Skating Double Anne-Mette Poulsen
Ice Skating Double Carina Juul Jensen
Ice Skating Double Maj UggerhØj
Ice Skating Double Julia Sandsten
Double for John (NY Shoot) Derek Michalak
Double for Elena (NY Shoot) Jill Kerry Ward
Double for Mr Morrison (NY Shoot) Archie Macgregor
Double for Arthur (NY Shoot) John Jay Buol
Double for Michael (NY Shoot) Steve Byrne
Double for George (NY Shoot) Duane
Stand-in (Joaquin Phoenix) Nima Amin
Stand-in (Claire Danes) Katrine K. Kristensen
Stand-in (Douglas Henshall) Kristian Dinesen

Consultant

The Director wishes to thank David Webb Peoples
The Director wishes to thank Janet Peoples
The Director wishes to thank Lars von Trier
The Director wishes to thank Maria Walbom
The Director wishes to thank Per Fly
The Director wishes to thank Wojciech Marczewski
The Director wishes to thank Bent Fabricius-bjerre
Dialogue Coach Sean-Michael Smith