Product: After The Wedding (Despues De La Boda) [NTSC/REGION 1 & 4 DVD. Import-Latin America] (2006)
Rating: 4.0
One of the Best Foreign Films of 2006
Hopefully, you have not read the above editorial review from Amazon.com. Frankly, the Amazon.com editorial review gives away too much from the film which is part of the pleasure in discovering the plot as it unravels. Anyways, this Danish film was nominated for Best Foreign Picture in 2006 but lost to an equally well-done German film, "The Lives of Others". However, I feel that this film deserves credit with its writing/direction and wonderful acting cast. It is a surprise to see Mads Mikkelsen who you probably recognized from the latest James Bond 007 Film, "Casino Royale". He actually shines quite nicely in this role.It's difficult to describe the plot without giving too much away. But, I must say that there is a lot of care in slowly revealing the relationship between the main character, Jacob, and the other characters in the wedding. The film presents the happiness, despair, dreams, acheivements, failures, etc. in life which is pretty much like everyone's life in general. We are faced with tough decisions in life and deal with it just like these characters. In the end, we just appreciate what we have and continue living. That's the real charm of this movie which I think that everyone can appreciate from this film. No one is immune to life's obstacles but we learn to deal with it one day at a time.