It's All About Love (2003)
Directed by Thomas Vinterberg
The story of two lovers and their attempts to save their relationship in a near-future world on the brink of cosmic collapse. John, and world-famous ice skating star, Elena, are about to sign divorce papers when they realise that, in spite of everything happening around them, their love is worth fighting for. It's All About Love is a fresh take on modern love and future life as two lovers struggle in a conspiracy of epic proportions.
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In adapting Hardy’s novel, director Vinterberg – a Dogme 95 founding member traveling far afield from his already-wide sweep of subject and stylization (The Hunt, It’s All About Love, The Celebration) – and screenwriter David Nicholls (One Day) have two precedents to consider: not just Hardy’s source material, but also John Schlesinger’s 1967 witty, feverish go at the story.
Probably the Danish Vinterberg’s most accomplished foray into English-language filmmaking (after the gun-control allegory “Dear Wendy” and the futuristic Joaquin Phoenix-Claire Danes romance “It’s All About Love”), this pared-down if generally faithful adaptation benefits from a solid cast and impeccable production values, though the passions that drive Hardy’s characters remain more stated than truly felt.
Duly praised for his breakout feature Festen (1998), Thomas Vinterberg’s career has since wobbled from mixed bag ( It’s All About Love ) to misfiring ( Dear Wendy ) to missed- UK-cinemas (Submarino).
And after a decade of ill-conceived experiments like It’s All About Love and Dear Wendy , it’s good to see him back in quasi-Dogme mode, focusing on intimate behavioral details in a heightened but fundamentally naturalistic setting.
Since then, the director has made two far shakier U.S.-set films: the dreadful anti-gun parable Dear Wendy and an endearingly inept futuristic noir-romance, It's All About Love (starring a pre-Homeland Claire Danes).
Vinterberg — who broke through with " The Celebration " (1998), which also dealt with child molestation, but whose arthouse cred was eroded by a couple of critical flops ("It’s All About Love," " Dear Wendy ") — has settled into being a capable director of actors.