The One and Only (1999 film) explained

Den Eneste Ene
Director:	Susanne Bier
Producer:	Thomas Heinesen
Starring:	Sidse Babett Knudsen Niels Olsen Rafael Edholm Søs Egelind Lars Kaalund Paprika Steen Sofie Gråbøl
Cinematography:	Jens Schlosser
Editing:	Mogens Hagedorn Christiansen
Distributor:	Sandrew Metronome
Runtime:	106 minutes
Country:	Denmark
Language:	Danish
Gross:	$5.5 million (Denmark)^[1]

The One and Only (Danish: Den Eneste Ene) is a 1999 Danish romantic comedy film directed by Susanne Bier. The film starred Sidse Babett Knudsen, Niels Olsen, Rafael Edholm, and Paprika Steen in story about two unfaithful married couples faced with becoming first-time parents. The film was considered to mark a modern transition in Danish romantic comedies,^[2] and became the third biggest box-office success of the 1990s in Denmark.^[3] The film earned both the Robert Award and Bodil Award as the Best Film of 1999.^[4]

Cast

Sidse Babett Knudsen as Sus
Niels Olsen as Niller
Paprika Steen as Stella
as Lizzie
Sofie Gråbøl as Mulle
as Knud
Rafael Edholm as Andrea aka Sonny
Hella Joof as the adoption lady
Liv Corfixen as beauty clinic customer
Charlotte Munck as beauty clinic customer
Klaus Bondam as Priest
Lars Kjeldgaard as one of the couples with new kitchen
as one of the couples with new kitchen
Vanessa Gouri as Mgala
as the Doctor
Beauty clinic chief

Box office

The film was the most successful Danish film for 15 years with admissions of 820,000 and a gross of 38.5 million Krone ($5.5 million) in Denmark.^[1]

Notes and References

Screen International. 10 December 1999. 26. Nordic: Top local production companies 1999. Jacob. Neiiendam.
Kim Skotte, "Den Eneste Ene er et nyt kapitel i historien om den danske komedie", Politiken, 1 April 1999.
Peter Schepelern, "Internationalisering og dogme", 100 Års Dansk Film, Copenhagen; Rosinante, 2001 p. 313.
Book: Piil, Morten. Morten Piil
. Morten Piil. Gyldendals danske filmguide. Gyldendal. Copenhagen, Denmark. 2008. 978-87-02-06669-2. da. 162–.