HEARTBREAK HOTEL (M)

Director:
Colin Nutley

Plot Summary:
Whoever wrote the words for the wedding ceremony had a wicked sense of humour or an evil streak. "Till Death Us Do Part" could just as easily have been "Till You Reach 40" or "Till I reach 50", "Till The Kids Leave Home", "Till I Meet Somebody Else" or "Till We've Been Together Long Enough For Me To Discover Who You Really Are".

Anyway, all of use are surrounded by divorce. It comes so easily these days. Talk to any divorced woman over 40 years old and you will hear stories of how hard the fight towards a new life is. The two women our story follows are just over forty and just divorced. People's lives - it's serious business and yet so often we laugh....

A VERY FUNNY NEW SWEDISH FILM NOW IN AN EXCLUSIVE SYDNEY SEASON AT THE ORPHEUM

Genre:
Comedy

Duration:
110 minutes

Origin:
Sweden

Language:
Swedish (English Subtitles)

Review:
Review by Louise Keller:

It's uplifting, funny and surprisingly moving, this joyous Swedish film about an unlikely friendship between two women trying to put zest into their lives. With sublime delicacy, writer director Colin Nutley encapsulates life's conflicts and insecurities for two 40-something divorced women. It all begins with a parking ticket and leads to joyous nights dancing to the
compelling beat of the music at Heartbreak Hotel, which epitomises living life to the fullest. With splendid performances by Helena Bergström and Maria Lundkvist, this carefully observed and highly satisfying film will resonate not only for women of all ages, but for men who love women.

This is a gorgeous film with a wonderful soundtrack including songs like Bette Davis Eyes, Heartbreak Hotel, My Number One, Waterloo, Piano in the Dark and Jill Johnson's haunting Love Hurts, whose lyrics remind us 'love is like a cloud; it holds a lot of rain'. But as we hear at the beginning of the film, we are created through our encounters with others. Amen.

“UNABASHEDLY ENJOYABLE”
**** 4 STARS! NZ HERALD.

“HIGHLY ENTERTAINING” VARIETY.