I mentioned the Danish film "After the Wedding" in an earlier post. Finally watched it last night and stayed up until 1:30am to watch all of it. Not much keeps me up that late on a work night, so this was a great film.
Director Susanne Bier cleverly uses physical space as a metaphor for emotional distance in this film juxtaposing life in India and Denmark. A Danish aid-worker returns to Denmark after 20 years at an orphanage in Mumbai to meet with a donor who promises to save the orphanage. The ensuing drama asks us to question the nature of philanthropy and the complexity of an ethical life. The saints are all sinners and the sinners saints. Pramod, the small boy at the orphanage, asks Jacob: "Are the people unhappy because they live so far apart in Denmark?". Back in the West, secrets and lies occupy the space that wealth provides.
I highly recommend this film but be ready for an emotional punch.
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