''Stealing Rembrandt'' (original title ''Rembrandt'') is a 2003
Danish-language action comedy
The action comedy is a film genre that applies to action films where humor plays a much more central role. While early films feature stuntwork and humor, academic Cynthia King wrote that the genre only came into its own as a mainstay of the America ...
film. An
action comedy
The action comedy is a film genre that applies to action films where humor plays a much more central role. While early films feature stuntwork and humor, academic Cynthia King wrote that the genre only came into its own as a mainstay of the America ...
, A Danish/UK co-production, the film was directed by
Jannik Johansen
Jannik Johansen (born 1965) is a Danish film director and screenwriter. He began film-making at Per Holst Film in the late 1980s, thereafter directed and edited television productions and short fiction. He wrote and directed a number of short fic ...
and written by
Anders Thomas Jensen
Anders Thomas Jensen (born 6 April 1972) is a Danish screenwriter and film director. His film ''Election Night (1998 film), Election Night'' won the 1998 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.
Life and career
Jensen was born in Frederi ...
and Jannik Johansen.
The film was premiered at the
2003 Cannes Film Festival.
Plot
The film concerns a father and son who accidentally steal a painting by
Rembrandt
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (; ; 15 July 1606 – 4 October 1669), mononymously known as Rembrandt was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker, and Drawing, draughtsman. He is generally considered one of the greatest visual artists in ...
.
Relation to real events
On 29 January 1999, Rembrandt's "portrait of a lady" (as well as another painting by Bellini) was stolen from the poorly protected Nivaagaard Samlingen in
Nivå in Denmark. The depiction in the film of the level of security at that time is fairly accurate, as well as the involvement of bounty hunters as civilian agents in the case. Also, the persons involved were related as depicted, although the role of the father (Mick in the movie) was actually the uncle (of Tom in the movie).
Cast
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Lars Brygmann - Mick
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Jakob Cedergren - Tom
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Nikolaj Coster-Waldau - Kenneth (as Nikolaj Coster Waldau)
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Nicolas Bro - Jimmy
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Sonja Richter - Trine
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Søren Pilmark - Bæk
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Gordon Kennedy - Christian
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Paprika Steen - Charlotte
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Ulf Pilgaard - Flemming
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Thomas W. Gabrielsson - Erik
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Ole Ernst
Ole Ernst Pedersen (16 May 1940 – 1 September 2013) was a Danish actor, active on stage, TV and film. He appeared in 95 films and television shows from 1967 to 2013. He starred in the 1983 film ''Der er et yndigt land'', which won an Honou ...
- Frank
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Nikolaj Lie Kaas - Kiosk Karsten
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Patrick O'Kane - Nigel
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Martin Wenner - Toby
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Søren Poppel - Allan Rocker
See also
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Cinema of Denmark
References
External links
Official site*
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2003 films
2003 action comedy films
2003 crime comedy films
Films about theft
Danish action comedy films
2000s Danish-language films
Films with screenplays by Anders Thomas Jensen
Works about Rembrandt
Films about father–son relationships
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