The family that is at the center of the Danish film 'Dronningen' or 'Queen of Hearts' is in many ways similar to one of the two families in the Korean film 'Parasite'. This is the year of family movies, or movies about families.
Reviewed by dromasca 9 / 10 family crisis
It's a journal of selfishness, manipulation and thoughtlessness that I rather thought called a spade a spade. Both Dyrholm and Lindh offer strong performances in what is actually quite a dialogue-light, compelling drama. The story is about lies, need, love - and yes, a fair degree of Narcissism too - that questions the principles of family values, of trust and of our more basic needs and desires. This isn't a grooming sort of seduction - he is well up for the task at hand, but later when a family friend catches them and she fears revelation, she abruptly ends the affair and from this point enters uncharted waters with a 17 years lad who is not best pleased. When "Anne" hears them having sex, though, it seems to switch on something primordial in her - and shortly afterwards she seduces the young man. Faced with an ultimatum, "Gustav" begins to toe the line - he engages more with their young children and he even brings a girl home. When his errant older son "Gustav" (Gustav Lindh) has to come and stay with them after being chucked out of school his refractory behaviour culminates in a burglary at their home about which only she releases the truth. Trine Dyrholm is "Anne" - a successful lawyer living contentedly with her husband "Peter" (Magnus Krepper) and their family. Reviewed by CinemaSerf 7 / 10 She ought not to like what she sees in the mirror.