A Copenhagen Love Story (2025)
This was a pretty good film, but sadly I think Netflix has introduced some elements that made it worse. It has that Netflix “look and feel”, that is hard to describe but a case of “know when you see it”, and I am not really a fan of that style. It is also pretty apparent that Copenhagen tourist bureau have had a say in how Copenhagen as a city should be portrayed. Worst of all is however the English title. The Danish title Sult (as in “Hunger”) is much more interesting, as it demands reflection and isn’t immediately obvious what the meaning is.
Because the good thing is, that is not the standard fare of Danish romantic comedy. Even though it sort of starts as one, but develops gradually into an almost tragic drama. The shift makes sense with how the main character Mia deals with her emotions.
What makes this stand out is how it bravely deals with something that is a bit of a taboo, with the sort of unfair reality of fertility treatment where it is the woman that has to endure hormonal treatment with plenty of side effects, even though it is the mans sperm that is the main problem. How Mia deals with this, her various internal conflicts, dark thoughts and wishes and dreams that contradict each other, is portrayed brilliantly by Rosalinde Mynster. Mia is a multi-faceted interesting character that does some questionable, even unsympathetic things, that can’t all be prescribed to hormonal side effects. She isn’t a bad person, she just hasn’t learned to love herself and believe others can love her too.
It is a flawed film that could have been even better, and I think the lesser parts mostly comes from it being a Netflix production. I hope we get to see more from the director duo Ditte and Louise.
Rating: 4