''Family Matters'' (Danish:''Det bli'r i familien'') is a 1993

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drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Susanne Bier Susanne Bier (; born 15 April 1960) is a Danish filmmaker. She is best known for her feature films ''Brothers'' (2004), '' After the Wedding'' (2006), ''In a Better World'' (2010), and '' Bird Box'' (2018), and the TV miniseries ''The Night Mana ...

. The film stars

Philip Zandén Philip Zandén (born 23 July 1954) is a Swedish actor. He has appeared in more than 60 films and television shows since 1981. He is the brother of actress Jessica Zandén. Partial filmography * '' Jönssonligan och Dynamit-Harry'' (1982) - Dir ...

Ghita Nørby Ghita Nørby (born 11 January 1935) is a Danish actress with 117 film credits to her name from 1956 to 2005, making her one of the most active Danish actresses ever. Early life Nørby was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, the daughter of opera singer ...

Ernst-Hugo Järegård Ernst-Hugo Alfred Järegård (12 December 1928 – 6 September 1998) was a Swedish actor. Biography Järegård was born in Ystad. He received his acting training at Malmö City Theatre. From 1962 he was an actor in Sweden's prominent Royal Dra ...

, and Ana Padrao.

Plot

On her deathbed Jan's mother tells him that he is adopted and that his biological mother is called Lilli. Jan seeks Lilli, who turns out to be an eccentric actress, and together they taxi to Portugal to find Jim's biological father. The mother and son get to know each other's good and bad sides, and on arrival in the south, Jan finds both the love of his life and his sister.

Cast

as Jan *

as Jan's mother *

as Håkon Borelius (as Ernst-Hugo) *

Ana Padrão Ana Padrão (born 4 July 1967) is a Portuguese film actress. She appeared in more than eighty films since 1987. Selected filmography References External links * 1967 births Living people Portuguese film actresses Actresses from Lis ...

as Constanca *

Anna Wing Anna Eva Lydia Catherine Wing (30 October 1914 – 7 July 2013) was an English actress who had a long career in television and theatre, known for portraying the role of Beale family matriarch Lou Beale in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. Ea ...

as The Grandmother *

Bodil Udsen Bodil Birgitte Udsen (12 January 1925 – 26 February 2008) was a Danish actress. She was a student at the Rysensteen Gymnasium in Copenhagen in 1944 and entered film in 1955. She also worked extensively in Danish theatre and appeared in the ...

as Ingrid * as Frederico * as The Taxidriver *

Charlotte Sieling Charlotte Sieling (born 13 July 1960) is a Danish actress and film director. She began her career as an actress in the mid-1980s. In the 2000s, she turned to film directing, working on a number of successful DR TV series such as the Emmy-winning ...

as Nurse * as Elisabeth * Ann Christine Simonsen as Eva (as Ann Kristine Simonsen) * as Bedemand *

Helene Egelund Helene Egelund (born 15 February 1965) is a Danish actress. She has appeared in more than thirty films since 1986. Selected filmography References External links * 1965 births Living people Danish film actresses {{Denmark-a ...

as Lena *

Isabel de Castro Isabel Maria Bastos Osório de Castro e Oliveira (August 1, 1931 – November 23, 2005) was a Portuguese film actress. Biography She was born in the capital Lisbon in 1931 to José Osório de Castro e Oliveira (Setúbal, 27 January 1900 - Lisbon, ...

as Abbedisse * Laurinda Ferreira as Hotel Receptionist

Themes

''Family Matters'' continued exploration of complex, tabooed family relations begun in ''

Freud's Leaving Home ''Freud's Leaving Home'' ( sv, Freud flyttar hemifrån...) is a 1991 Swedish comedy film directed by Susanne Bier. The film won ten awards and was nominated for three. The film follows a girl, Freud, from a Jewish family in Sweden. It was the fir ...

'', including an incestuous relationship between brother and sister.

References

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