''Let's Get Lost'' is a 1997 Danish film written and directed by Jonas Elmer and produced by Per Holst. The film is an

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al slice-of-life comedy shot in

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. The film earned the 1998

Bodil Award for Best Danish Film The Bodil Award for Best Danish Film () is one of the categories for the Bodil Awards presented annually by the Danish Film Critics Association. It was created in 1948 and is one of the oldest film prizes in Europe. The jury can decide not to give ...

and shared the

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with '' Barbara''.

Plot

Julie has been abandoned by her boyfriend and seeks revenge. Mogens borrowed her sofa for a weekend but has been living there for the past 13 years. He aspires to become a composer but is living on welfare. Thomas wants to become a writer but is still struggling with his first chapter and works as a hospital porter. Steffen is deceiving the unemployment insurance system. The three daydreaming young men are occupying Julie's apartment while enjoying beer, television and football.

Cast

Production

The film was produced by Dansk Novellefilm and Per Holst Filmproduktion. Elmer's script was only an outline which required the actors to improvise their roles and dialogue.Peter Schepelern, "Internationalisering og dogme", ''100 Års Dansk Film'', Copenhagen; Rosinante, 2001 p. 343 Sidse Babett Knudsen made her film debut in the lead role of the character, Julie. Knudsen said she was not very good at improvisation and accepted the part only because she thought it would be a lightweight summer comedy.

Reception

The film became a breakout hit in Denmark and Knudsen received both the Robert Award and the

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for Best Actress.Morten Piil
"Barbara versus Babett"
, ''Information'', 10 March 1998 Critics called Knudsen's performance dominating. Film critic Kim Skotte of ''

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'' wrote that Knudsen had hit a new tone with a "special ability to capture the modern woman's uncertainty and strength."Kim Skotte
"Den Eneste Ene er et nyt kapitel i historien om den danske komedie"
, ''

'', 1 April 1999, written in Danish as "Med Let's Get Lost blev det slået fast, at dansk film i Sidse Babett Knudsen havde fået en skuespillerinde, som ramte en helt ny tone. En skuespillerinde med en særlig evne til at indfange den moderne kvindes usikkerhed og styrke." The film earned the 1998

and shared the

with '' Barbara''.

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* * {{Robert Award for Best Danish Film 1997 comedy films 1997 films Best Danish Film Bodil Award winners Best Danish Film Robert Award winners Danish comedy films Films directed by Jonas Elmer (director) 1990s Danish-language films 1997 directorial debut films