The One and Only is a 1999 Danish

Cinema of Denmark

Denmark has been producing films since 1897 and since the 1980s has maintained a steady stream of product due largely to funding by the state-supported Danish Film Institute. Historically, Danish films have been noted for their realism, religious and moral themes, sexual frankness and technical...

 romantic comedy

Romantic Comedy

Romantic Comedy can refer to* Romantic Comedy , a 1979 play written by Bernard Slade* Romantic Comedy , a 1983 film adapted from the play and starring Dudley Moore and Mary Steenburgen...

 film directed by Susanne Bier

Susanne Bier

Susanne Bier is a Danish film director best known for her feature films Brothers, After the Wedding and the Academy-Award-winning In a Better World.-Life and work:Susanne Bier was born to Jewish parents in Copenhagen, Denmark...

. The film starred Sidse Babett Knudsen

Sidse Babett Knudsen

Sidse Babett Knudsen is a Danish actress who has worked in theater, television, and film. Knudsen made her screen debut in the 1997 improvisational comedy Let's Get Lost, for which she received both the Robert and Bodil awards for Best Actress.Following the critical success of her debut, Knudsen...

, Niels Olsen, Rafael Edholm, and Paprika Steen

Paprika Steen

Paprika Steen is a Danish actress and film director best known for her performances in the films Festen, The Idiots and Open Hearts...

 in story about two unfaithful married couples faced with becoming first-time parents. The film was considered to mark a modern transition in Danish romantic comedies, and became the third biggest box-office success of the 1990s in Denmark. The film earned both the Robert Award

Robert Award

The Robert statue is a Danish film prize awarded each year by the Film Academy of Denmark. It is the Danish equivalent of the American Oscars. The award, voted only by academy members, is acknowledgement by Danish industry colleagues of a person's or film's outstanding contributions during the...

 and Bodil Award as the Best Film of 1999.

Cast

• Sidse Babett Knudsen
  Sidse Babett Knudsen
  Sidse Babett Knudsen is a Danish actress who has worked in theater, television, and film. Knudsen made her screen debut in the 1997 improvisational comedy Let's Get Lost, for which she received both the Robert and Bodil awards for Best Actress.Following the critical success of her debut, Knudsen...
  
   as Sus
• Niels Olsen as Niller
• Paprika Steen
  Paprika Steen
  Paprika Steen is a Danish actress and film director best known for her performances in the films Festen, The Idiots and Open Hearts...
  
   as Stella
• Søs Egelind as Lizzie
• Sofie Gråbøl as Mulle
• Lars Kaalund as Knud
• Rafael Edholm as Andrea aka Sonny
• Hella Joof
  Hella Joof
  Hella Joof is a Danish actress and director. She was born to a Danish mother and a Gambian father.Joof directed En kort en lang , Oh Happy Day and Fidibus and is considered one of Denmark's more important directors...
  
   as the adoption lady
• Liv Corfixen as beauty clinic customer
• Charlotte Munck
  Charlotte Munck
  Charlotte Munck is a Danish actress, notable for starring in the Danish police television drama Anna Pihl as the title character, which was aired on TV2....
  
   as beauty clinic customer
• Klaus Bondam
  Klaus Bondam
  Klaus Bondam is a Danish actor and politician.Klaus Bondam got his breakthrough in the movie Festen and has starred in the series Langt fra Las Vegas as the sexually driven boss Buckingham...
  
   as Priest
• Lars Kjeldgaard as one of the couple with new kitchen
• Jacob Thuesen as one of the couple with new kitchen
• Vanessa Gouri as Mgala
• Jan Hertz as the Doctor
• Berrit Kvorning Beauty clinic chief

External links

• Den eneste ene at IMDb
• Den eneste ene at Det Danske Filminstitut (in Danish)