Reprise (2006)
Country: NOR
Technical: col 105m
Director: Joachim Trier
Cast: Anders Danielsen Lie, Espen Klouman Høiner, Viktoria Winge
Synopsis:
Two friends with literary aspirations meet with early success, but while one finds himself blocked and unable to bring a romantic relationship to fulfilment, the other clings to his childhood friendships and doubts the authenticity of his work.
Review:
Edgar Reitz attempted something similar to this rarefied portrait of artistic endeavour in his Second Heimat, and with more success, though admittedly at far greater length. The tricksy-ness grates after a while - Trier even narrates in the past conditional on two occasions - as does the solipsistic earnestness of the two protagonists, and we are never granted a glimpse into the substance of their supposed masterpieces. Camerawork varies between wayward handheld framings and more poised, fixed shots, whatever that portends.
Country: NOR
Technical: col 105m
Director: Joachim Trier
Cast: Anders Danielsen Lie, Espen Klouman Høiner, Viktoria Winge
Synopsis:
Two friends with literary aspirations meet with early success, but while one finds himself blocked and unable to bring a romantic relationship to fulfilment, the other clings to his childhood friendships and doubts the authenticity of his work.
Review:
Edgar Reitz attempted something similar to this rarefied portrait of artistic endeavour in his Second Heimat, and with more success, though admittedly at far greater length. The tricksy-ness grates after a while - Trier even narrates in the past conditional on two occasions - as does the solipsistic earnestness of the two protagonists, and we are never granted a glimpse into the substance of their supposed masterpieces. Camerawork varies between wayward handheld framings and more poised, fixed shots, whatever that portends.
Country: NOR
Technical: col 105m
Director: Joachim Trier
Cast: Anders Danielsen Lie, Espen Klouman Høiner, Viktoria Winge
Synopsis:
Two friends with literary aspirations meet with early success, but while one finds himself blocked and unable to bring a romantic relationship to fulfilment, the other clings to his childhood friendships and doubts the authenticity of his work.
Review:
Edgar Reitz attempted something similar to this rarefied portrait of artistic endeavour in his Second Heimat, and with more success, though admittedly at far greater length. The tricksy-ness grates after a while - Trier even narrates in the past conditional on two occasions - as does the solipsistic earnestness of the two protagonists, and we are never granted a glimpse into the substance of their supposed masterpieces. Camerawork varies between wayward handheld framings and more poised, fixed shots, whatever that portends.