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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Memory and imagination collide in Norwegian Eskil Vogt's debut feature, which forever leaves the viewer uncertain whether the action is taking place in reality or in the mind of 30-something Ellen Dorrit Petersen, who seeks to come to terms with her recent blindness by concocting fictitious narratives to reinforce her recollection of the world she can no longer see. Vogt has already demonstrated his sure touch as a screenwriter in collaboration with director Joachim Trier, but here he also demonstrates an audiovisual mastery in conjunction with cinematographer Thimios Bakatakis and sound designer Gisle Tveito, as he strives to convey not only the perspective of a sightless person, but also the mind of a writer in the throes of creation. It takes some concentration to follow the interactions of Petersen, her architect husband Henrik Rafaelsen, his supposed college friend Marius Kolbenstvedt and Swedish single mother Vera Vitali. But every twist and shift of the mise-en-scéne adds to the complexity, ingenuity and artistic bravura of this mesmerising treatise on the refusal to be beaten by disability.

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Cast

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IngridEllen Dorrit Petersen
MortenHenrik Rafaelsen
ElinVera Vitali
EinarMarius Kolbenstvedt
Kim (girl)Stella Kvam Young
Kim (boy)Isak Nikolai Moller
Elin's ex-husbandJacob Young
Ove KennethNikki Butenschon
BenteErle Kyllingmark
Anne-LiseHelga Guren

Crew

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DirectorEskil Vogt

Details

Theatrical distributor
Axiom Films
Released on
2015-03-27
Languages
Norwegian
Guidance
Sex scenes.
Available on
DVD and Blu-ray
Formats
Colour
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