Reprise (2006)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Director:

Joachim Trier

Writers:

Joachim Trier (writer)
Eskil Vogt (writer)

Release Date:

8 September 2006 (Norway)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Two competitive friends, fueled by literary aspirations and youthful exuberance, endure the pangs of love, depression and burgeoning careers. |

Awards:

12 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Anders Danielsen Lie	...	Phillip
Espen Klouman-Høiner	...	Erik (as Espen Klouman Høiner)
Viktoria Winge	...	Kari
Odd Magnus Williamson	...	Morten
Pål Stokka	...	Geir
Christian Rubeck	...	Lars
Henrik Elvestad	...	Henning / Kommune
Henrik Mestad	...	Jan Eivind
Rebekka Karijord	...	Johanne
Sigmund Sæverud	...	Sten Egil Dahl
Tone Danielsen	...	Inger
Elisabeth Sand	...	Hanne
Thorbjørn Harr	...	Mathis Wergeland
Silje Hagen	...	Lillian
Anne Sandvik Lindmo	...	Programleder

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality and language.

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

Norway

Language:

Norwegian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:12 | USA:R | Taiwan:PG-12 | Norway:11 | Denmark:7 | Australia:MA | Mexico:B15

Filming Locations:

Bygdøy, Norway

Company:

4 1/2 Film

Trivia:

Sten Egil Dahl, the old writer in the movie, is based on Norwegian writer Tor Ulven. Ulven gave only one interview in his career, but is regarded as one of the most important writers in Norway during the eighties and nineties.

Soundtrack:

Blue Monday

First really great Norwegian film produced since the seventies...

This is the first time since "Flåklypa Grand Prix," that I reckon a Norwegian film worthy a 10. Being a Norwegian this film is kind of a relive, because it finally shows that we are able to produce a film that has got good actors with believable lines. It's also a piece that is filmed well, and based upon a script that young and ambitious Norwegians can relate to. All that said, I'm not sure that foreigners would interpret this the same way as Norwegians do. It might be that one of the reasons that this film has got many fans in Norway is that we can relate to the things that happens: The type of friendship between the main characters, Oslo, the "never grow up" life that an affluent society have brought us to, etcetera. Still, if someone would like to know more about being young in a country that is far from the centre of attention, but were things are possible due to an excess of resources, this is the film. The film has got typical Norwegian humour (which I actually reckon at a really high level in general), it's documenting the interrelations between the characters in a great manner, and the music is also used very well. The soundtrack for this movie is worth checking out.