Movie buffs may recognize the name Gustav Möller because his debut feature, “The Guilty,” played Sundance, then went on to inspire an English-language remake starring Jake Gyllenhaal. The film famously took place on one end of an emergency services line, as an overcommitted police officer tried to rescue a distressed caller whose crisis wasn’t nearly as straightforward as it sounded. An impressive example of creativity within constraints, “The Guilty” invited audiences to make an action movie in their heads while giving them little more than the tense face of a single character to look at for most of its running time.
With “Sons,” Möller has made a more conventional film, but still does most of his storytelling off-screen. His protagonist is a Danish corrections officer named Eva Hansen. She’s half the size of most of the male prisoners on her ward, but can obviously hold her own, swelling...
With “Sons,” Möller has made a more conventional film, but still does most of his storytelling off-screen. His protagonist is a Danish corrections officer named Eva Hansen. She’s half the size of most of the male prisoners on her ward, but can obviously hold her own, swelling...
- 2/22/2024
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
"We never enter a prisoner's cell alone!" Cinetic has unveiled a initial festival promo trailer for a new Danish dramatic thriller titled Sons, the latest from Danish filmmaker Gustav Möller. This is his second feature following the acclaimed film The Guilty, that film set entirely in a 9-1-1 dispatcher's office which first premiered at Sundance 2018 (and was remade into the film with Jake Gyllenhaal). Sons is premiering at the 2024 Berlin Film Festival in the Main Competition section, which means it might be one to watch for. Sons stars Sidse Babett Knudsen as an Idealistic prison officer Eva Hansen, who faces the dilemma of her life when a young man she knows from before is transferred to her prison. Also starring Sebastian Bull, Dar Salim, Marina Bouras, and Olaf Johannessen. Looks crazy intense! Obviously the mystery is about her connection to this person (is it her son?) and what's going on with him & her.
- 2/20/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
A cloud of sensationalism and hyperbole has followed Antichrist around ever since it screened at Cannes in 2009. This is unfortunate as Antichrist is a complicated work that can't be reduced to a goofy catchphrase or a list of shocking scenes. In this regard, The Criterion Collection is the perfect company for the film's home video release. The splendid and respectful presentation emphasizes the film's artistic and technical complexity while pushing aside the sensationalism.
In the film, a couple -- He (Willem Dafoe) and She (Charlotte Gainsbourg) -- are devastated by the accidental death of their son. The experience causes a rift in the marriage and causes She to suffer a mental breakdown. He, who is a psychiatrist, thinks his wife's doctor isn't really helping the situation. He thinks that She's problems are psychosomatic. Like a fool, He decides that the best path to recovery isn't medicine, but an extensive course...
In the film, a couple -- He (Willem Dafoe) and She (Charlotte Gainsbourg) -- are devastated by the accidental death of their son. The experience causes a rift in the marriage and causes She to suffer a mental breakdown. He, who is a psychiatrist, thinks his wife's doctor isn't really helping the situation. He thinks that She's problems are psychosomatic. Like a fool, He decides that the best path to recovery isn't medicine, but an extensive course...
- 11/10/2010
- Screen Anarchy
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