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 & 4 nominations

Cast

Anders Danielsen Lie	...	Phillip
Espen Klouman-Høiner	...	Erik
Viktoria Winge	...	Kari
Henrik Elvestad	...	Henning
Christian Rubeck	...	Lars
Odd Magnus Williamson	...	Morten
Rebekka Karijord	...	Johanne
Henrik Mestad	...	Jan Eivind
Pål Stokka	...	Geir
Sigmund Sæverud	...	Sten Egil Dahl
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Cecilie Bertran de Lis	...	Sykesøster
Anders Borchgrevink	...	Joy Division jogger
Tone Danielsen	...	Inger, Phillip's mother
Eindride Eidsvold	...	Narrator (voice)
Kari Feilberg-Jacobsen	...	Guest at party
Hege Serine Golf	...	Geirs jente på fest (as Hege Golf)
Silje Hagen	...	Lillian
Thorbjørn Harr	...	Mathis Wergeland
John Sigurd Kristensen	...	Jon (as John S. Kristensen)
Ivar Lykke	...	Telesalgsjef
Elisabeth Sand	...	Hanne, Erik's mother
Anne Sandvik Lindmo	...	Programleder
Andreas Tylden	...	Rune

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

Filming Locations:

Oslo, Norway

Company:

Filmlance International AB

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.

Quirky, bittersweet, screwball comedy Norwegian style

Five good friends. Young men not yet settled into career lives. Two are trying to become authors. Phillipe gets published quickly, while Erik is struggling to get his first book out. Phillipe proves to be suffering from a psychosis that interferes with his writing. That is in a nutshell the film's backbone. However there is a lot more going on.

The complex narrative with multiple characters is told in a quirky, original style. Time-lines are heavily sliced. Multiple takes are intercut into seamless conversations. Explanatory flashbacks are inserted almost as if they are part of the action. And so on. It's all fresh, fast moving, and fun to watch.

It is a bittersweet story of young adults leaving behind the carefree existence of dreamers and gravitating towards the settled lives of older adults. The characters are well conceived. Their antics and clever dialogue provide much of the material for the many funny screwball moments. Great debut film for the director.