This adaptation of Knut Hamsun's classic 1890 novel "Hunger" is an agony to watch, but it's a very well made film, and Per Oscarsson is magnificent in the proud, deluded, starving and increasingly insane lead role. There has perhaps never been a better depiction of of the self-destructive irrationality of a human being, in this case attempting to remain civilised and 'respectable' in the face of starvation and death. It's a little like watching a car crash in slow-motion, but as a mirror of ordinary madness, it's got a lot to show.
Review of Hunger
