A love-struck man discovers he has an incurable illness shortly after meeting the woman of his dreams.A love-struck man discovers he has an incurable illness shortly after meeting the woman of his dreams.A love-struck man discovers he has an incurable illness shortly after meeting the woman of his dreams.
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- TriviaOfficial submission of Greenland for the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category of the 83th Academy Awards in 2011.
- Crazy creditsThe film proudly proclaims in the ending credits that "All animals were killed, enjoyed and eaten during this production."
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by Emily Arin
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Greenland's first international film has international appeal
I just saw this at the Film Festival in Washington DC. It is up for several awards. We were fortunate enough to have one of the film's directors available for Q&A.
Some of the plot elements difficult to understand are uniquely Greenlandic. The tourist woman who dies is a Greenlandic legend about wandering the world and then returning home only to die just before reaching Greenland. The two small totems brought home from the cave have something to do with marriage and are somehow related to strong family ties.
This film is quite evocative, the music is Greenlandic. The use of the music is different from most other film types. It may have something to do with the Greenlander's ability to live with long strong silences.
The film is more impressive once you know that the actors are amateurs. For all of them, this is their first full length film; the lead actor pays his rent by carpentering; the family unit is really related to each other.
The Greenlandic language is interesting. You can hear strains of German, Danish and English. There is a strong guttural sound to some of the consonants.
I agree with one of the other reviewers that the published summary has little to do with the actual film.
Some of the plot elements difficult to understand are uniquely Greenlandic. The tourist woman who dies is a Greenlandic legend about wandering the world and then returning home only to die just before reaching Greenland. The two small totems brought home from the cave have something to do with marriage and are somehow related to strong family ties.
This film is quite evocative, the music is Greenlandic. The use of the music is different from most other film types. It may have something to do with the Greenlander's ability to live with long strong silences.
The film is more impressive once you know that the actors are amateurs. For all of them, this is their first full length film; the lead actor pays his rent by carpentering; the family unit is really related to each other.
The Greenlandic language is interesting. You can hear strains of German, Danish and English. There is a strong guttural sound to some of the consonants.
I agree with one of the other reviewers that the published summary has little to do with the actual film.
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- hawktwo
- Apr 10, 2011
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