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.

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.