[Original Title: DU LEVANDE]
Writer/Director: Roy Andersson
Running time: 95 mins (approx)
Certification (UK): 15
Genre: Comedy/Drama/Music
Sweden Release date: 27th September 2007
Watched on Sky+ Saturday 22nd June 2013.
PLEASE NOTE: THERE MAY BE UNINTENTIONAL SPOILERS IN THIS REVIEW.
(Apologies for the brief review – I’m a bit pushed for time today)
This film consists of a series of vignettes with one common theme; that fact that the protagonists have life harder than everyone else. It’s very interesting and very darkly humorous in places. It’s one of those films I would like to watch again at some point because I’m sure I’d get much more out of it a second time around. There are many and varied characters including a woman who just wants everyone to ‘go away’ because nobody understands her… but will probably be round later for tea. A girl who is a fan of a guitarist in a rock band; she is depressed because she wants to marry him, but she can’t see how that could happen. A depressed psychiatrist who has given up and just prescribes pills now. There are many more and they all seem interconnected. The music was very interesting; mostly traditional or rag-time jazz but with a little bit of rock thrown in every now and again. All the performances were excellent throughout and I love the, almost comic book, look and feel of the film. I have to admit I probably enjoyed this one a tad more than my score might suggest. Definitely one that will get a second viewing sometime.
SteelMonster’s verdict: RECOMMENDED
My score: 6.4/10.
IMDb Score: 7.3/10 (based on 6,756 votes when this review was written).
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0445336/
MetaScore: No data: (Based on 0 critic reviews provided by Metacritic.com at the time of going to press).
Rotten Tomatoes ‘Tomatometer’ Score: 97/100 (based on 37 reviews counted at the time of going to press).
Rotten Tomatoes ‘Audience’ Score: 79/100 (based on 5,204 user ratings counted at the time of going to press).
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/du_levande/
If you’re crazy enough… You can find me on Facebook at:
http://facebook.com/andy.steel3
LINKS:
(Note: All were working at the time of going to press)
Trailer:
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment