Koola
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This film, titled FOLK FLEST BOR I KINA, which loosely translated would be; Most people live in China.
This title actually says a lot about the film, and how it sees us norwegians. Norway has 4,5 million citizens, China has way beyond 1 billion. The idea with this film is to have small segments within the film, one for each political party. A collaboration of screenwriters has put the scripts to paper, and 9 norwegian directors has created each of their part of this film.
With so many different creative forces, FOLK FLEST could easily become messy and quirky. But the frame-segment about Lasse, a gas-station owner who only wants to fly, saves the mess. It is a quirky, beautiful story - directed by Thomas Robsahm - that in a fine way connects to all of the other segments.
I'm not going to rave on about each small film within the film, so I am going to say that in general, this is a film with lots of enjoyment! The filmmakers have pinned down very characteristic and almost cruel views on the political parties, but what makes it charming and funny is the way they have used ordinary people to say something about very serious politics.
So, a fine film, but probably totally uninteresting for people outside Norway...
This title actually says a lot about the film, and how it sees us norwegians. Norway has 4,5 million citizens, China has way beyond 1 billion. The idea with this film is to have small segments within the film, one for each political party. A collaboration of screenwriters has put the scripts to paper, and 9 norwegian directors has created each of their part of this film.
With so many different creative forces, FOLK FLEST could easily become messy and quirky. But the frame-segment about Lasse, a gas-station owner who only wants to fly, saves the mess. It is a quirky, beautiful story - directed by Thomas Robsahm - that in a fine way connects to all of the other segments.
I'm not going to rave on about each small film within the film, so I am going to say that in general, this is a film with lots of enjoyment! The filmmakers have pinned down very characteristic and almost cruel views on the political parties, but what makes it charming and funny is the way they have used ordinary people to say something about very serious politics.
So, a fine film, but probably totally uninteresting for people outside Norway...
A beautiful movie... pure greatness in every spine of the production, and the star Herborg Kråkevik seduces and melts the audience in a Billy Elliot-esque way... it's just magnificent.
The director Thomas Robsahm has with this movie fulfilled a dream of creating a movie out of this strong story about the wildly organic character Petra... that combines energic acting, state-of-the-art cinematography of striking norwegian nature and a powerful script. It will probably recieve a massive celebration from the press and as maybe the best movie in an already historically successful norwegian filmyear - it will, as it did with me, seduce the people too...
If this picture reaches out beyond our borders in Norway, as it should, you should definately allow yourself this extrordinary experience of pure filmmaking that may redefine the way you look upon... well, many things.
A piece of history... already.
The director Thomas Robsahm has with this movie fulfilled a dream of creating a movie out of this strong story about the wildly organic character Petra... that combines energic acting, state-of-the-art cinematography of striking norwegian nature and a powerful script. It will probably recieve a massive celebration from the press and as maybe the best movie in an already historically successful norwegian filmyear - it will, as it did with me, seduce the people too...
If this picture reaches out beyond our borders in Norway, as it should, you should definately allow yourself this extrordinary experience of pure filmmaking that may redefine the way you look upon... well, many things.
A piece of history... already.