28 January 2011

En ganske snill man/A Somewhat Gentle Man


'En ganske snill man' is a charming film about who you should be loyal to, reflecting over questions like:
Who your friends really are, who your enemies really are, if you really have any friends - or enemies - who you love, if you really love someone, family relations and whether or not they are all 'screwing' you (I apologize for the less poetic word), one way or another.
The latter not least since you are responsible for your decisions and actions made in the past and also have to pay the prize for those decisions in the future.
Ulrik (Stellan Skarsgård) leaves prison after many years behind bars and his first instinct is to find the one who put him in jail - and kill him.
In order to succeed he uses his old contacts within the criminal world but before the film ends, he has had many opportunities to rethink his decision but if this will lead him to abandon his primary intentions, that is to be seen.
This is a comedy with many good Norwegian actors like Bjørn Floberg and Bjørn Sundquist, two of Aurore's favourite actors.

The light and ambiance is somewhat like a combination between Aki Kaurismäki and Roy Andersson.

Director: Hans Petter Moland.

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