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Directed by Robert Young from a screenplay by Hugh Janes, All at Sea has the following synopsis: Two retired sailors, Wally and Skipper, are old workmates and best friends for 40 years now living at an old folks’ home in Norway. One day, Wally finds Skipper dead and he wants a burial at sea, the old-fashioned way, as he promised him. Wally isn’t going to let the fact that he doesn’t have a boat,...
Directed by Robert Young from a screenplay by Hugh Janes, All at Sea has the following synopsis: Two retired sailors, Wally and Skipper, are old workmates and best friends for 40 years now living at an old folks’ home in Norway. One day, Wally finds Skipper dead and he wants a burial at sea, the old-fashioned way, as he promised him. Wally isn’t going to let the fact that he doesn’t have a boat,...
- 4/17/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Erik Skjoldbjaerg’s 1997 directorial debut, Insomnia is a prescient prototype of what would now be termed Nordic Noir in today’s global film market. At the time of its release, it was one of the first Norwegian films of international note in quite some time, with Skjoldbjaerg joining the ranks of other notable newcomers like Pal Sleutane and Bent Hamer. An inverted film noir, utilizing light instead of shadow, there’s a cold blankness to the film, making it a sort of waking nightmare. When all is visible, there’s no place to hide, forcing the film’s protagonist into internalized retreat, escaping into himself. Too much light engages a similar sort of madness as the eternal shadows.
The murder of a teenage girl opens the film, shot on grainy super 8 while we witness the killer cleaning up the act. To investigate, a Swedish police officer stationed in Oslo, Jonas...
The murder of a teenage girl opens the film, shot on grainy super 8 while we witness the killer cleaning up the act. To investigate, a Swedish police officer stationed in Oslo, Jonas...
- 7/29/2014
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
I last watched Christopher Nolan's 2002 remake of Insomnia in 2010 when I reviewed the Blu-ray release, and until you voted it a Movie Club selection, I'd actually never seen the Erik Skjoldbj?rg-directed original. While both tell the same story in almost the exact same way, there are distinct differences -- beyond the fact Nolan's adaptation runs 22 bloated extra minutes longer -- that caught my attention. Unfortunately, since the narrative of both films runs so close together it's hard for me to discuss one without discussing the other and not being that big a fan of Nolan's Insomnia I think these two factors put Skjoldbj?rg's original at a slight disadvantage for my first time viewing. To begin, I felt Nolan's Insomnia was too long and as much as the investigation into the murder of a young girl proves intriguing, as does the dynamic between Al Pacino and Robin Williams,...
- 12/10/2012
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
A tense police drama that relies on atmospherics and deliberate pacing rather than slam-bang action, "Insomnia", from Norway, is the kind of uncommonly intelligent thriller that Hollywood seems able to accomplish only for television. Recently unveiled to critical acclaim at Cannes, the film deserves domestic art house exposure, assuming that the marketplace can stand at least one foreign film that doesn't concern the romantic travails of French adolescents.
Erik Skjoldbjaerg's debut feature benefits greatly from the presence of lead actor Stellan Skarsgard ("Breaking the Waves", "Zero Kelvin"), who continues to impress with his tremendous range and versatility. He plays police investigator Jonas Engstrom, who, with his partner Erik Vik Sverre Anker Ousdal), has traveled to a town in northern Norway to help solve the murder of a young girl. While chasing a suspect, Jonas accidentally shoots and kills Erik and then places the blame on the suspect.
While continuing to pursue the case, he comes under increasing scrutiny from a female detective who suspects his role in the shooting. Meanwhile, he begins to be emotionally tortured by feelings of guilt, which manifest themselves in, among other ways, recurring images of his dead partner. Not helping matters is the insomnia he suffers, partially as a result of the region's constant summer sunshine.
Director Skjoldbjaerg displays a sure visual style and beautifully maintains an atmosphere of intensity and menace, as Jonas' dark nature and the mystery behind the killing are slowly revealed. He is aided greatly by the supremely controlled performance from Skarsgard, whose character is at once fascinating, impressive and repellent. This kind of complexity and ambiguity permeates the film, keeping the viewer guessing at every turn.
INSOMNIA
A Norsk Film
and Nordic Screen Production presentation
Director Erik Skjoldbjaerg
Screenplay Nikolaj Frobenius, Erik Skjoldbjaerg
Producers Petter J. Borgli, Tom Remlov,
Tomas Backstrom
Director of photography
Erling Thrumann-Andersen
Editor Hakon Overas
Music Geir Jenssen
Color/stereo
Cast:
Jonas Engstrom Stellan Skarsgard
Erik Vik Sverre Anker Ousdal
Jon Holt Bjorn Floberg
Hilde Hagen Gisken Armand
Ane Maria Bonnevie
Running time -- 97 minutes
No MPAA rating...
Erik Skjoldbjaerg's debut feature benefits greatly from the presence of lead actor Stellan Skarsgard ("Breaking the Waves", "Zero Kelvin"), who continues to impress with his tremendous range and versatility. He plays police investigator Jonas Engstrom, who, with his partner Erik Vik Sverre Anker Ousdal), has traveled to a town in northern Norway to help solve the murder of a young girl. While chasing a suspect, Jonas accidentally shoots and kills Erik and then places the blame on the suspect.
While continuing to pursue the case, he comes under increasing scrutiny from a female detective who suspects his role in the shooting. Meanwhile, he begins to be emotionally tortured by feelings of guilt, which manifest themselves in, among other ways, recurring images of his dead partner. Not helping matters is the insomnia he suffers, partially as a result of the region's constant summer sunshine.
Director Skjoldbjaerg displays a sure visual style and beautifully maintains an atmosphere of intensity and menace, as Jonas' dark nature and the mystery behind the killing are slowly revealed. He is aided greatly by the supremely controlled performance from Skarsgard, whose character is at once fascinating, impressive and repellent. This kind of complexity and ambiguity permeates the film, keeping the viewer guessing at every turn.
INSOMNIA
A Norsk Film
and Nordic Screen Production presentation
Director Erik Skjoldbjaerg
Screenplay Nikolaj Frobenius, Erik Skjoldbjaerg
Producers Petter J. Borgli, Tom Remlov,
Tomas Backstrom
Director of photography
Erling Thrumann-Andersen
Editor Hakon Overas
Music Geir Jenssen
Color/stereo
Cast:
Jonas Engstrom Stellan Skarsgard
Erik Vik Sverre Anker Ousdal
Jon Holt Bjorn Floberg
Hilde Hagen Gisken Armand
Ane Maria Bonnevie
Running time -- 97 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 5/29/1997
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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