This is the Pure Movies review of Involuntary, directed by Ruben Östlund and starring Villmar Björkman, Linnea Cart-Lamy, Leif Edlund, Sara Eriksson, Lola Ewerlund and Olle Liljas. Written by Suki Ferguson. In the past few years Swedish culture has become something of a byword for arty, intelligent filmmaking. Let The Right One In and the Millennium trilogy are two examples of novels that have become critical hits world-wide, and whetted our appetites for all things Swedish. But what else has been going on up Scandinavia way? First-time director-writer Ruben Östlund’s Involuntary indicates that the independent spirit of Swedish cinema remains intact even as it becomes the most popular kid in international film-school.
- 11/13/2010
- by Suki Ferguson
- Pure Movies
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Involuntary (15)
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(Ruben Östlund, 2008, Swe) Villmar Björkman, Linnea Cart-Lamy, Leif Edlund. 102 mins
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