Film tips Week 22

Where: Trondheim Kino

Clark (Chiwetel Ejiofor), the owner of a furniture store, discovers a hidden passageway in the basement of his shop. He quickly becomes obsessed with uncovering the mystery and confides in his psychologist, Dr. Mary Kline (Renate Reinsve). When she follows him inside, she discovers that something dark and menacing is waiting on the other side.

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Where: Cinemateket Trondheim

The 400 Blows was one of the films that marked the beginning of the French New Wave. François Truffaut was deeply concerned with the human condition and demonstrates a rare sensitivity and precision in both character portrayal and depiction of environment. The trials of 13-year-old Antoine Doinel are presented with autobiographical tenderness.

Despite the film’s undeniably serious themes, its tone remains light and its style playful. Truffaut does not dwell unnecessarily on what were most likely painful childhood memories, but instead portrays a difficult and harsh upbringing in all its multifaceted, subjective realism. The darker aspects are depicted with humor, the brighter ones with melancholy.

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Where: Streaming

A sweeping and visually striking film that portrays a coastal culture many of us are deeply connected to—and one that everyone has some relationship with. Hardly any Norwegian is untouched by the sea, whether it brings to mind fishing and hunting, ferry queues and strict ticket inspectors, fierce winds and closed bridges, or Midsummer celebrations and youthful flirtations among islets and skerries. Havfolket moves through important historical moments, including the beginning of...

© Per Høst