#AWhiteWhiteDay (#HviturHviturDagur)
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Incredible, just bl**dy incredible!
Stop what you're doing right now and watch this remarkable film. Because, this is it, man, this is it, the next great international film director is here, the kid's here. I mean when you go from a first film like the madhouse cinematic experience that was #WinterBrothers and then you follow that up with that nerve-jangling (& flashback-inducing - those Icelandic roads are tricky😬!) opening sequence, followed by that meditative six minutes…and you still have another hour and forty minutes to go…you know you're in that all-too-rare sweet spot where directorial intent meets impeccable craftsmanship.
And what intent, boy! Scene by scene, moment by moment, this Bergman-Meets-Farhadi existential genre-busting film leads you to that ending, that ending…my dude…that ending…
They shot it on film, a low budget Icelandic movie and they shot on #35mm film!! Me? I'm glad the Second AC wasn't too fastidious about checking the gate, analog imperfections in our perfect digital world are a reminder of our shared humanity, no? 🤷♀️ I dunno, I must be in a metaphorical (or is that metaphysical😜?!) mood after the rock-rolling-down-the-hill sequence.
Speaking of sequences, those single-takes that litter the film are simply a wonder to behold. Maybe they're not as logistically show-offy as the ones we've seen in Hollywood recently, but they're all tremendously affecting: the liver story, the kids TV show, the key sequence (#Marvel should hire the stunt coordinator based on that scene alone✊!). #Oscars for the dolly group and focus-puller(umm, that'd be the First AC, right🤔?)
Speaking of #Oscar, one of the few bright spots to come out of this, well, ya ka know, is that small films like this actually stand a chance this year. So, let's give a bunch of awards to the director(so young, so great already!), the DP, the editor(what deliberative discipline!), the composer, and the remarkable young Hlynsdottir, one of the all-time child actor performances, and the lead Sigurdsson, I mean he deserves all the awards just for the opening and ending alone, but then, when you add in, ya know, *every*thing in between…
Well, what're you waiting for?! It's Memorial Day weekend, what else are you gonna do?!🤣
TL;DR: Best Movie, Ever!!!
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Hlynur Palmason Maria von Hausswolff(🎥🎞🙏) Julius Krebs Damsbo Edmund Finnis
Ingvar Sigurdsson Ida Mekkin Hlynsdottir
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