Reprise (Reprise)
Reprise is a playful film about friendship, madness and creativity, about love and sorrow, great ambitions and the often unpleasant clash between youthful presumptions and reality. With its somewhat un-Norwegian structure, Reprise has a distinct style and narrative technique which moves the story forward in a rich and enthusiastic manner.
Erik and Phillip are trying to make it as writers. Erik is rejected by publishers as lacking in talent, while Phillip's manuscript is accepted and the young man becomes a major name on the Norwegian cultural scene practically overnight. Six months later, Erik and his friends come to visit Phillip at a psychiatric hospital to bring him home after long-term treatment. Writing is the last thing on Phillip's mind, but Erik is continuing his literary attempts and tries to convince his friend to go back to writing. This film could be seen as a subtle reflection on youth as a time of promise, plans and hopes which gradually dissolve under the impact of life experiences.
If the style of the narration is reminiscent of the poetic works of the French New Wave, it's no coincidence: the director admits to the influence of François Truffaut, in particular, the latters Jules and Jim, in which fundamental themes are treated with an enchantingly light touch.
Production and distribution
- Production Year
- 2006
- Country of origin
- Norway
- Release date (national)
- 2006-09-08
- Release date (international)
- 2006-07-03
- Production Company
- 4 1/2 AS
- Krusesgt. 8
- N-0263 Oslo
- Producer
- Karin Julsrud
- Line Producer
- Bent Rognlien
- Co-production Company
- Filmlance AB
- Festival Contact
- NFI Features
- International sales
- TrustNordisk ApS
Crew
- Director
- Joachim Trier
- Manuskript
- Eskil Vogt
- Joachim Trier
- D.O.P.
- Jakob Ihre
- Editor
- Olivier Bugge Coutté
- Composer
- Ola Fløttum
- Knut Schreiner
- Production Designer
- Roger Rosenberg
- Sound Designer
- Morten Solum
Technical information
- Sjanger
- Drama
- Format
- 35mm
- Bildeformat
- 1:1,85
- Farge
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- Lydsystem
- Dolby SR
- Length in min's
- 106'
- Number of reels
- 6
Director
Joachim Trier
Norwegian director Joachim Trier (born 1974) had his feature film debut in 2006 with REPRISE which has received a number of national awards, including the Amanda Award, as well as international recognition with prizes at international festivals such as Toronto, Istanbul, Rotterdam, Milano and Karlovy Vary. Joachim started film makinging1995, writing and directing several short films, which won him a good dozen of international prizes, while he was attending film school. He first attendend European Film College in Denmark and later went on to National Film And Television School Beasconsfield, England, where he graduated in 2000. He works as a commercial director and was shortlisted for the Young Directors Award at the Cannes Commercials Festival in June 2004. OSLO, AUGUST 31ST is Joachim’s second featurefilm.
Filmography:
Oslo, August 31st (2011), feature
Reprise (2006), feature
Procter (2002), short
Still (2001), short
Pietá (1999), short
Passport (1998), short
The Transparency of Evil (1996), short
Neglection (1996), short
Fatal Strategies (1995), short
Cast
- Erik
- Espen Klouman Høiner
- Phillip
- Anders Danielsen Lie
- Lars
- Christian Rubeck
- Morten
- Odd Magnus Williamson
- Geir
- Pål Stokka
- Kari
- Viktoria Winge
- Lillian
- Silje Hagen
- Henning
- Henrik Elvestad
- Mathis Wergeland
- Thorbjørn Harr
- Sten Egil Dahl
- Sigmund Sæverud
- Hanne, Erik's mother
- Elisabeth Sand
- Ikke oppgitt
- Inger, Philip's mother
- Tone Danielsen
- Ikke oppgitt
- Narrator
- Gard B. Eidsvold
Visning på festivaler
- 2006
- Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
- 2006
- The Norwegian International Film Festival, Haugesund
- 2006
- Toronto International Film Festival
- 2006
- BFI London Film Festival
- 2007
- Sundance Film Festival
- 2007
- Premiers Plans Film Festival
- 2007
- International Film Festival Rotterdam
- 2007
- Göteborg International Film Festival
- 2007
- Cleveland International Film Festival
- 2007
- Norwegian Film Week, Stockholm
- 2007
- New Directors/New Films
- 2007
- Rouen Nordic Film Festival
- 2007
- NATfilm Festival
- 2007
- Istanbul Film Festival
- 2007
- Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Films
- 2007
- European Cinema Festival of Lecce
- 2007
- Kosmorama Trondheim International Film Festival
- 2007
- Minneapolis - St. Paul International Film Festival
- 2007
- Crossing Europe Film Festival Linz
- 2007
- Jeonju International Film Festival
- 2007
- San Francisco International Film Festival
- 2007
- Seattle International Film Festival
- 2007
- Festroia International Film Festival
- 2007
- Transilvania International Film Festival
- 2007
- Norwegian Film Week, Copenhagen
- 2007
- Cinema Jove International Film Festival
- 2007
- ArtFilmFest International Film Festival
- 2007
- Libertas Film Festival Dubrovnik
- 2007
- European Film Festival Palić
- 2007
- New Horizons International Film Festival
- 2007
- Melbourne International Film Festival
- 2007
- International Film Festival Piestany
- 2007
- Milano Film Festival
- 2007
- Umeå International Film Festival
- 2007
- Helsinki International Film Festival
- 2007
- Haifa International Film Festival
- 2007
- Seville European Film Festival
- 2007
- Panorama of European Cinema
- 2007
- Nordic Film Days - Arsenals
- 2011
- La Rochelle International Film Festival
Prizes
- 2006
- Karlovy Vary International Film Festival: Crystal Globe for Best Director, The Don Quixote Award - FICC Jury Award
- 2006
- Toronto International Film Festival: Diesel Discovery Award
- 2006
- BFI London Film Festival: FIPRESCI nomination
- 2007
- Premiers Plans Film Festival: Prix de la Creation Musicale
- 2007
- International Film Festival Rotterdam: Young People's Jury Award
- 2007
- Göteborg International Film Festival: Bergman Award Nomination
- 2007
- Rouen Nordic Film Festival: Audience Award, Grand Prix, Le Deuxième souffle
- 2007
- NATfilm Festival : Critics' Award
- 2007
- Istanbul Film Festival: Grand Prize "Golden Tulip"
- 2007
- European Cinema Festival of Lecce: Best Film: Golden Olive Tree, Best Screenplay, Special Audience Award
- 2007
- Kosmorama Trondheim International Film Festival: Kanon Award for Best Editing, Kanon Award for Best Director
- 2007
- Milano Film Festival: Winner of the feature film competition
- 2007
- Umeå International Film Festival: Honorable Mention
- 2007
- Nordic Film Days - Arsenals: Audience Award
- 2007
- The Norwegian Film Critics Award - Filmkritikerprisen