IFC Films has shared a trailer for writer-director Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel’s Norwegian thriller Armand. Renate Reinsve stars as Elizabeth, a mother and defamed actress who is called into her son’s school for a meeting regarding an incident between teh boy and his best friend, trigging a series of events forcing the parents and staff into […]
60th Chicago International Film Festival Review – Armand
Armand, 2024. Written and Directed by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel. Starring Renate Reinsve, Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Endre Hellestveit, Thea Lambrechts Vaulen, Øystein Røger, Vera Veljović-Jovanović, Loke Nikolaisen, Assad Siddique, and Patrice Demonière. SYNOPSIS: Armand, a 6-year-old boy, is accused of crossing boundaries against his best friend at elementary school. While no one knows what actually happened […]
Movie Review – The Innocents (2021)
The Innocents, 2021. Directed by Eskil Vogt. Starring Alva Brynsmo Ramstad, Rakel Lenora Fløttum, and Ellen Dorrit Petersen. SYNOPSIS: Ida (Rakel Lenora Fløttum) and her autistic sister Anna (Alva Brynsmo Ramstad) move to a new Nordic suburb with their parents. Over the course of a summer they start to befriend local children, who each have […]
Movie Review – Thelma (2017)
Thelma, 2017. Directed by Joachim Trier. Starring Eili Harboe, Kaya Wilkins, Henrik Rafaelson, Ellen Dorrit Petersen, and Grethe Eltervag. SYNOPSIS: Newly arrived at college, Thelma finds it hard to settle in: her parents are constantly on the phone and she’s not making any friends. After suffering a mysterious seizure in the library, she becomes close […]
Supernatural thriller Thelma gets a poster and trailer
With Norway’s official Oscar entry for Best Foreign Language Film Thelma set to embark on a festival run ahead of its release this November, The Orchard have unveiled a poster and trailer for director Joachim Trier’s supernatural thriller which features a cast that includes Eili Harboe, Okay Kaya, Henrik Rafaelsen, and Ellen Dorrit Petersen; take a […]
