Reprise (2006)

Director:

Joachim Trier

Writers:

Joachim Trier (writer)
Eskil Vogt (writer)

Release Date:

8 September 2006 (Norway)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Two competitive friends, fueled by literary aspirations and youthful exuberance, endure the pangs of love, depression and burgeoning careers. |

Awards:

7 wins & 3 nominations

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Cast

Anders Danielsen Lie	...	Phillip
Espen Klouman-Høiner	...	Erik
Viktoria Winge	...	Kari
Henrik Elvestad	...	Henning
Christian Rubeck	...	Lars
Odd Magnus Williamson	...	Morten
Rebekka Karijord	...	Johanne
Henrik Mestad	...	Jan Eivind
Pål Stokka	...	Geir
Sigmund Sæverud	...	Sten Egil Dahl
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Cecilie Bertran de Lis	...	Sykesøster
Anders Borchgrevink	...	Joy Division jogger
Tone Danielsen	...	Inger, Phillip's mother
Eindride Eidsvold	...	Narrator (voice)
Kari Feilberg-Jacobsen	...	Guest at party
Hege Serine Golf	...	Geirs jente på fest (as Hege Golf)
Silje Hagen	...	Lillian
Thorbjørn Harr	...	Mathis Wergeland
John Sigurd Kristensen	...	Jon (as John S. Kristensen)
Ivar Lykke	...	Telesalgsjef
Elisabeth Sand	...	Hanne, Erik's mother
Anne Sandvik Lindmo	...	Programleder
Andreas Tylden	...	Rune
Bjørn Tore Hansen	...	Teleselger (uncredited)

Directed by
Joachim Trier

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Joachim Trier		writer
Eskil Vogt		writer

Produced by
Lars Blomgren	....	co-producer
Pierre Forette	....	co-producer: Paris
Marius Holst	....	executive producer
Karin Julsrud	....	producer
Alain Monne	....	executive producer
Håkon Øverås	....	executive producer
Turid Øversveen	....	executive producer
Bent Rognlien	....	line producer
Scott Rudin	....	executive producer
Aagot Skjeldal	....	executive producer
Pål Sletaune	....	executive producer
Thierry Wong	....	co-producer: Paris

Original Music by
Ola Fløttum
Knut Schreiner

Cinematography by
Jakob Ihre

Film Editing by
Olivier Bugge Coutté

Casting by
Jakob Rørvik

Production Design by
Roger Rosenberg

Set Decoration by
Egil Storeide

Costume Design by
Maria Bohlin

Makeup Department
Cecilie Greve	....	assistant makeup artist
Stine Monsen	....	hair stylist
June Pålgard	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Teréz Hollo	....	production manager
Sophie Mas	....	assistant production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hans-Jørgen Osnes	....	assistant director

Art Department
Christine Bozenski	....	property master
Jo Anders Johnsen	....	set dresser
Linda Nikolaisen	....	assistant props
Jostein Oksavik	....	set props
Eivind Stoud Platou	....	props designer
Ann-Kristin Talleraas	....	assistant props

Sound Department
Sébastien Agisson	....	boom operator: Paris
Roy Fenstad	....	foley artist
Kenneth Gustavsen	....	sound recordist: second unit
Eirik Ingebricson	....	foley recordist
Eirik Ingebricson	....	sound effects editor
Anniken Krogstad	....	boom operator: second unit
Ketil Ronold	....	sound: second unit
Morten Solum	....	sound recordist
Morten Solum	....	sound
Gisle Tveito	....	sound designer
Gisle Tveito	....	sound re-recording mixer
Andrew Windtwood	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Pål Morten Hverven	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Sune Dalgaard Christensen	....	visual effects coordinator
Lars Bjørn Hansen	....	Flame artist
Michael Holm	....	Flame artist

Stunts
Pål Morten Hverven	....	stunt driver

Camera and Electrical Department
Kristoffer Aamot	....	clapper loader
Ketil Berg	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Calle Børresen	....	camera operator: second unit
Thomas Fossgård	....	gaffer: second unit
Christen Kenneth Gran	....	best boy electric (as Christen Gran)
Karsten Heidar	....	electrician
Pierre Hemon	....	assistant camera: Paris
Baptiste Imbert	....	assistant electrician: Paris
Stian Jorde	....	gaffer: second unit
Rune Kalgraff	....	best boy electric
Bo Lundgren	....	grip
Hilde Malme	....	camera operator: second unit
Robin Ottersen	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Mathieu Plainfosse	....	assistant electrician: Paris
Nicolay Poulsen	....	focus puller
Hadrien Ricol	....	assistant electrician: Paris (as Adrien Ricol)
Henning Røkke	....	best boy electric
Terje Røkke	....	gaffer
Pål Ulvik Rokseth	....	second assistant camera
Petter Sørnæs	....	grip: second unit

Casting Department
Linn Kirkenær	....	casting assistant
Kjersti Paulsen	....	extras casting coordinator

Editorial Department
Ejvind Bording	....	color timer
Christian Siebenherz	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Birgitte Clasen	....	production accountant
Madeleine Fant	....	script supervisor
Véronique Hallot	....	production administrator: Paris
Karl E. Karlsson	....	production assistant
Aslaug Konradsdottir	....	script supervisor
Andreas Lisberg	....	production assistant
Martin Myhre	....	production assistant
Nina Osnes	....	production assistant
Jakob Rørvik	....	assistant to director
Siw Skjervold	....	public relations
Charlotte Sommer	....	production coordinator
Anders Søndersrød	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Filmlance International AB (co-production)
• Spillefilmkompaniet 4 1/2

Distributors

• Nordisk Film International Sales (2006) (Norway) (theatrical)
• A-Film Distribution (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Diffusion Pictures (2007) (UK) (all media)
• Diffusion Pictures (2007) (UK) (theatrical)
• MFA Filmdistribution (2007) (Germany) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Miramax Films (2008) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Red Envelope Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Fixern

Other Companies

• Nordisk Film ShortCut  film processing
• Norsk Filmstudio  sound mixing

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality and language.

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

Norway

Language:

Norwegian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Taiwan:PG-12 | Norway:11 | Australia:MA | Germany:12 | USA:R | Denmark:7

Filming Locations:

Oslo, Norway

Company:

Filmlance International AB

Trivia:

Sten Egil Dahl, the old writer in the movie, is based on Norwegian writer Tor Ulven. Ulven gave only one interview in his career, but is regarded as one of the most important writers in Norway during the eighties and nineties.

Quirky, bittersweet, screwball comedy Norwegian style

Five good friends. Young men not yet settled into career lives. Two are trying to become authors. Phillipe gets published quickly, while Erik is struggling to get his first book out. Phillipe proves to be suffering from a psychosis that interferes with his writing. That is in a nutshell the film's backbone. However there is a lot more going on.

The complex narrative with multiple characters is told in a quirky, original style. Time-lines are heavily sliced. Multiple takes are intercut into seamless conversations. Explanatory flashbacks are inserted almost as if they are part of the action. And so on. It's all fresh, fast moving, and fun to watch.

It is a bittersweet story of young adults leaving behind the carefree existence of dreamers and gravitating towards the settled lives of older adults. The characters are well conceived. Their antics and clever dialogue provide much of the material for the many funny screwball moments. Great debut film for the director.