Bifrost_NOR Reviews

Jakten (1959)

Erik Løchen should have been an international success

[8/10 · 21 September 2015]

Erik Løchen made two films, the first one being Jakten (1959), the other one called Motforestilling (1971) they are both probably the best films to ever come out of Norway.

Jakten is half Jules and Jim (1962) and half Rules of the game (1939) Two men are "Fighting" over the same girl just like in Jules and Jim, and there is constant symbolism throughout the film about this all being a game, like Rules of the game.

The film takes place during the hunting season in Norway, and is jam packed with symbolism about the two men fighting for the girl are like the two dogs they are using to hunt.

Supriseingly is the imagery very good and the locations are marvelous.

If Erik Løchen had made more films it would might have been the Norwegian new wave (since it holds a lot of similarities with The French new wave starting about the same time) This is definitely the best place to start exploring Norwegian cinema and it might be the best Norwegian film ever made.

8½ (1963)

THIS is pure greatness

[10/10 · 18 January 2015]

Now THIS is what i call a great movie, it's memorable, funny, weird, impactful & great images.

What do you make when you have lost inspiration, when you don't feel like making the movie you just started on? you make a movie about exactly that problem, about what happens whit someone who has lost inspiration in their next picture.

Fellini is a genius, he blends in fantasies, dreams and reality into one personality, into one movie and into one story.

This is a deep and difficult film so i would only recommend it to the true fans of film, i think if you watch movies for entertainment value and don't mind watching blockbusters etc. this is not one you would enjoy.

The blend of classic music and circus music is something that fits this movie well, the circus represents the happy, the cheerful, the funny, while the classic music represents the standard, the normal, the grey.

The personality of the main character is mixed, when in company of other people he is silent, calm and mysterious, but when alone he is playful, he does a lot of things which screams that he do not like the life he is living, he do not like who he is, that he want chance.

There is so much to be said about this movie and i haven't even touched the surface, i will end it with saying that this is the greatest movie i have ever seen (even tho it's my second favorite) 10/10 Perfection

L'Atalante (1934)

A different love story.

[9/10 · 18 January 2015]

Jean Vigo had a short career, he made only 3 short films and one feature before he died of tuberculosis just a few months after finishing L'atalante.

Jean Vigo got a great sense of humor throughout all of his films, this one is no different. it falls under the category Romance/Drama but i would add Comedy too.

Jean Vigo's short films were all revolutionary for their own reasons, but instead of trying to revolutionize more i feel you aimed for quality. of cource it is also revolutionary since it is a very different love story, i am going to come back to that later.

The film is a bit outdated (which is to be expected from a film from '34) for me that has nothing to say, but some people might feel that takes away some of the enjoyment, which is why i mentioned it.

It's about a marriage who get's torn apart by nothing, by minor differences in personality. The newly married couple finds out that they are not able to live whit each other, but after being separated a couple of days they find out that they are not able to live without each other either.

Jean is a serious, good, but boring man, throughout the film we see that Juliette finds the more special men more attractive even if being special is either a positive or negative thing.

There is great imagery all the way through and the story is really original, no wonder it is frequently mentioned on top 10 best movies list Etc.

9/10 Fantastic