Most Scandinavian films have a recognisable style that cannot be confused with any other. This style harmonises with the stereotypical image of a man from the North – melancholic, silent, gloomy and austere, just like the Scandinavian landscape itself. While at first glance it might seem Frelle Petersen's Forever is just another typical Scandinavian solid drama, it is also a deconstruction of “Scandinavianness” as well as an image of contemporary civilization's communication deficiencies – tested by a family tragedy.
Line (Jette Søndergaard) and Henrik (Eskil Tonnesen) are trying to conceive a child following the doctor's instructions. Line’s parents, Maren (Mette Munk Plum) and Egon (Ole Sørensen), hope to become grandparents soon. In turn, Line’s brother, Andreas (Tue Frisk Petersen), experiments with new-wave craft varieties of coffee and plans an adrenaline-filled trip. Very slowly, almost sleepily, Petersen portrays the semblance of a family idyll. The sterility of these pretty pictures does not.
Line (Jette Søndergaard) and Henrik (Eskil Tonnesen) are trying to conceive a child following the doctor's instructions. Line’s parents, Maren (Mette Munk Plum) and Egon (Ole Sørensen), hope to become grandparents soon. In turn, Line’s brother, Andreas (Tue Frisk Petersen), experiments with new-wave craft varieties of coffee and plans an adrenaline-filled trip. Very slowly, almost sleepily, Petersen portrays the semblance of a family idyll. The sterility of these pretty pictures does not.
- 9/22/2022
- by Mateusz Tarwacki
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
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