Film No. 51 (2015) July 16th. 6.30 PM LUNA Paradiso, Northbridge.
"I'm having some friends over for dinner. Do you want to join us?" (Asks Steffen of Dino as he realizes he has feelings for her).
Underdog (SvenskJavel)
It is such a privilege to sample the taster film of an up coming festival. The Scandinavian fest is about to launch in Perth (Western Australia) from the 24th of July for 6 days and the taster for this year was Underdog. Underdog is an understated, satisfying social drama. The characters all have redeeming features but it's the ultimate honesty of a few who reap the real benefits.
The Scandinavian Film and T.V. industry has produced very entertaining stories over recent years. Last year's 100 Year Old Man, The Killing and The Bridge series are just a few of the raging success stories coming from Denmark and Sweden. Norway's industry has an equal standing and Underdog represents the understated quality of their product.
Set in Oslo we enter the world of 23 year old Dino (Bianca Kronlof), she is unemployed but through circumstance becomes a part time nanny to a once happy family, dealing with the rigors of middle class life. Dino is an instant hit with Steffen's (Henrick Rafaelsen) children, Siri (Naomi Christensen) and Ida (Mona Kristiansen). Steffen and Dino are attracted to one another in an unforced manner and much credit should go to the actors for the naturalistic style they adopt which becomes a real signature of the film.
Underdog won some low key festival awards last year (Zurich and Chicago) mainly from critics. It's a film for purists who love the opportunity to visit the lives of others and experience their trials and tribulations - common to our own lives, no matter how great the cultural divide. Relationships form the foundation for the story told by Underdog and it is the least features bond between Ida and Dino that steals the show. It takes clever direction (Ronnie Sandahi) to bring the subtleties of this charismatic union off. 10GUMS
The Scandinavian Film and T.V. industry has produced very entertaining stories over recent years. Last year's 100 Year Old Man, The Killing and The Bridge series are just a few of the raging success stories coming from Denmark and Sweden. Norway's industry has an equal standing and Underdog represents the understated quality of their product.
Set in Oslo we enter the world of 23 year old Dino (Bianca Kronlof), she is unemployed but through circumstance becomes a part time nanny to a once happy family, dealing with the rigors of middle class life. Dino is an instant hit with Steffen's (Henrick Rafaelsen) children, Siri (Naomi Christensen) and Ida (Mona Kristiansen). Steffen and Dino are attracted to one another in an unforced manner and much credit should go to the actors for the naturalistic style they adopt which becomes a real signature of the film.
Underdog won some low key festival awards last year (Zurich and Chicago) mainly from critics. It's a film for purists who love the opportunity to visit the lives of others and experience their trials and tribulations - common to our own lives, no matter how great the cultural divide. Relationships form the foundation for the story told by Underdog and it is the least features bond between Ida and Dino that steals the show. It takes clever direction (Ronnie Sandahi) to bring the subtleties of this charismatic union off. 10GUMS
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