Blind (2014)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Blind |
| Original title | Blind |
| Country of production | Norway |
| original language | Norwegian |
| Publishing year | 2014 |
| length | 96 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Eskil Vogt |
| script | Eskil Vogt |
| production |
Sigve Endresen , Hans-Jørgen Osnes |
| music | Henk Hofstede |
| camera | Thimios Bakatakis |
| cut | Jens Christian Fodstad |
| occupation | |
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Blind is a Norwegian fictional film by Eskil Vogt that tells about a blind woman. The drama premiered on January 19, 2014 at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival .
The film was later shown in the Panorama section at the 64th Berlinale in 2014 .
action
The protagonist Ingrid recently went blind and therefore does not leave the apartment anymore. Her husband Morten often tries unsuccessfully to encourage her to take action. Ingrid has not yet got used to her changed perception and so even simple household chores are a big challenge. She also suspects Morten of taking advantage of her situation, for example by pretending to leave the house while he is secretly watching her or by being with her chatting in an affair instead of writing professional emails to work colleagues.
Furthermore, the characters Elin and Einar are introduced. Elin was abandoned by her husband some time ago and now feels lonely as her supposed friends are mostly her husband's friends who have shown no interest in her since the breakup. Einar is also lonely and spends much of his time at home watching internet porn. When he leaves the house, he chases or imagines chatting with young women. Einar also observes Elin, who lives near him, with binoculars.
It takes some time to find out that Einar and Elin are characters in a story that Ingrid makes up. The plot of this fictional story has clear references to Ingrid's life, especially in relation to her husband, who also appears as a person in the story. The plot becomes more and more absurd and confusing over time. For example, Elin suddenly goes blind and her son becomes a daughter.
The viewer is less and less able to differentiate between the film reality and Ingrid's ideas, as these levels are closely interwoven and merge into one another without any transition. Ingrid's fantasies reflect her own fears, dissatisfaction, and pent-up aggression. Little by little, their imaginary characters suffer severe blows of fate.
In the end, Ingrid regrets that the characters fared so badly in her story. Motivated by her suspicion of being pregnant, she would like to get in touch with her real environment again and finally dares to leave the apartment alone.
reception
Blind was hardly noticed in the German-speaking media landscape. The film received mostly extremely positive reviews in various US media after its premiere at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival . Scott Foundas of Variety wrote in his review that "the outstanding Norwegian writer Eskil Vogt makes a brilliant directorial debut for a blind author with his tragic and playful story". ("Ace Norwegian scribe Eskil Vogt makes a sparkling directorial debut with an alternately tragic and playful tale of a blind authoress.") Boyd van Hoeij calls the film in his review in The Hollywood Reporter "an ambitiously structured script, implemented as a film it is much easier to admire than to love ”. (“An ambitiously constructed screenplay translates into a film that's easier to admire than to love.”) William Bibbiani from CraveOnline praises the film by describing Blind as “a confused construct”, “which is constantly changing, but ultimately to a lovable one and funny love square with curious characters and a consequent deep look. The strange mixture between the sensual and the cerebral level manages to captivate, even if one loses confidence whether anything that one sees is actually happening ”. ("Blind exists as a nebulous construction, ever shifting but ultimately centered around a lovely and funny love-quadrangle with curious characters and consistent insight. The film's curious blend of the sensual and the cerebral manages to engage even when you begin to lack confidence about whether anything is actually happening at all. ")
Awards
| year | Award | category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Sundance Film Festival | Jury Prize - Best Foreign Feature Film: World Cinema Jury Prize (Dramatic) | Eskil Vogt | Nominated |
| Best Screenplay - Foreign Film: World Cinema Screenwriting Award | Eskil Vogt | Won | ||
| Berlinale | Europa Cinemas label | Eskil Vogt | Won | |
| International Istanbul Film Festival | International Competition - winner of the Golden Tulip | Eskil Vogt | Won |
Web links
- Blind in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Blind on rottentomatoes.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Blind at the Sundance Film Festival 2014: World Cinema Dramatic Competition ( English ). Accessed July 9, 2014.
- ↑ Karsten Meinich and Lars Ole Kristiansen: BERLINALEN 2014 - Blind har mottatt distribusjonspris i Berlin ( Norwegian ) In: Montages.no . February 14, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
- ↑ Blind at the 64th Berlinale, Panorama section . Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ↑ Sundance Film Review: 'Blind' ( English ). Accessed July 9, 2014.
- ↑ Blind: Sundance Review ( English ) Retrieved on July 9, 2014.
- ↑ Sundance 2014 Review: Blind ( English ) Retrieved on July 9, 2014.
- ↑ Manuscripts til "Blind" i Sundance ( Norwegian ) NRK . January 21, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
- ↑ Awards Sundance Film Festival 2014 ( English ) Accessed July 9, 2014.
- ^ Prize winners and awards at the 64th Berlinale . Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ↑ The 33rd Istanbul Film Festival Awards 2014 ( English ) Archived from the original on April 14, 2015. Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
