The Inheritance (2003)
Arven (2003)
DVD9 | VIDEO_TS | PAL 16:9 | Cover + DVD Scan | 01:50:20 | 7,74 Gb
Audio: Danish AC3 5.1/2.0 @ 448/192 Kbps | Subs: English, Danish (+SDH), Norwegian, Swedish
Genre: Drama
DVD9 | VIDEO_TS | PAL 16:9 | Cover + DVD Scan | 01:50:20 | 7,74 Gb
Audio: Danish AC3 5.1/2.0 @ 448/192 Kbps | Subs: English, Danish (+SDH), Norwegian, Swedish
Genre: Drama
Director: Per Fly
Stars: Ulrich Thomsen, Lisa Werlinder, Ghita Nørby
A young Danish man, Christoffer, lives a life of joy and happiness with his wife Maria in Stockholm. When his father dies his mother insists that Christoffer take over management of the family industry which is in danger of bankruptcy. He is torn between his chosen life and his sense of duty to his family and its past. When he chooses to step in as manager his family life and self-respect languish.
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Wikipedia
The Inheritance (2003)
A Danish modern that seems spare and bare bones when compared to other slick art house fare that is out there like "Vanity Fair" and "Bright Young Things." But it is just that lack of gloss that gives it its strength. The semi-Dogma style fits the story of a young man living in Sweden with his beautiful actress wife who gets called back to Denmark to run the family steel mill after his father's suicide. When he had been younger, he had almost died from the stress of working in the business. Now, with his relations and the workers depending on him, he slowly starts to shut down all of his systems in order to deal with the tough decisions he has to make. This is not a new theme, but Fly gives it new life with his astringent approach.IMDB Reviewer
The Inheritance (2003)
Choices in life often make a person choose a direction that will affect their own and the people near and dear to them. In the light of this Per Fly has directed a powerful drama with a contemporary Shakespearian tone, maybe Hamlet, where the theme brings along several intricate side plots that will influence the audience in several ways. The film opens with Danish businessman Christoffer (Ulrich Thomsen), who many will recognize from Celebration (1998), arriving to Stockholm where he is supposed to have a meeting, which unfortunately has been cancelled. Instead of returning home he wanders the streets of the Swedish capital, as if he lived there. Then he sits down in front of a fountain gazing up at a window where a woman closes a window, as the story flashes back five years.
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In the nearby country of Sweden Christoffer has sought a personal refuge from family and family company. He has succeed in establishing himself in the competitive Stockholm restaurant market and he is about to diversify himself through his profits in another restaurant. Everything seems to fall in place for him, as his love life with Maria (Lisa Werlinder )is even growing stronger than his professional life. Maria's career is also blooming, as she reveals that she has been offered an annual contract with the Royal Theater in Stockholm, including a part as Juliet in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. It seems as if nothing in the world could touch their happiness. When Christoffer's father, Aksel (Ulf Pilgaard) arrives unannounced he is ecstatic to share with him about their happiness and success. However, this unbreakable bubble of joy slowly begins to fade away when Christoffer finds out that his father has hanged himself shortly after his visit.
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The news of his father's death forces him to leave Stockholm at once in order to arrange the funeral and all of the details around the family business. Here the audience could possibly recognize the parallel to Hamlet. When Christoffer arrives his mother quickly informs him that he is needed in Denmark, and that he is to take over the family steel company. It also seems that Aksel hid a large negative balance and the banks are getting restless with his death. Amidst the family crisis the company also faces dark financial times that will force them to lay off at least hundred employees and find a company to merge with in order to maintain strong on the highly competitive steel market. Christoffer also has to take into account that Maria has a life in Stockholm with a thriving career and he has taken the position that was understood that his brother-in-law, Ulrik (Lars Brygmann) should have. Whatever Christoffer's decision is it will hurt someone, as he finds himself in a troubling crossroads of his life where his decision will make strong ripples throughout his life and those near to him.
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The fascination with the story rests within Christoffer's choice and how he tries to keep things together while slowly drifting into a personally miserably state. Fly creates an atmosphere where the protagonist is selfish and unselfish at the same time, as he drifts into a cerebral confusion where he wanders aimlessly in order to please them all. In the process of helping others, he gets himself lost where his misery induces a more depressive tone to his life, which he begins to accept. All of this is possible through a brilliant performance from an outstanding and a rather unknown cast on this side of the Atlantic. In addition, Fly illustrates his eye for details, as the mise-en-scene embraces the characters in a pragmatic, yet artistic manner where everything that needs to be framed within the shot exists. Cumulatively, those who find themselves engrossed in this poignant drama will discover Christoffer's transformation radiantly tragic, as the human drama reaches its pinnacle.
The Inheritance (2003)
I saw this film at the 2003 London Film Festival and was impressed by the way it treated its audience, as adults. So many films are blatantly manipulative, pushing all the right buttons to extract all the appropriate responses. And it seems we are generally quite happy to collude in the process. Not so with this film. We are allowed to find our own way in, so that everyone's response to it will be singular and specific.The performances are unshowy and honest - not so easy when one of the protaganists is a celebrated actress. The clash between desire and duty, a well-worn theme, is given depth and clarity through a truthful, unsentimental and no-frills piece of film making. I'm looking forward to seeing it again.IMDB Reviewer
The Inheritance (2003)
Special Features (in Danish only):
- Audio commentary with director Per Fly
- "Det store lærred: Arven" featurette (25:01)
- 4 deleted scenes with optional director’s commentary
- "Musikken" featurette (10:46)
- "Improvisation" featurette (11:20)
- "Man skal lære at ville det man skal" featurette (4:20)
- "Det realistiske kamera" featurette (7:07)
- "Locations" featurette (10:12)
- Music track by Halfdan E (6:38)
- Theatrical trailer (1:44)
- TV spot No. 1 (0:20)
- TV spot No. 2 (0:33)
- Bonus trailers: Lykkevej (1:56) and Skagerrak (1:57)
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