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“Orca” is funny, sad, heartwarming, and quickly switches between
From: Emma gray munthe
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Photo: Ragna Jorming
Josephine Bornebusch i “Orca”
Killer whale
Directed by Josephine Bornebusch, with Josephine Bornebusch, Johan Rheborg, Alba August, Gustav Lindh, Vera Vitali and Marie Göranzon and others
MOVIE REVIEW A star-studded social distancing drama, written and directed in no time by Josephine Bornebusch.
DRAMA Social distancing. A mother disappearing in front of the computer, a son reading aloud on the other side of the screen. Actors trying to jump-start their careers in a world that stands still. Streaming services to aspire while keeping fear, loneliness, and boredom under control. Influencers who must continue to entertain, one day to day to face, practically and mentally. An existence in an unshaven bathrobe and the smell of old man to hold up the bar. The face of a loved one clapping on the screen. In no scene are two actors in the same room. All communication is done through video calls.
“Orca” is Josephine BornebuschViaplay’s latest adventure, after the acclaimed series “Love Me”. Also here he has written, directed and acted. The script was written three weeks earlier this year, a few weeks later they recorded. That it has gone so fast shows, for better or for worse. Mostly forever, and you wish there were more Swedish movies like this made – from idea to finished movie without spending too many brains, by someone who has been passionate about their project to the end. There is an energy and a here and now that you are glad to see that is otherwise often lacking in Swedish cinema, but it is much more prevalent in the kind of American independent film that has been a clear source of inspiration.
Photo: Ragna Jorming
Marie Göranzon in “Orca”
It’s fun, sad, poignant, and fast in the middle, but you can tell it hasn’t been worked as thoroughly as “Love me.” There, Bornebusch has shown that she has a fantastic eye for the way people behave and speak, a good hand with her actors, including herself, and is perhaps very good at the crossroads where darkness and fun they find each other. “Orca” is far from perfect, but much of the ingredients can be seen here too, although the games, queues, and tours land a bit more here and there. But the recognition remains, not only in what happens or what is said, but also in the many visual details that contribute to the feel of 2020. Like the shirt and jacket on top and the cozy worn shorts on the bottom during video calls, and the price that hangs up and down there. back of influencer cardigan.
“Orca” is the Latin name for killer whales, which are supposed to be one of the most social animals in the world, but the title (a bit loud) could just as easily have been spelled with “k”, as in orka, wait, everything will be fine. It feels comforting and much needed.
Film premiere in select theaters on October 30, opening on Viaplay on November 13.
SEE THIS ALSO: The long distance relationship drama “While We Dance,” where most of the movie also consists of Skype calls.
DID YOU KNOW THAT… This winter the recordings of “Harmonica” begin, a series in which Josephine Bornebusch and Jonas Karlsson wrote and play?
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