Force Majeure (Turist)

Showings

Milliken at the Dennos Museum Thu, Jul 30, 2015 9:00 AM
City Opera House Fri, Jul 31, 2015 9:00 PM
Nauti-Cat Sun, Aug 2, 2015 9:30 PM
Film Info
Section:Foreign
Movies on a Boat
Don't Miss
Release Year:2014
Runtime:118 min.
Rating:R
Production Country:Denmark
France
Norway
Sweden
Original Language:English
French
Norwegian
Swedish
Subtitles:English
Web Site:www.magpictures.com/forcemajeure/
Cast/Crew Info
Cast:Johannes Kuhnke
Lisa Loven Kongsli
Vincent Wettergren
Clara Wettergren
Kristofer Hivju
Fanni Metelius
Director:Ruben Östlund
Produced by:Philippe Bober
Erik Hemmendorff
Marie Kjellson
Screenwriter:Ruben Östlund
Cinematography:Fredrik Wenzel
Editing By:Jacob Secher Schulsinger
Music By:Ola Fløttum

Description

The perfect anti-date-night movie, “Force Majeure” is a Bergmanesque dissection of marriage laced with sardonic comedy and a lot of snow. A couple on ski vacation in an upscale resort are seemingly living the dream. Sleeping in their posh bed with their two beautiful children, they look as picture-perfect as their marriage seems to be. But a mere ten minutes into the film, they discover that the threat of a sudden avalanche is an uncomfortably appropriate metaphor for their marriage. It’s an anti-disaster movie, where the threat of physical danger is much less calamitous than the longer-lasting psychological effects of disappointing one’s spouse. It’s a must see for lovers of intelligent cinema, but couples in precarious romantic relationships are cautioned against post-screening conversations.