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selected excerpts from reviews for the feature film, cecilie, which was released june 1, 2007 – with the production design provided by christian svanes kolding. special emphasis has been placed on comments regarding the film’s aesthetics and production values.
translated from danish.
5 out of 6 stars. ”a danish thriller delivers with a spine-rattling unpleasantness. through the production design, the cinematography and the score, one is swiftly taken aback without ever being let go.”
- politiken, june 1, 2007.
”viewer is effectively sealed inside of cecilie’s sombrely surrealistic universe… brilliantly created on all levels, from the production design to the film’s ambient soundscapes.”
- information, june 1, 2007.
”christian (svanes) kolding’s production design bathes every scene in a bleached milk-infused light, so that the physical world seems to be an extension of the psychological powers at work.”
- weekend avisen, june 1, 2007.
”consistently stylish images portray an anonymous, snow-covered winter in denmark, while the film quickly establishes a maximum level of discomfort using discreetly crafted resources and doubt as their most important tools, in a style that is shared with classics such as ’the others’ and ’the taming of the shrew.’” 4 stars.
- jyllandsposten , june 1, 2007.
”an impressive masterpiece.” 5 out of 6 stars. ”not just the best danish thriller in more than a decade, but also one of the best danish films period.”
- metro express, june 1, 2007.
4 out of 6 stars. “beautiful and visually stunning.”
- urban, june 1, 2007.
“cecilie is nothing less than the best danish thriller since ole bornedal’s nightwatch from 1994. nothing is left to chance in this tightly crafted thriller. a future classic amongst danish thrillers.”
- EKKO, june, 2007
more information about the film can be found here, as well as at the film's official website.
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