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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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