Flickering Lights

2000 1h 49m DA

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7.2

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★7.2TMDB · 263

ActionComedyCrime

Synopsis

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Four small gangsters from Copenhagen trick a gangster boss: they take over 4,000,000 kroner which they were supposed to bring him. Trying to escape to Barcelona they are forced to stop in the countryside, in an old, wrecked house, hiding there for several weeks. Slowly, one after another, they realize, that they would like to stay there, start a new life.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Søren Pilmark
Torkild
Ulrich Thomsen
Peter
Mads Mikkelsen
Arne
Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Stefan
Sofie Gråbøl
Hanne
Iben Hjejle
Therese
Frits Helmuth
Carl
Ole Thestrup
Alfred

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Anders Thomas Jensen
Writers: Anders Thomas Jensen
Languages: Danish
Countries: Denmark, Sweden

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ERA

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26 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 7

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Denmark, Sweden.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Anders Thomas Jensen, shot by Eric Kress. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jeppe Kaas. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Anders Villadsen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 7

CAST

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Søren Pilmark and Ulrich Thomsen and Mads Mikkelsen carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0236027 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Anders Thomas Jensen directs. Eric Kress behind the camera. Jeppe Kaas scores. Anders Villadsen cuts. Produced in Denmark, Sweden. Dialogue in Danish.

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126 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2International production across 2 countries: Denmark, Sweden.
3Directed by Anders Thomas Jensen, shot by Eric Kress. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Jeppe Kaas. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Anders Villadsen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Søren Pilmark and Ulrich Thomsen and Mads Mikkelsen carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0236027 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 11 themes, including "denmark", "gangster", "drug addiction", "restaurant".

The technical file

Cinematography: Eric Kress
Original score: Jeppe Kaas
Editing: Anders Villadsen
Production design: Søren Breum
Costume design: Pia Anthony
Makeup / hair: Lise-Lotte Kobberø
Sound: Nino Jacobsen
Stunt coordinator: Lasse Spang Olsen
Runtime: 109 min · 1h 49m
Status: Released
Original language: DA
IMDB: Flickering Lights (2000)

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r96sk2023-09-28
★ 8/10
Almost unsure as to what I think about <em>'Flickering Lights'</em>. The film, to me anyway, has such an odd feel to it throughout, there's a weird mix of story elements and I'm not convinced it all works - and yet, I actually really like it... I think. In parts, though, if I closed my eyes it would sound like one sorta movie and if I covered my ears it would look like a different one. What I mean is, the music doesn't quite match the onscreen events. Is the music good? Sure, but the more dramatic pieces don't fit with the rough and tumble nature of the plot. With that said, I do really love how the film begins/ends and how it all comes full circle - coolly done. The flick utilises flashbacks excellently, also. Cast-wise, it's absolutely solid. Søren Pilmark is an able lead, while Ulrich Thomsen, Mads Mikkelsen and Nikolaj Lie Kaas, among a few others, are good behind Pilmark. I will say that the latter's part of the storyline with Sofie Gråbøl was off, it wraps up disappointingly... especially given that moment with Pilmark's Torkild, which should've sealed the opposite outcome. Interesting that Thomsen, Mikkelsen and director Anders Thomas Jensen would go on to make <em>'<a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/adams-apples/" rel="nofollow">Adam's Apple'</a></em> together five years after this. One of the flashbacks in this actually features heavy similarities to that 2005 film, which was presumably inspired by the short story used here. All in all, a very good release from 2000; even if it does leave a little bit of a strange aftertaste for me personally.

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