The Cinematheque of Cuba prepares from February 8 to 11 a review of the film catalog of Norwegian filmmaker Bent Hamer, who will be visiting the island.
According to the institution, Hamer will arrive to present titles such as his most recent production the intermediary (The Middle Man), based on the second part of the novel Sluk by the writer Lars Saabye Christensen.
The narrative of the film, co-produced between Norway, Germany, Denmark and Canada, centers on Frank Farrelli, who takes a job as a person in charge of transmitting bad news to the inhabitants of a small town in the United States called Karmack, review of Latin Press (PL).
This approach to Hamer’s work includes the film that marked his debut, Eggs (1995), which won the Best Opera Prima award at the Cannes Film Festival, the First Gilme award at the homonymous event in Moscow and the FIPRESCI in Toronto.
Also, you can see the films kitchen stories (2003), O’Horten (2007) and Factotum (2005), the latter based on the homonymous novel by Charles Bukowski, which was well received after its premiere and was nominated for the CICAE award at Cannes.
The movie O’Horten It was the return to comedy of the film and literature theory graduate at Stockholm University and became his most popular and internationally awarded film.
Of his work, the dramatic comedy also stands out A home for Christmas (2010), and 1001 gramswhich demonstrate the versatility of the creator, whose career has not only focused on directing feature films, but has also extended to making short films and documentaries.
This cycle of the Cuban Cinematheque will alternate with a selection of Latin American ICAIC Newscasts, created by Santiago Álvarez in 1960, with production by the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry, according to PL.
