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Forbrydelser (2004)

Also known as "In Your Hands"
Overall Score: 9 out of 10

Starring: Petrine Agger, Jens Albinus, Sarah Boberg, Trine Dyrholm, Benedikte Hansen, Helle Hertz, Ann Eleonora Jørgensen, Nicolaj Kopernikus, Lisbet Lundquist, Mia Lyhne, Luna Worsøe Mollerup, Kirsten Olesen, Mette Munk Plum, Henrik Prip, Lars Ranthe, Sonja Richter

Director: Annette K. Olesen

Running Time: 101 minutes

US MPAA rating: N/A
UK BBFC rating: 15
Drama

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On March 20th, 1995, at a celebration of the centenary of film at the Odéon - Théatre de L'Europe in Paris, Lars von Trier presented 'Dogme 95', a new manifesto for cinema that he had drawn up with his friend and fellow Danish director Thomas Vinterberg in a mere 45 minutes. At the core of Dogme 95 were ten so-called 'Vows of Chastity', including commandments to use only handheld cameras and natural sounds, lighting and settings, as well as strict bans on all superficial action or genre-based material (see

DVD Extras: Scene selection; optional English subtitles; Q&A with writer/director Annette K. Olesen (33min, in English) on the extensive research that goes into her films, her practice of getting actors to prepare their characters before they ever see her script, her interest in human realities, and her contentment that "I don't feel I should give solutions or even hope"; featurette (19min, Danish with English subtitles), poorly cut but interesting, featuring interviews with Olesen ("it's time to tell a feel-bad story") and with actors Trine Dyrholm ("a film about loneliness on various levels"), Ann Eleonora Jørgensen ("about forgiveness [and] how hard it is to forgive"), Sonja Richter ("I play the child") - as well as behind-the-scenes footage of the shoot (in a real prison).
Version reviewed: In Your Hands (Metrodome)
Extras: 4 out of 10

It's Got: Superb acting, an intelligent script that conceals its art behind naturalism, and a breathtakingly chilling ending.

It Needs: To be avoided by anyone looking for light escapist entertainment.

Alternatives: 'The Green Mile', 'Jesus of Montreal'

Summary: There can be no dogma without faith - and so this, the 34th Dogme film, tackles faith head-on with devastatingly powerful results. Overall Score: 9 out of 10


Review Date: 14th April 2005


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