Inspired by a true story, The Girl with the Needle draws from one of the most heinous murder cases in Danish history. Magnus von Horn (Sweat) directs Denmark’s Oscar entry from a script he co-wrote with Line Langebeck. The film follows a […]

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While I was initially thrown off balance looking for narrative support, trying to figure out who the subject was and why she was important, the forward thrust of the dramatic arc, coupled with evocative images, kept me hooked through to the end.

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(Distributed by Film Movement, Troubled Water is now available on DVD.) Norwegian director Erik Poppe’s third feature, Troubled Water (DeUsynlige), garnered both the Jury and Audience Awards for Best Narrative Feature at the 2008 Hamptons International Film Festival. Well deserving […]

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