Turist 2014
- Director: Ruben Östlund
- Based on the book: no
- Cast: Johannes Bah Kunke, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Clara Wettergren, Vincent Wettergren, Kristofer Hivju, Fanni Metelius, Karin Myrenberg Faber, Brady Korbet, Johannes Moustos
- Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
- Johannes Bah Kunke –
Äkta Människor
- Kristofer Hivju
– Game of Thrones, After Earth
- Brady Korbet – Clouds over Sils Maria, Melancholia
- Why? Curious
- Seen: 5 February 2023
With all the hype around Ruben Östlund I
can’t help but be curious. He’s the pride of Sweden at the moment, after all,
with all his Oscar nominations. So, let’s take a look.
A Swedish couple and their two small children
are on a skiing holiday in the Alps. On their second day they’re having lunch
on the hotel terrace when a controlled avalanche suddenly isn’t in control but
races towards them. They panic and run. They are unharmed but their happy
holiday is suddenly not so happy anymore.
This is not a disaster film, nor a skiing film, but a film about the expectations and demands we put on each other and on ourselves, and what happens when reality tears them apart. It’s an unusual film. If it’s typical Östlund I can’t say but I will definitely be seeing more by him.
4* of 5
PS It seems there
is an important gender analysis in there, as well as a class and environmental analysis
of the ghastly luxurious skiing industry but I’m a little too overwhelmed by
the film at the moment. It will have to wait until next time.
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