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Sonja: The White Swan

2018 · 114 min

A cool, polished portrait of a driven star, more melancholy than triumphant, watching fame slowly isolate its subject.

Directed by
Anne Sewitsky
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ine Marie Wilmann, Valene Kane, Eldar Skar
Overview
The true story of Sonja Henie, one of the world's greatest athletes and the inventor of modern figure skating, who decides to go to Hollywood in 1936 to become a movie star.

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Directed by
Anne Sewitsky
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ine Marie Wilmann, Valene Kane, Eldar Skar
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • ambition
    • identity
    • celebrity
    • isolation
    • family
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
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    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism8
    Romance3
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Anne Sewitsky
    Written by
    Mette M. Bølstad, Andreas Markusson
    Starring
    Ine Marie Wilmann, Valene Kane, Eldar Skar, Pål Sverre Hagen, Anders Mordal, Anneke von der Lippe, Aidan McArdle, Malcolm Adams
    Music
    Stein Berge Svendsen, Ray Harman
    Cinematography
    Daniel Voldheim
    Runtime
    114 min
    Country
    Norway
    Languages
    Norwegian, English

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