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Reprise

2006 · 107 min

A restless, bittersweet plunge into youthful ambition and fragile friendship, told with stylistic verve and emotional honesty.

Directed by
Joachim Trier
Genres
Drama
Starring
Anders Danielsen Lie, Espen Klouman Høiner, Viktoria Winge
Overview
Fueled by literary aspirations and youthful exuberance, two competitive friends endure the pangs of love, depression, and burgeoning careers.

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Directed by
Joachim Trier
Genres
Drama
Starring
Anders Danielsen Lie, Espen Klouman Høiner, Viktoria Winge
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • friendship
  • identity
  • madness
  • love
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour4
Realism8
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Written by
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Starring
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Country
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Languages
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