Consolation Service
Film duration:
24
Year:
1999
Distribution status:
Legacy
Countries:
Sweden
Languages:
Finnish
Tags:
Romantic Relationships
Genres:
Drama
Colour:
Colour
Subtitles:
English
Narrated in a voice-over by the couple's neighbour, the work presents three dramatic moments in this process: It begins with Anni and J-P's session with their therapist giving them advice on how to come to terms with the end of their relationship, followed by the couple celebrating J-P’s birthday with their friends that ends with the whole group drowning in a frozen lake on their way to the birthday dinner. At this moment, camera angle and perspective change to parallel the shift of the narrative. An underwater monologue contemplates the past and death. The film concludes in a consolation service a final relinquishing of the relationship.
This work is not available to book through Cinenova. It is now distributed by Crystal Eye.
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