Winner of the Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, nominated for best foreign language film at the 2015 Golden Globe Awards and nominated (making the early round of shortlist, but was not a nominee) as best foreign language film at 2015 Oscar Awards, the Swedish movie Turist (original title) or Force Majeure (in English) accompanies the emotional drama involving a Swedish family in holiday in the French Alps after an incident with an avalanche.
The story revolves around the couple Tomas (played by Johannes Kuhnke, known for Arven - The Inheritance - 2003) and Ebba (starring Lisa Loven Kongsli, acted in Engelen - The Angel - 2009) and their two sons, Harry and Vera (played by brothers Vicent Wettergren and Clara Wettergren, respectively), which spend the holidays skiing in the French Alps. Everything went well until a controlled avalanche surprised the tourists and the family, who was having lunch in the open air restaurant in the ski station. At the beginning the snow sliding down the mountain does not seem dangerous, but the phenomenon intensifies, provoking a momentary terror among people. The different reactions of Tomas and Ebba facing the imminent danger end up bringing much more devastating consequences than the effect of the avalanche itself. While he rushes out to save his own life, she stays in the place to protect the children.
The writer-director Ruben Östlund (known for De Ofrivilliga - Involuntary - 2008 and Play - 2011) portrays in a dense and deeply way the moral and psychological drama in which the characters are exposed in the plot, addressing sexuality, gender roles in the core family, marital conflicts and social conventions. The man is seen in society as strong and protective, while the woman is sentimental and dependent. There are a number of mechanisms to support these conventions, being problematized and investigated in the course of the film.
Fredrik Wenzel is responsible for picture quality that brings an alpine setting and a series of stunning images. Fixed plans, especially the avalanche scene, and open shots were made with mastery. In contrast to the cold, white and melancholy landscape, human interactions overflow life, being abundant in emotions in discussion scenes. The influence of this hostile environment in the lives of the characters is striking. Day after day we see the different moods of the family members and their emotional consequences, which are accentuated by the soundtrack of intense violin solos. Here it is worth mentioning the excellent performance of the main actors, Lisa and Johannes.
Fredrik Wenzel is responsible for picture quality that brings an alpine setting and a series of stunning images. Fixed plans, especially the avalanche scene, and open shots were made with mastery. In contrast to the cold, white and melancholy landscape, human interactions overflow life, being abundant in emotions in discussion scenes. The influence of this hostile environment in the lives of the characters is striking. Day after day we see the different moods of the family members and their emotional consequences, which are accentuated by the soundtrack of intense violin solos. Here it is worth mentioning the excellent performance of the main actors, Lisa and Johannes.
Force Majeure also promotes a reflection on the human behavior in modern society. There is a image confrontation of who we are in the privacy and what we appear to be in social life. Facebook and Instagram are filled with pictures of moments of happiness and success in a frantic search to show that we live a life of perfection. But life is full of imperfections and what defines and distinguishes us is how we deal with them.
The appearance is richer than reality? To which extent people show who they really are to the world, including closer people and intimates? The image we have of ourselves is the same seen from the look of the other? In extreme and high stress situations would we act according to our ethical and moral values or the animal instinct would prevail? These are some of the questions that Force Majeure leaves to reflection.
Original title: Turist
English title: Force MajeureDirector: Ruben Östlund
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2121382/
Trailer with some spoilers:
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