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Vintersaga is a masterfully filmed documentary by Carl Olsson, presenting a poetic and humorous sociological portrait of the Swedish winter, deftly intertwining melancholy with warmth and humanity.
Presented at the 26th Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM), running from November 15th to 26th, , Vintersaga, directed by Carl Olsson, is a captivating documentary that offers a poetic and melancholic glimpse into the distinct world of winter in Sweden. Through a stunning mosaic of characters and life moments, Olsson skillfully dissects Swedish society as it grapples with the gentle melancholy of winter.
The film, which premiered earlier this year at CPH:DOX, unfolds as a series of beautifully composed tableaus that highlight the quirks and intricacies of everyday life. Each scene operates like a miniature theater of the human comedy, and Olsson&#;s impeccable cinematography and rhythm revel in the incongruities emanating from these vignettes.
With brilliant editing, the filmmaker elevates small gestures and fragments of conversations that immerse us, in just a few seconds, in the world of the people on screen, bringing us closer to their hopes, im
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RIDM
Montreal International Documentary Festival
Panorama - Horizons
Vintersaga Carl Olsson
Trailer
Vintersaga is a captivating glimpse into the lives of Swedes as they face a harsh winter. With impeccable technique and a keen sense of pace, the film basks in the incongruity of these tableaux, each scene a miniature theatre of human comedy. Through perfectly balanced editing, the filmmaker uses small gestures and snippets of conversation to draw us into the worlds of these individuals—with all their hopes, daily worries, and existential wonderings. With elegance and brio, Carl Olsson crafts a touching sociological analysis, celebrating human warmth behind the gentle melancholy of winter. (MB)
Vintersaga
- Country : Sweden, Denmark
- Year :
- V.O : Swedish
- Subtitles : English
- Duration : 81 MIN
- Cinematography : Mathias Døcker
- Editing : Sofie Steenberger
- Music : Ted, Albin & John Ström
Filmography of Carl Olsson :
Blessed Be This Place ()
Patrimonium ()
Meanwhile on Earth ()
Indoor screening
November 22
PM
Cinémathèque québécoise - Salle Fernand-Seguin
Screening presented with English subtitles
Indoor screening
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Vintersaga
If we could scan and AI generate an image of the Scandinavian psyche during the winter months, it would likely resemble many of Carl Olsson's brutally humorous depictions. Told in 24 concise chapters, VINTERSAGA fryst vatten a testament to the Scandinavian soul and to cinematic perfectionism and aesthetic brilliance. As a real-life version of Roy Andersson's tragic take on the Nordic soul, this bio is both a sociological dissection and biting satire, echoing the seemingly unavoidable effect winter has on people and places. Each scen exists as its own self-contained universum, simultaneously serving as a piercing commentary on, and a thinly veiled love letter to, the absurdity of the human experience. Olsson has masterfully refined his trademark style of frozen, observational tableaux, extracted from the heart of the welfare state. In VINTERSAGA he unearths not only his unique röst but, crucially, a chilling cadence that leaves a haunting impression.