Insomnia details
| Format: | 15 DVD |
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| Starring: | Stellan Skarsgard, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Bjorn Floberg |
| Director: | Erik Skjoldbjaerg |
| Genre: | Thriller - General |
| Studio: | ARROW FILMS |
| Name | Discs | |
|---|---|---|
Insomnia |
15 Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 32 minutes |
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| Rental release: | Currently unavailable |
| Main languages: | Norwegian |
| Subtitles: | English |
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Great if you understand Swedish...
By FatDan (5 reviews) from Chipping Norton , 11 Feb 2004[Highly rated reviewer]
I don't and suspect that some of the tension and subtlety is lost if you, like me, rely on the subtitles. Overall though, an enjoyable film with an excellent performance from Stellan Skarsgard as always.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(23)Grey Grey but Good
By a customer , 19 Aug 2011Dark gritty film with the central character developing well and shows the Swedish need to save face hence he did not tell the truth during the investigation, if it compromised him.
The cold and somewhat grey setting added to the film as did the 24 hour sunlight.
If you enjoy Wallander then this film is worth you considering- Was this review helpful to you?
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Great acting
By paulgato (6 reviews) from Oxford , 01 Feb 2011I watched this together with the Hollywood remake. I watched this one first. Both are good films and I don't think it matters much which you watch first.
The US remake is remarkable for almost completely sticking to the original screenplay, athough prdictably the US version softens the character of the cop and makes him more of a hero so the Norwegian version is grittier, if less slick in production.
The landscape is gorgeous. Much of it was apparently filmed in a place called Nyksund in the Lofoten islands.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Insomnia - you won't fall asleep during this
By niceday1 (23 reviews) from Derry , 23 Dec 2010Extraordinary, atmospheric and moody - the Scandinavians certainly know how to chill the viewer! Worthy of comparison to Steig Larsson's Millennium trilogy - Stellan Skarsgard is compelling as the exiled detective on assignment in Norway to investigate the murder of a teenage girl. Infinitely superior to the Al Pacino remake.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Awesome Soundtrack
By a customer from Weirdsville , 31 Oct 2009This film is excellent but what deserves a special mention is the soundtrack by Norway's ambient genius Biosphere, it is a classic ambient album in its own right and suits the dark atmosphere of the film perfectly, I'd give the soundtrack 5 stars and is a worthy purchase as a CD.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Scotch on the rocks
By Stephen from North Cornelly, South Wales , 25 May 2009An interesting effort from Erik Skjoldbjærg – not a director that I’d heard of before. Inevitable comparisons with the Scanda-pack – Bergman, von Trier – fall apart since this is an essentially different genre and is simply a cop-film albeit with a troubled and troubling central character.- Was this review helpful to you?
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