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Reconstruction turns romantic drama inside out, laying bare the emotions and psychology of passion in an explosion of images. Protagonist, Alex, a photographer, and beautiful Aimee, meet by chance and fall in love in the course of one intense day in Copenhagen. After just one night together, both must return to their partners .. Read more

Starring Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Maria Bonnevie, Krister Henriksson, Nicolas Bro
Director Christoffer Boe
Genres Drama, World Cinema

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Reconstruction

Reconstruction turns romantic drama inside out, laying bare the emotions and psychology of passion in an explosion of images. Protagonist, Alex, a photographer, and beautiful Aimee, meet by chance and fall in love in the course of one intense day in Copenhagen. After just one night together, both must return to their partners and domestic lives, but as Alex lifts his key to the door of his flat, he finds it no longer there. And so begins the sinking realization that he has unwittingly crossed a spatio-temporal line....

Starring Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Maria Bonnevie, Krister Henriksson, Nicolas Bro, Helle Fagralid
Director Christoffer Boe
Studio SODA PICTURES
Run time DVD: 1 hr 31 mins
Certificate DVD Certificate 15.gif
Genres Drama, World Cinema
Language Danish
Subtitles English
Released DVD: 25 Jul 2005
Production year: 2003
Format DVD
  • Critics' reviews (5) of Reconstruction

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  • 3 stars out of 5

    Danish director Christoffer Boe explores the relationship between cinema and literature in this teasingly film noir-like mystery that recalls some of David Lynch's more unusual movies. Tempted into a fling with novelist Krister Henriksson's glamorous wife, photographer Nikolaj Lie Kaas awakes in a seemingly alternative universe, where neither friends nor family know him and he suspects he's being manipulated by a higher force. Playing fast and loose with the rules of storytelling, Boe delights in misleading the viewer, a conceit made easier by the fact that both the women in Kaas's life are played by the bewitching Maria Bonnevie. Tricksy, calculated and occasionally self-conscious, this is definitely worth the experience.

    • Radio Times
  • Deeply satisfying

    • New York Times
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  • 39 out of 66 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    ANOTHER DANISH MASTERPIECE

    The director of Reconstruction, Christoffer Boe won the prestigious Camera D'or prize in Cannes for this film and it is no surprise why. Reconstruction is an amazingly original story and a dream of a love story with a twist - and yet it is so much more than words can describe. In the role as Axel is Nikolaj Lie Kaas, one of Denmark's best young actors, and in the double role as Simone/Aimee is the magical actress Maria Bonnevie. And although she is Swedish/Norwegian the main language in this film is Danish - and not Swedish as it says in the description here on the page. Keep an eye out for great actor-performances, brilliant and intelligent dialogue and the most incredible camera shots - oh, and keep an eye out for Boe's new film Allegro starring Ulrich Thomsen (Brothers, the Celebration) and supermodel Helena Christensen.

    Don't miss this film!

      • Maria Dumas from London
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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    fantastic

    after reading some of the other reviews of this film I wasn't sure whether to rent it bit I am so glad I did

    Its a beautiful, original, dark, intense film noir, and it is all the better for not following any rules of story telling

    even the narrative at the beginning tells you 'it's a film, a construction, but it still hurts'

    can't recommend it enough if you like character based, original films

    rent it

      • jools182 from High Peak
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