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Reconstruction Reviews

2003

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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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Critic's review of Reconstruction
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- Deeply satisfying
- 39336
- - New York Times
  - 08 Oct 2007 at 15:20
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  - 28
  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 ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Maria Dumas
  - London
  - 29 Sep 2005 at 18:30
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  - 0
  what has love got to do with anything
  
  Alex is photographer and something of dreamer. He supposedly has girlfriend and one night stand with married woman trying to find his way of distinguishing ... read more »
  
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- - juradino
  - 701 reviews
  - London
  - 03 Apr 2012 at 19:02
- - 0
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  Much ado
  
  About not very much, as far as I could ascertain. I think this one was a little bit up its proverbial....
  
  I certainly didn't get past its ... read more »
  
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- - Rosster
  - 39 reviews
  - Airdrie
  - 20 Nov 2011 at 20:26
- - 2
  - 0
  Reconstruction or destruction?
  
  I think the film seem to be about the importance of honesty and emotion in relationships (or love, if you believe in love). Symbolically it was saying, that by ... read more »
  
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  - Andy, south west UK
  - 20 Jan 2011 at 10:03
- - 3
  - 0
  so sublime and poignant and deep
  
  A fabulously different movie with a beautiful, engagingly rare, stunning, scandinavian blonde that anyone could fall in love with.. She smiles and you swoon ... read more »
  
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- - me1me1me1
  - 24 reviews
  - Osmotherley, Northallerton
  - 25 Aug 2009 at 00:48
- - 3
  - 10
  reconstruction
  
  This film was ok to watch but i didn't see anywhere when i went to rent it that that film was not in english and that had to read subtitles the whole way ... read more »
  
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- 771034
- - littlemissmo
  - 3 reviews
  - Exmouth
  - 15 Jun 2009 at 11:14
- - 2
  - 0
  Sorry - didn't get it
  
  Great looking film but the main premise involves a 'what if' scenario along the lines of sliding doors but is given arty twists by the director that ... read more »
  
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  - RiffRaff
  - 110 reviews
  - Heywood
  - 10 May 2009 at 19:23
- - 2
  - 3
  Boring
  
  So bored only watched half an hour of it and sent it back, it may pick up later it may not, we couldn' be bothered to find out.
  
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- - PAN
  - 21 reviews
  - London
  - 12 Sep 2008 at 18:20
- - 2
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  Different
  
  Interesting foreign film. It's one of those new films where you have to piece together events in your head because they are out of sequence. So no drifting ... read more »
  
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  - Redhill
  - 28 Aug 2008 at 10:45
- - 4
  - 1
  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, ... read more »
  
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- - jools182
  - 5 reviews
  - High Peak
  - 23 Aug 2008 at 22:46
- - 2
  - 1
  Reconstruction
  
  This film should be retitled Destruction as it must have damaged the directors reputation.
  
  The French New Wave did this theme so much better. I would... read more »
  
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- - faraday
  - 1 review
  - ruislip
  - 29 Jul 2008 at 20:56
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- - 45
  - 28
  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 ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 154974
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Maria Dumas
  - London
  - 29 Sep 2005 at 18:30
- - 16
  - 4
  Boring!
  
  This film never really got going, slow, stupid stort. Never got interested. Next film please!
  
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  - B-O-A
  - 25 May 2006 at 15:49
- - 7
  - 2
  What was that all about?
  
  Um. . . . what a weird, confusing film!
  
  I'm not dim and I do like foreign films, I can even cope with non-linear narratives such as Memento and ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Surrey
  - 23 Jun 2006 at 10:35
- - 5
  - 1
  Language
  
  The language of this film is in fact a mix of Danish and Swedish.
  
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- 201900
- - a customer
  - Edinburgh, Scotland
  - 02 Feb 2006 at 19:25
- - 4
  - 0
  Deconstructing Reconstruction
  
  Anyone looking for a good chat up line - this is your film. Anyone looking for a masterpiece - look elsewhere. This film has too many tricks for me. If you want... read more »
  
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- - Andy
  - Hawkhurst (Home of Digital Cinema) England.
  - 27 Feb 2006 at 09:53
- - 4
  - 1
  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, ... read more »
  
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- 618322
- - jools182
  - 5 reviews
  - High Peak
  - 23 Aug 2008 at 22:46
- - 3
  - 0
  Customer Review
  
  I kind of enjoyed this.
  
  It looks brilliant, not just the fancy effects, but also Copenhagen, which is realistically and beautifully shot.
  
  ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - UK
  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
- - 3
  - 0
  so sublime and poignant and deep
  
  A fabulously different movie with a beautiful, engagingly rare, stunning, scandinavian blonde that anyone could fall in love with.. She smiles and you swoon ... read more »
  
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- 802375
- - me1me1me1
  - 24 reviews
  - Osmotherley, Northallerton
  - 25 Aug 2009 at 00:48
- - 3
  - 1
  i wish i hadn't, please don't make the same mistake
  
  I had watched one of lead actor Nikolaj Lie Kaas's previous films - Susanne Bier's surprisingly brilliant Open heart. I really hadn't expected much... read more »
  
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- 572604
- - a customer
  - Manchester
  - 04 Jun 2008 at 23:10
- - 2
  - 0
  Enigmatic - Different from the norm
  
  Film with a difference, refreshingly enigmatic. Pleasing to the eye - good cinematography. Certainly not guessible - hence keeping one's attention ... read more »
  
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- 233647
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  - London, England
  - 17 Apr 2006 at 17:40

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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 ...