An affair (En affære in Norwegian) is productive film maker Henrik Martin Dalsbakken's fifth film, and his best so far. The film really show his talent as a young film maker, and should be a festival hit around the world.
We meet the middle aged newly appointed sports teacher Anita (played by Andrea Bræin Hovig), when she meets a new class af 16 year olds at her new work place. She's been married for five years with a husband who have two grown up daughters, that both has left home. He travels a lot in his work, and leaves Anita to her own fantasies. Already on the meeting with the class Anita is challenged by Markus, as he at her introduction, when she asks for their name and a fun fact about themselves, he tells he is well equipped. Soon afterwards she gets the feeling of being watched and followed. Soon messages and flowers start turning up, and a text message is answered with a shock message. This is the start of an affair they both seem to wish. A troublesome and forbidden affair.
The film is a drama thriller about going too far with a fantasy. As such it is done well. The film is both able to be creepy, cringy, exciting, as well as funny and well made. The humour serves as well put comic relief, as the film is quite graphic in both sex scenes as well as the chances they take. Thay co,me through dialogue and questions, where Anita impossibly can answer with small little white lies.
Small, well played roles by well known Norwegian actors add to the quality of the film, and the dialogue functions well. So the script is definitely Dahlsbakken's best so far.
The production value of the film is good. So far the best of Dahlsbakken's five outings, which tells he is refining his talent. So is his brother's photography. Their joint company FilmBros are definitely going somewhere, and they also have three new films on the way. Well worth a watch!
We meet the middle aged newly appointed sports teacher Anita (played by Andrea Bræin Hovig), when she meets a new class af 16 year olds at her new work place. She's been married for five years with a husband who have two grown up daughters, that both has left home. He travels a lot in his work, and leaves Anita to her own fantasies. Already on the meeting with the class Anita is challenged by Markus, as he at her introduction, when she asks for their name and a fun fact about themselves, he tells he is well equipped. Soon afterwards she gets the feeling of being watched and followed. Soon messages and flowers start turning up, and a text message is answered with a shock message. This is the start of an affair they both seem to wish. A troublesome and forbidden affair.
The film is a drama thriller about going too far with a fantasy. As such it is done well. The film is both able to be creepy, cringy, exciting, as well as funny and well made. The humour serves as well put comic relief, as the film is quite graphic in both sex scenes as well as the chances they take. Thay co,me through dialogue and questions, where Anita impossibly can answer with small little white lies.
Small, well played roles by well known Norwegian actors add to the quality of the film, and the dialogue functions well. So the script is definitely Dahlsbakken's best so far.
The production value of the film is good. So far the best of Dahlsbakken's five outings, which tells he is refining his talent. So is his brother's photography. Their joint company FilmBros are definitely going somewhere, and they also have three new films on the way. Well worth a watch!