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Marteinn ThorssonDrehbuch:
Marteinn ThorssonKamera:
Bergsteinn BjörgúlfssonBesetzung:
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, María Birta Bjarnadóttir, Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir, Elma Lísa Gunnarsdóttir, Margrét Helga Jóhannsdóttir (mehr)Inhalte(1)
Deputy Leifur is a total wreck. An inveterate drinker, glutton, and womanizer, his family has fallen apart and he almost never sees his daughter. He shrouds the present in an impenetrable alcoholic haze, and dissolves his past in a succession of severe hangovers. Leifur is living one huge party in a constant desire to see the bottom of another bottle and denuded female loins. After he causes a public scandal, the prime minister forces him to seek treatment. So it’s time to throw a farewell party, a real humdinger.… Director Marteinn Þórsson isn’t aiming at a psychological study or even a hefty drama. Instead he offers his audiences caricatured sketches of his characters, relying on strong stylization and hyperbole. The unique, seemingly disorganised narrative form contributes to the harrowing viewing experience: XL supplies a steady stream of highly expressive sequences which project fragments of a depraved world inhabited by burnt-out losers and hyenas. And Leifur just hangs there, inert, at the center of the action, fully possessed by his alcoholic demons. (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
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An alcoholic trip into the hell of the inner self, in which you have no idea what is, what was, and what is in name only. The film has its strong moments, especially when the protagonist is accounting for his own relationship with his daughter, but there is also a severe hangover at the end. You get a headache and a little stomachache, but then you grab a coffee and in a few hours it's gone.
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Isländisches Drama über ein chauvinistisches fettes Schwein, das Geld und Charisma hat und sich daher viele Freundinnen und wilde Partys leisten kann. Am Anfang des Films wird dem Anti-Helden empfohlen, sich wegen seiner Alkoholabhängigkeit behandeln zu lassen, worauf er mit noch wilderen Partys und noch perverserem Sex reagiert. Fragmente einer zusammenhangslosen Handlung gehen in epileptischen Collagen aus Alkoholdunst, nackten Körpern und Erinnerungen an die Vergangenheit verloren. Ich würdige die Regie und das intelligente Drehbuch voller anspruchsvoller Dialoge, diese führen jedoch leider zu keinem Punkt.
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