Reconstruction is a psychological

romantic drama Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...

film and the debut of

Christoffer Boe Christoffer Boe (born 1974) is a Danish film director and screenwriter. He is an established and well-known not only in Denmark, but all through the world. Among his international awards there are FIPRESCI Director of the Year at San Sebastián ...

, who also wrote the screenplay together with Mogens Rukov. It was filmed in

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and won the Camera D’Or at the

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in 2003 Golden Plaque for Manuel Alberto Claro's luminous wide-screen cinematography.

Plot

The central character is Alex (

Nikolaj Lie Kaas Nikolaj Lie Kaas (; born 22 May 1973) is a Danish actor whose career rose in the 1990s. Kaas graduated from the National Theater School in Denmark in 1998. He first appeared on screen in Søren Kragh-Jacobsen's film ''The Boys from St. Petri'' i ...

), a

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photographer with a Stockholm-bred girlfriend, Simone (

Maria Bonnevie Anna Maria Cecilia Bonnevie (born 26 September 1973) is a Swedish- Norwegian actress. She was born in Västerås, Sweden, but grew up in Oslo, Norway. Her parents are Norwegian actress Jannik Bonnevie and Swedish actor Per Waldvik. Bonnevie wa ...

). Late one evening Alex suddenly abandons his girlfriend, Simone, to pursue the beautiful Aimee, played also by Maria Bonnevie. In his encounter with Aimee time and place dissolve for him and he becomes a stranger to Simone, to whom he cannot return. “It’s all a film. It’s all a construction,” announces the narrator, who is soon revealed to be a noted Swedish author, August (

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), as well as the tale’s apparent inventor.

Shooting

The film was shot almost entirely in available light. The crew shot Super 16 on an Arri SR3 using three different stocks. Then the film was scanned, color-graded, and digitally masked to CinemaScope. The scan was a simple one-light, and the team did no color correction, the opposite of today's trend to perform a digital intermediate. They also pushed the emulsion for extra grain.

Cast

*''Alex David'' --

*''Simone'', ''Aimee'' --

*''Leo Sand'' --

Nicolas Bro Nicolas Bro (born 16 March 1972) is a Danish actor born in Copenhagen, Denmark. Background Bro grew up in a family of actors; his mother is Danish actress Helle Hertz and father is the actor Christoffer Bro. His brother Anders Peter Bro is a ...

*''Monica'' -- Ida Dwinger *''Nan Sand'' -- Helle Fagralid *''Journalist'' -- Isabella Miehe-Renard *''Fru Banum (Mrs. Banum)'' --

Malene Schwartz Malene Schwartz (born 10 August 1936) is a Danish film actress. She has appeared in more than 60 films and television shows since 1955. In the TV series ''Matador'' she played the role of Maude Varnæs. She was born in Frederiksberg, Denmark. Pa ...

*''Mel David'' -- Peter Steen *''Tryllekunstner'' -- Klaus Mulbjerg *''August Holm'' --

*''Mercedes Sand'' -- Mercedes Claro Schelin *''Waiter'' -- Jens Blegaa *''Bartender'' -- Katrin Muth *''Bartender'' --

David Dencik Karl David Sebastian Dencik (born 31 October 1974) is a Danish-Swedish actor. He has acted in both Swedish and Danish films, and has also had major roles in English-language films and series including ''Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy'' (2011), ''The G ...

Soundtrack

* Samuel Barber - "

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" *

Fred Astaire Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz; May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987) was an American dancer, choreographer, actor, and singer. He is often called the greatest dancer in Hollywood film history. Astaire's career in stage, film, and tele ...

- " Night & Day" * Charles Paul Wilp - "Madison Avenue Perfume Ad" * Schubert - Piano Sonata in B flat major, D960 (II. Andante sostenuto)

References

External links

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"The Reality of Feelings" by Claus Christensen"A Man and a Women" by Mark Jenkins
{{DEFAULTSORT:Reconstruction 2003 films 2000s Danish-language films Films directed by Christoffer Boe Films set in Copenhagen Films shot in Denmark Danish drama films Nordisk Film films Caméra d'Or winners 2003 drama films