''Allegro'' is a 2005 Danish film directed by

Christoffer Boe Christoffer Boe (born 1974) is a Danish film director and screenwriter. His awards include the FIPRESCI Director of the Year at San Sebastián International Film Festival and the Caméra d'Or, Golden Camera at Cannes Film Festival in 2003. He is ...

. Together with Mikael Wulff, Christoffer Boe also wrote the screenplay for this film. It is Christoffer Boe's second film as a director. It features

Ulrich Thomsen Ulrich Thomsen (born 6 December 1963) is a Danish actor and filmmaker, known for his role of Christian in the 1998 film '' The Celebration'' and for the role of Kai Proctor in the Cinemax original series ''Banshee'' (2013–2016). Early and per ...

and former model

Helena Christensen Helena Christensen (born 25 December 1968) is a Danish fashion model. She is a former Victoria's Secret Angel, co-founder and original creative director for ''Nylon'' magazine, and she is a supporter of funding for breast cancer organizations an ...

Plot

Zetterstrøm (Ulrich Thomsen) once had a love affair with a woman (Helena Christensen). In favour of his musical career, Zetterstrøm left her and forgot his past. While he is away from

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...

, a

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incident occurs, making the central part of Copenhagen inaccessible. Over time it becomes impossible to enter the area due to some invisible shield. When Zetterstrøm returns to Copenhagen, he is oblivious to this incident and is guided by a mysterious man (

Henning Moritzen Henning Moritzen (3 August 1928 – 11 August 2012) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1950 and 2010. He was born in Taarbæk, Denmark. Partial filmography Film * '' John og Irene'' (1949) – Gæst ved Car ...

) into the zone. Inside the zone, Zetterstrøm must re-experience his unresolved and traumatic love affair.

Cast

* ''Zetterstrøm'' --

* ''Andrea'' --

* ''Tom'' --

* ''Alex in the Zone'' --

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 ...

* ''Morten'' --

Jon Lange ''Jon Gudmand Lange'' (born March 28, 1980, in Søborg) is a Danish actor and voice actor. Jon Lange is the son of public school teachers Gerd Lange and Troels Gudmand Pedersen. He is the brother of television organizer Camille Lange. In 2013, he ...

* ''Terence Sander'' --

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 ...

Production

The film was shot in

, Denmark and in

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, United States.

Soundtrack

1. From Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no.5, BWV 1056 in F minor/f-Moll/en fa mineur II – Largo (3’ 00) 2. From Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no.1, BWV 1052 in D minor/d-Moll/en ré mineur I – Allegro (7’ 45) 3. From Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no.3, BWV 1054 in D major/D-Dur/en ré majeur II – Adagio e piano sempre (6’ 09) 4. From Concerto no.3, BWV 974 (After Alessandro Marcello, Oboe Concerto opus 1, in D minor/d-Moll/en ré mineur) II – Adagio (5’ 03) 5. Aria from Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (3’ 07) From

The Well-Tempered Clavier ''The Well-Tempered Clavier'', BWV 846–893, consists of two sets of preludes and fugues in all 24 major and minor keys for keyboard by Johann Sebastian Bach. In the composer's time ''clavier'' referred to a variety of keyboard instruments, ...

, book 1 (Das Wohltemperierte Klavier, Teil 1) (le Clavier bien tempéré, livre 1) 6. Prelude no.1, BWV 846 in C major/C-Dur/en do majeur (2’ 00) 7. Prelude no.2, BWV 847 in C minor/c-Moll/en do mineur (1’ 30) 8. Prelude no.3, BWV 848 in C sharp major/Cis-Dur/en do dièze majeur (1’ 14) 9. Fuge no.8, BWV 853 in D sharp minor/dis-Moll/en ré dièze mineur (5’ 52) 10. Prelude no.20, BWV 865 in A minor/a-Moll/en la mineur (0’ 56) 11. Inventio no.1, BWV 772 in C major/C-Dur/en do majeur (1’ 18) 12. Inventio no.6, BWV 777 in E major/E-Dur/en mi majeur (2’ 36) 13. Inventio no.8, BWV 779 in F major/F-Dur/en fa majeur (0’ 51) 14. Sinfonia no.5, BWV 791 in E flat major/Es-Dur/ en mi bémol majeur (2’ 22) 15. Gnomenreigen (Dance Of The Gnomes) All the music by Johann Sebastian Bach, except "Gnomenreigen" by Franz Liszt. Complementary music by Anders Remers and Morten Green.

References

External links

*
Official Web Site

''Allegro'' at the 2nd edition of Venice Days
(

62nd Venice International Film Festival The 62nd annual Venice International Film Festival, was held from 31 August 2005 to 10 September 2005, at Venice Lido in Italy. Italian production and costume designer Dante Ferretti was the jury president for the main competition. Spanish act ...

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