Allegro (I) (2005)

Famous pianist Zetterström returns home to his native Denmark, to give a concert, just to find out that the choices he has made in his life have affected his love life greatly.

Director:

Christoffer Boe

Writers:

Christoffer Boe, Mikael Wulff

Stars:

Ulrich Thomsen, Helena Christensen, Henning Moritzen

1 win & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ulrich Thomsen	...	Zetterstrøm
Helena Christensen	...	Andrea
Henning Moritzen	...	Tom
Niels Skousen	...	The Cook
Ellen Hillingsø	...	Clara
Nicolas Bro	...	Terence Sander
Ida Dwinger	...	Simone
Benedikte Hansen	...	Piano teacher
Svetoslav Korolev	...	Young Zetterstrøm
Tommy Kenter	...	Professor Fromberg
Peder Pedersen	...	Guard 1
Simon Bonde	...	Guard 2
Nikolaj Lie Kaas	...	Alex in the Zone
Tom Jensen	...	Tjener
Kristian Halken	...	Klaverstemmer

Storyline

Famous pianist Zetterström returns home to his native Denmark, to give a concert, just to find out that the choices he has made in his life have affected his love life greatly.

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Taglines:

Allegro dwells on the romantic world in which character flaws and personal mistakes alter one's universe.

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Genres:

Drama | Romance | Sci-Fi

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Denmark]

Country:

Denmark

Language:

Danish

Release Date:

30 September 2005 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

'Zoni' oneiron

Filming Locations:

Copenhagen, Denmark

Box Office

Budget:

DKK 10,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$505 (USA) (11 May 2007)

Gross:

$7,346 (USA) (3 August 2007)

Company Credits

Production Co:

AlphaVille Pictures Copenhagen, DR TV International Sales, Det Danske Filminstitut

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Zetterstrøm:

• But what now... now that I regret?

Tom:

• It's a bit late for that, I am afraid.

Zetterstrøm:

• So, what do I do now?

Tom:

• Well, you can go back to your music, if you want.

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Connections

Referenced in iChat mellem Boe og Wulff (2006)

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Soundtracks

"Piano Concerto No. 5, BWV 1056: II, Largo"
Written by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Cyprien Katsaris

User Reviews

Could have been better

I think one of the biggest challenges all the filmmakers of the world have to confront is transforming a good idea into a solid and entertaining movie.I think that thing almost destroys Allegro,which starts with an ingenious idea,but the film has difficulty in keeping it interesting in 88 minutes.I think the concept behind this movie would have worked better in a short.The main idea behind this movie has been used in The Twilight Zone and that idea totally fixed in 30 minutes.With some differences,we see that idea in almost one hour and a half of running time and,in spite of that,director Cristoffer Boe shows some good scenes and an excellent visual presentation but the film gets a little bit boring and,on some moments,I felt it was going nowhere.The ending is good,but for landing on that,we had to see redundant scenes and some tedious moments.Allegro had an ingenious idea and I totally appreciated that.But the film found difficulty to develop it and there are some tedious scenes.I can recommend it without too much confidence.