Allegro (2005/I)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Christoffer Boe

Writers:

Christoffer Boe (writer)
Mikael Wulff (writer)

Release Date:

30 September 2005 (Denmark)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

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

Plot:

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. |

Awards:

1 win & 5 nominations

Cast

Ulrich Thomsen	...	Zetterstrøm
Helena Christensen	...	Andrea
Henning Moritzen	...	Tom
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Simon Bonde	...	Guard 2
Nicolas Bro	...	Terence Sander
Per Fly	...	Spectator
Benedikte Hansen	...	Piano teacher
Ellen Hillingsø	...	Clara
Tommy Kenter	...	Professor
Svetoslav Korolev	...	Young Zetterstrøm
Jon Lange	...	Morten
Nikolaj Lie Kaas	...	Alex in the Zone
Peder Pedersen	...	Guard 1
Knud Romer Jørgensen	...	Man in shorts
Niels Skousen	...	The Cook

Runtime:

Denmark:88 min | USA:88 min | Argentina:88 min

Country:

Denmark

Language:

Danish

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Copenhagen, Denmark

Company:

AlphaVille Pictures Copenhagen

Quotes:

Zetterstrøm: I have a concert in a half hour, I want my skills back, and I want them now!
Tom: Well...
Zetterstrøm: I don't want to hear any "well"...
Tom: Well...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Offscreen (2006)

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.