Blind (2014)

Having recently lost her sight, Ingrid retreats to the safety of her home - a place where she can feel in control, alone with her husband and her thoughts. But Ingrid's real problems lie ... See full summary »

Director:

Eskil Vogt

Writer:

Eskil Vogt

Stars:

Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Henrik Rafaelsen, Vera Vitali

13 wins & 9 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ellen Dorrit Petersen	...	Ingrid
Henrik Rafaelsen	...	Morten
Vera Vitali	...	Elin
Marius Kolbenstvedt	...	Einar
Stella Kvam Young	...	Kim (girl)
Isak Nikolai Møller	...	Kim (boy)
Jacob Young	...	Elin's ex-husband
Nikki Butenschøn	...	Ove Kenneth
Erle Kyllingmark	...	Bente
Fredrik Sandahl	...	Cyclist
Aslag Guttormsgaard	...	Nice man
Veronica Berntsen	...	Young saleswoman
Steffen Skau Linnert	...	Waiter
Helga Guren	...	Anne-Lise
Tim Nansen	...	Doctor

Storyline

Having recently lost her sight, Ingrid retreats to the safety of her home - a place where she can feel in control, alone with her husband and her thoughts. But Ingrid's real problems lie within, not beyond the walls of her apartment, and her deepest fears and repressed fantasies soon take over.

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Plot Keywords:

female nudity | pornography | loneliness | blind woman | female narrator | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

Norway Netherlands

Language:

Norwegian

Release Date:

4 September 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Blind: Un rêve éveillé

Filming Locations:

Oslo, Norway

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lemming Film, Motlys

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Eskil Vogt's first feature film.

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Connections

Features Mask (1985)

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Soundtracks

Keeper of Secrets
Written by Børge Sildnes
Performed by Dylan Mondegreen

User Reviews

Vivid and different

Blind is one of those films which is very different and exciting, and tells a story very differently than the standard film. After watching a ton of movies it's very refreshing to see something different.

A woman is about to lose her eye sight, and is locked up in her apartment with nothing else than her own imagination and a computer on which she can write, when her husband goes to work. She is rehearsing to be totally blind. In the start we follow several persons, but without telling too much, things basically revolves around the blind woman.

It's in many ways a very sensible film, where her sense of lacking something is a drive of the movie. Basically this is a film about loneliness, and coping with a new reality, and also using senses. This film gave hints to Bergman (Persona) and Hitchcock (several) and some other movies with blind persons, obviously. And the film references to a lot of others as well as a part of the story.

This is first feature directed by script writer Eskil Vogt, previously especially known for the critically acclaimed Reprise, directed by Joachim Trier. Be sure to follow this mans next films.