Min smukke nabo (1999)

In a modern city people live side by side but still in completely different worlds. Anis is a young immigrant girl who isolates herself in her room. In a well-lit living room across the ... See full summary »

Director:

Amir Rezazadeh (as Amir Rezazade)

Writer:

Amir Rezazadeh (as Amir Rezazade)

Stars:

Ghazal Pakzad, Beate Bille, Siham Alvan

Cast

Cast overview:
Ghazal Pakzad	...	Anis
Beate Bille	...	Louise
Siham Alvan	...	Anis mor
Kadhim Faraj	...	Anis far
Nico Willkins	...	Lillebror
Lai Yde Holgaard	...	Louises kæreste
Rigmor Bredsdorff	...	Dame med hund
Jimmi Rasmussen	...	Kontormand

Storyline

In a modern city people live side by side but still in completely different worlds. Anis is a young immigrant girl who isolates herself in her room. In a well-lit living room across the yard, a young blonde girl plays her cello every night. Anis is fascinated by the girl with the cello, and one night Anis calls her and asks her to play, so she can hear the music over the phone.

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Genres:

Short

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Details

Country:

Denmark

Language:

Danish

Also Known As:

My Beautiful Neighbor

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dansk Novellefilm, M&M Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

15 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

They should have made this a 2 hour film

Short films have no time to provide a back story, to do more than touch briefly on the life of their participants. Within that constraint, some short films don't try and pull together all the threads, answer all the questions.

This is such a film. In just a few short minutes we find out so much about Anis; at the same time, many questions are posed. To tie everything together, to explore the situation to its fullest would take an entire full length feature - maybe a mini-series on TV.

Instead just one thread is explored. It is beautifully filmed, acted sensitively, and leaves you wanting to know what happens next, how things turn out.

That's probably why I gave this film less than a top class rating. It isn't dissatisfaction with the film, more a disappointment that it ended, that I have been left with so many questions.

As with the very best short films, this one I shall remember. And not just because of the beautiful neighbour.