Blind (2014)

Forsaken in a new Oslo apartment, a frail blind woman battles to come to terms with her condition, as she slowly retracts into an elaborate fantasy bubble. Are her stories fanning her suspicions, or is this what total blindness looks like?

Director:

Eskil Vogt

Writer:

Eskil Vogt

Stars:

Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Henrik Rafaelsen, Vera Vitali

17 wins & 12 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ellen Dorrit Petersen	...	Ingrid
Henrik Rafaelsen	...	Morten
Vera Vitali	...	Elin
Marius Kolbenstvedt	...	Einar
Stella Kvam Young	...	Kim (jente)
Isak Nikolai Møller	...	Kim (gutt)
Jacob Young	...	Elins eksmann
Nikki Butenschøn	...	Ove Kenneth
Erle Kyllingmark	...	Bente
Fredrik Sandahl	...	Syklist
Aslag Guttormsgaard	...	Hyggelig mann
Veronica Berntsen	...	Ung ekspeditrise
Steffen Skau Linnert	...	Restaurantkelner
Helga Guren	...	Anne-Lise
Tim Nansen	...	Lege

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 | trying to hide blindness | pornography | fantasy versus reality | blind woman | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

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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Quotes

Ingrid: He still thought about the quote: 'How one man's hate could unite us all in love'.

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Connections

Features Mask (1985)

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Soundtracks

Wishing Well
Written by Børge Sildnes
Performed by Dylan Mondegreen

User Reviews

insight

A blind woman, Ingrid, lives life trapped in her apartment, afraid to go outside. Married when she could see, she worries that her disability has caused her husband to stop loving her. She starts to imagine her husband is cheating on her, and those thoughts grow into a longer, more convoluted narrative with two characters, a lonely, porn-addicted man and a mousey woman lacking in self-esteem. The boundaries between real life and Ingrid's imagination start to blur, and the film proceeds as a series of reveals of Ingrid's husbands actions as either real of part of Ingrid's narrative. As Ingrid starts to live more in her imaginary world and give up on the real world, her husband's invitation to a party forces a crisis. Ingrid must learn to live again, or slip completely into her inner world. A clever, involving screenplay that keeps you on your toes.