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Gavagai

  • 2016
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
114
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Gavagai (2016)
Drama

A German businessman travels to Norway to finish the impossible translation of some poems into Chinese, a project of his late wife.A German businessman travels to Norway to finish the impossible translation of some poems into Chinese, a project of his late wife.A German businessman travels to Norway to finish the impossible translation of some poems into Chinese, a project of his late wife.

  • Director
    • Rob Tregenza
  • Writers
    • Kirk Kjeldsen
    • Rob Tregenza
  • Stars
    • Andreas Lust
    • Mikkel Gaup
    • Anni-Kristiina Juuso
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    114
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Rob Tregenza
    • Writers
      • Kirk Kjeldsen
      • Rob Tregenza
    • Stars
      • Andreas Lust
      • Mikkel Gaup
      • Anni-Kristiina Juuso
    • 3User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
    • 91Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Andreas Lust
    Andreas Lust
    • Carsten Neuer
    Mikkel Gaup
    Mikkel Gaup
    • Niko Haapasalo
    Anni-Kristiina Juuso
    Anni-Kristiina Juuso
    • Mari Dahl
    Kim Robin Svartdal
    Marja Susanne Sipelä Solvang
    Jostein A.B. Sandvik
    Essra Berge
    Tore Dale
    Amel Ibisevic
    Rune Samuelsen
    Thomas Tufte
    Marie Helga Helgetveit
    Joakim Nango
    • Woman at diner
    Susan S. Solvang
    Edith Søli
    • Beach partygoer
    Karin Mustvedt-Plüs
    • Beach partygoer
    Hellek Sandnes
    Ask Aygin Gaup
    • Beach partygoer
    • Director
      • Rob Tregenza
    • Writers
      • Kirk Kjeldsen
      • Rob Tregenza
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    2Predrag

    A testament to blind movie critics

    It isn't uncommon to encounter a film that is insultingly bad. What is rarer, is to watch something comically bad, almost a parody of itself. Supposedly taking pride in long shots, this film doesn't mind if those long shots are completely meaningless and unexplained. Anything inarticulate will be scooped up by a (supposed) theme of human inability to communicate. Perhaps also bad acting and horrible dialog? Or sappy music and obligatory few seconds too many on the tail of every shot... yes, all this made me laugh!

    But the top comical place is reserved for the camerawork: I've never seen such almost purposely bad operating, with camera that seems unable to find a level horizon, always lags behind the actor's movement, and keeps undecidedly correcting the frame even though nothing is changing within it! Even the light and color correction could be done better by anyone on the first year of a film school. There are few (long) full body shots where camera operator can't decide whether to include the actor's shoes and chop off his forehead, or the other way around. Yes, a genuine comedy.
    7BIDLZ

    Beautiful film

    Beautiful shots that have time to breathe and speak for themselves, really entrancing and makes you feel like you're there watching what's happening. The poetry is a little hard to grasp, but in the scope of what's happening it's clear how they would affect the main character so deeply.
    2vzecpw

    A Dud...

    This one is a real dud, technically (sound & camera) and direction/cutting too. Overly long shots that overstay even the mood-setting welcome. Felt like a film-school project designed by a fan of Tarjei Vesaas to convey his poems, but they actually suffer from delivery in this tedious presentation

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      Å, for djup i Jesu kjærleik
      Traditional Norwegian Folk Song

      Performed by Oslo Kammerkor

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    • Release date
      • August 3, 2018 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • United States
      • Norway
    • Official sites
      • Lichtbogen Film website
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Norwegian
      • Chinese
    • Filming locations
      • Norway
    • Production companies
      • Gestell Motion Picture Company
      • Lichtbogen Filmproduktion
      • Lichtbogen Filmproduktion
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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