Underplayed Gems

Try To Remember (1984)

Try To Remember poster
Directed by
Stefan Henszelman
Country
Denmark
Runtime
17 min
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How it feels

A silent short film follows a man in his thirties as he experiences a psychological crisis. Through flashbacks, the story shows how his repressed homosexuality causes his emotional breakdown.

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What happens

Try To Remember er en dansk novellefilm fra 1984. Den er filminstruktøren Stefan Henszelmans afgangsfilm fra Den Danske Filmskole i København. Filmen er en ordløs novellefilm produceret af Det Danske Filmstudie og vakte den en del opmærksomhed. Den beskriver i flashbacks en trediveårig fyrs psykologiske krise som følge af, at han undertrykker sin homoseksualitet. Filmen deltog i filmfestivalen Berlinalen i Berlin 1985 og New York Gay Film Fesitival 1986. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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