The Art of Negative Thinking (2006)
- Original title
- Kunsten å tenke negativt
- Directed by
- Bård Breien
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- Norway
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 64 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A man in a wheelchair resists the forced optimism of a support group. He challenges the group's upbeat approach with his own cynical attitude.
darkly comicunsettlingirreverentrawconfrontationalbittersweetsharpunderstated
What happens
The Art of Negative Thinking (Norwegian: Kunsten å tenke negativt) is a 2006 Norwegian black comedy film directed and written by Bård Breien. The storyline revolves around a man (played by Fridtjov Såheim) who is adjusting to life in a wheelchair, and the socializing group he is made to join. The film was Breien's directorial debut. It was produced by Dag Alveberg for the production company Maipo film- og TV-produksjon. The Art of Negative Thinking was successful both domestically and internationally, with sales of 35,000 tickets in its Norwegian theater run and the highest-gross in Germany for any Nordic film during 2008. Reviews were mostly positive and the film won multiple international awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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