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The Banality of Grief (2021)

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Directed by
Jon Bang Carlsen
Genre
documentary film
Country
Denmark
Runtime
1h 11m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary is a personal love letter from director Jon Bang Carlsen to his late wife. It visits the places they shared over 35 years in South Africa, the United States, and their home by the water. The film blends memories with the present and mixes existential thoughts with new impressions, showing that life is the greatest thing.

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What happens

The Banality of Grief er en dansk dokumentarfilm fra 2021 instrueret af Jon Bang Carlsen. Filmen er et cinematisk kærlighedsbrev til Jon Bang Carlsens afdøde kone, og til de steder, hvor de igennem 35 år delte deres liv. Sydafrika, USA, det fælles hjem ved vandet. Grænserne mellem fortid og nutid hører op i en impressionistisk og dybt personlig film, hvor eksistentielle og kunstneriske refleksioner får modspil af nye indtryk, der vidner om, at livet er størst af alt. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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