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David-352

Loved this movie, though there were so many items to pan, mostly mentioned by other commenters. I thought the planes / soaring birds were both obvious and obscure (Icarus? Ecstasy? Flying? Soul? All of these?) But mostly gratuitous and extra -- watch that metaphor! The music could have been Swedish folk, as mentioned by others. Erik (again, as mentioned) was maybe the most hate provoking villain I've ever seen. Some folks seem to think he was Olof's friend. Not possible, though Olof is certainly under that delusion. Erik is entirely out for himself, conning Olof for betting money, and fearing loss of his power over Olof when Ellen shows up. He absolutely shows his true color during his last scene, when he tears into Olof's psyche unmercifully solely for the sadistic pleasure of it. He's heading to America the next day, so dishonestly relieving himself of his debt to Olof is of no material benefit to him. Well, I won't really put in the ultimate spoiler, this movie is very painful, very beautiful, and we decided we'd either get all of Nutley's movies, or maybe avoid them entirely!

score 10/10

David-352 3 December 2009

Reprint: https://www.imdb.com/review/rw2168051/