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Cast And CrewCast:Paprika Steen, Michael Falch,
Otto Leonardo Steen Rieks, Lars Brygmann
Directed By: Martin Zandvliet
Distributor:World Wide
Genre: Art House & International, Drama
Rated: R
Running Time: 1 hr. 26 min.
In Theaters: Jan 21, 2011 Limited
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Movie Synopsis:
Recovering alcoholic stage actress, Thea Barfoed (Paprika Steen) has gone through turmoil. Having divorced her husband, Christian (Michael Falch), and... Recovering alcoholic stage actress, Thea Barfoed (Paprika Steen) has gone through turmoil. Having divorced her husband, Christian (Michael Falch), and relinquished custody of their two boys during her heavy drinking days, Thea wants to start over. As her past alcohol use and indiscretions still haunt her, the reality of a new beginning seems bleak. Thea uses her inner actress's charm and manipulation to convince her ex-husband that she is fully recovered and capable of being a good mother to their children; however, she hasn't completely convinced herself. On stage, Thea plays the binge drinking, ostentatious Martha in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" Ironically, her stage character bears an uncanny resemblance to her personal life. As her alcoholism and past regrets hang in the balance, Thea must decide whether to confront her inner demons or to let the show go on.
Movie Review:
Uninterested in seeing another film about an individuals suffering from some sort of addiction or another, I nearly skipped Applause and wrote it off as the same old same old but hearing raves for Paprika Steen’s performance and with little else to choose from, I gave the film a chance. Though it didn’t provide anything we haven’t seen before (addict struggling to stay clean and keep her life in order), Martin Zandvliet’s film does provide something which is a little rarer, a powerful performance that is memorable well after walking away from the film.
Thea is an ageing stage actress at the top of her game. She’s also an alcoholic and though on the surface she plays the part of the recovering addict even going as far as attending AA meetings, she keeps a tab at her local pub and a fridge full of hard liquor. Ready to make a real change and get her children back, she cleans up her act but life is never quite as easy as one hopes and when faced with a major hurdle, she falls back on old ways. Not exactly new but that’s not to say that Zandliet’s film is poorly constructed. On the contrary, it’s a beautiful film with a smart script which inter-cuts Thea’s on-stage performance as an alcoholic with her life which is falling apart.
Even with a good script and Zandliet’s direction, the film’s real gem is Paprika Steen’s award winning performance. She’s raw, emotional and powerful in a role which pits her as an unlikable character. At the hands of a less talented actress the film would have been a forgettable run of the mill drama but Steen’s performance is anything but mediocre.
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