Sometimes life takes us to unexpected places. Marianne Blicher’s feature film début begins as Solvej (Ragnhild Kaasgaard), a plump, sixtysomething woman who is not in the best of health, wakes up and removes her breathing mask. We watch her as she hauls herself out of bed and goes through her morning routine, whilst listening to puntastic local radio. She puts on a bit of make-up, still trying to look her best; hears the mother and daughter next door yelling at each other again; goes to the nearby garages to get her mobility scooter, and tucks her wee dog, Paul Reichardt, into the carrier on the back. Then she sets off on her rounds, selling pills to local addicts.
It’s not how she saw herself getting old, but Solvej has succeeded, in her own way, in hanging on to her dignity. She has her principles – despite pleading from that young neighbour,...
It’s not how she saw herself getting old, but Solvej has succeeded, in her own way, in hanging on to her dignity. She has her principles – despite pleading from that young neighbour,...
- 3/4/2023
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
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