If William Steig had made a film this would have been it. The tone, the sadness, the warmth, the understanding, the yearning, the apartness, and the awkwardness of human relations are all beautifully and unselfconsciously portrayed here by a fine cast. The Volvo driving lead made me think of Alec Guiness as he carried of this offbeat role so successfully. Shot in a spare but deliberate manner to match the simplicity of the story line, the cinematography underlines the mood of place and people without begging the question. If there is a fault it is the music in three or so instances that played to the handkerchiefs in the balcony. These sunless people know how to play the darkness. Chapeau.
Review of Salmer fra kjøkkenet
