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March 09, 2005
My Jealous Barber
Director: Annette Sjursen
Writer: Lars Saabye Christensen, Annette Sjursen
Cast: Bjorn Sundquist, Gard Eidsvold, Hildegun Riise
Country: Norway
Closing Cinequest 2005 is the warm hearted and gentle spirited film, “My Jealous Barber,” a quiet comedy peopled with interesting and quirky folk. After ten years with the same barber – and the same hair style – a young fellow strays to another barber. He goes to a stylist. And the new girl in town likes the new look. She then becomes the “other woman” to the barber as the relationship between barber and customer is almost matrimonial. Brrrrr. Bent, the hair client, was pleasant enough, oafish and insecure. Frank, the former boxer, is a tough and tumble fellow who quickly takes umbrage with any who would separate him from his last customer. Susie’s a bit of ditz and takes a liking to Bent.
The story carried an interesting tone. Quiet with subliminal humor. The laughs were knowing nods and smiles. Nothing out loud. The cinematography adept, but the pace/tempo a tad slow. A pleasant experience without expectation. A nice date movie.
English Subtitles
Rating: 3 out of 5 Feathers
W. Fred Crow
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Posted by W. Fred Crow at March 9, 2005 07:50 AM