1:1
90 minutes, 2006
Sat. Oct 7, 5:30PM, Sequoia
10107S 
Wed. Oct 11, 4:30PM, Rafael
10111R
In English and Danish with English subtitles • The utopian vision of post-World War II public housing gets an update in Annette Olesen's 1:1. Residents of the same sprawling suburban Copenhagen housing project, Mie and Shadi, she a white Dane, he a Palestinian, enjoy a nice teenage romance until "immigrants" beat Mie's brother into a coma, and ethnic tension floods their relationship. When Shadi reveals he might know something about the crime, everyone feels they must declare their loyalty to their families, their lovers and the truth. Occasional raw camerawork and an understated style reveal Olesen's connection to Denmark's purist Dogma movement. But she embraces more plastic elements of filmmaking as well, such as archival footage of the early days of Europe's council-estate dream, freeze frames and stellar use of sound, making 1:1 a more traditional cinematic outing. This directorial mastery, along with Annette Støvelbaek's astonishing performance as Mie's mother, makes 1:1 a family drama for our time. — A. Lazenby
Director: Annette K. Olesen
Producer: Ib Tardini
Screenwriter: Kim Fupz Aakeson
Cinematographer: Kim Hogh Mikkelsen
Editor: Molly Malene Stensgaard
Cast: Mohammed Ali-Bakier, Joy K. Petersen, Annette Støvelbaek, Jonas Busckist, Brian Lentz
Print Source: Danish Film Institute
Gothersgade 55
Copenhagen, 1123
Denmark
Tel: 33743500
+45 3374 3464
