| The director of Reconstruction,
winner of the Cannes Camera d'Or in 2003, returns with ALLEGRO,
another mind-boggling exploration of his signature themes of love
and memory. ALLEGRO stars Ulrich Thomsen and Henning Moritzen, who
starred in The Celebration and international supermodel Helena
Christensen.
A well-known Danish pianist named Zetterstrom returns after many
years to Copenhagen to perform at a gala concert. Throughout his
life Zetterstrom has forsaken human emotion in pursuit of perfection.
The last time he was in Copenhagen, he had a tragic love affair,
and since then he has shut it out of his mind. But upon his return
to the city, he begins to have visions of the woman he loved before
losing his memory completely. Even the places in Central Copenhagen
where his love affair occurred are physically shut off. A bizarre,
unspecified catastrophe has enclosed the area in an impermeable
transparent shell called The Zone. ALLEGRO traces Zetterstrom’s
struggle to enter the Zone and recover his memory, his love, his
talent and his life.
"***** An existential masterpiece. Merges
the stylistic direction of Jean-Pierre Jeunet with the existential
sensibilities of Charlie Kaufman, creating one of the most memorable
films ever made." -- Michael Ferraro, Film Threat
"As if Andrei Tarkovsky decided to make
a Michel Gondry film."– Bilge Ebiri, Nerve.com
"Remarkably original. A unique directorial
vision." – Leslie Felperin, Variety
"As in Reconstruction, Boe offers us
a vision of love as a beautiful thing that leaves destruction and
pain in its wake. This time he insists that we're not complete without
the pain that follows the pleasure." – Sean Axmaker,
Greencine.com
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Sundance
Film Festival – World Cinema Competition