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Arven (2003)

Drama | 115 minutes
3,56 60 votes

Genre: Drama

Duration: 115 minuten

Alternative titles: Arvet / Inheritance / The Inheritance

Country: Denmark / Sweden / Norway / United Kingdom

Directed by: Per Fly

Starst: Ulrich Thomsen, Lisa Werlinder and Ghita Nørby

IMDb score: 7,2 (5.025)

Releasedate: 21 February 2003

Arven plot

Christoffer Borch-Moeller belongs to the fourth generation of a wealthy Danish family that owns one of the largest steel mills in the country. He lives in Stockholm with his wife Maria - a Swedish actress - where he owns a restaurant. When his father unexpectedly commits suicide, his mother wants him to return to run the family business. He accepts it hesitantly, much to Maria's will, and to the great surprise of his eldest sister's husband, who aspired to the position himself. As director, Christoffer is forced to take drastic measures in an attempt to save the factory from bankruptcy, resulting in serious disagreements with his wife and the rest of his family. His choices have major emotional and personal consequences, which ultimately means that his legacy comes with a very high price tag. This is the second film in a trilogy that analyzes the Danish class system.

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BBarbie

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Apparently, there are people in real life who are as cold and cold as Christopher and his mother. Fortunately, not around me (as far as I know).
The film is a character study of a man who is manipulated from various sides into a negative spiral and who does not have the strength or will to get out of it. Despite the excellent acting of Ulrich Thomsen, I was constantly annoyed.

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Robi

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After his father commits suicide, a son is more or less forced to take over and run his father's large steel company, despite having decided years earlier to pursue his own career and having met a lovely woman. The story itself is rather dull and uninteresting, and, except for the very last moment, easy to guess. No, this film relies primarily on the performances of its leads. They absolutely carry the entire film.

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Dievegge

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Danes excel at realistic dramas revolving around human conflicts. Christoffer faces a dilemma when he must choose between two possible continuations of his life. In Stockholm, he has a beautiful wife and a thriving restaurant; in Denmark, he literally inherits the family business and figuratively the character of a virago. Christoffer makes a pleasant impression, is eloquent and well-dressed, but when he's under pressure and has had too much to drink, the psychopathic traits of a hard-nosed businessman emerge. As a company director, he'll do anything, and there's a scene involving sexual violence.

Within the company and within the family, various conflicts are brewing, leading to a figurative fratricide and a years-long feud. Romeo and Juliette is present on stage and on a poster. An impossible love also threatens to develop between Christoffer and Maria. He spies on her several times like a predator stalking its prey.

Two cameras follow the actors from a distance, giving them ample freedom to move and improvise. Ulrich Thomsen and Lisa Werlinder deliver intense dialogue, where silences and facial expressions are as important as the words spoken. There are no technical effects, but occasional music is added. Clashes between conflicting characters are shown without unnecessary frills.

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