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Noi (2004)

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Reviews Counted: 50 Fresh: 44  Rotten:6 Average Rating: 7/10
 
Consensus: A darkly humorous, quirky coming-of-age film, enhanced by its Icelandic setting.
 

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Runtime: 90 mins

Synopsis: In a tiny village located in the remote West Fjords of Iceland, Noi lives a strangely quiet life with his grandmother. A 17-year-old afflicted by the typical symptoms of teenage angst, who longs for freedom and independence, Noi makes for an excellent character study. His existence is... In a tiny village located in the remote West Fjords of Iceland, Noi lives a strangely quiet life with his grandmother. A 17-year-old afflicted by the typical symptoms of teenage angst, who longs for freedom and independence, Noi makes for an excellent character study. His existence is anything but typical given the challenges that the Icelandic climate presents. Noi must shovel the snow away from the front door of his house in order to even open the door and get out in the morning, and he passes his free time firing a rifle at the mighty ice cycles that hang threateningly from the local hills. When he's not calming his alcoholic father after fits of rage, Noi hangs out at the gas station where the beautiful daughter of the local bookshop owner works. The surprising ending, which puts a very different perspective on this otherwise basic tale of Icelandic adolescence, brings a pensive fatalism to NOI. Director-writer Dagur Kari masterfully directs the small cast of unique characters in this well-paced film, while the numbing photography of perpetual ice and snow, and a superb soundtrack of acoustic music by Slowblow give the film its reflective, somber mood. [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Tomas Lemarquis, Throstur Leo Gunnarsson, Elin Hansdottir, Anna Fridriksdottir, Hjalti Rognvaldsson

Director: Dagur Kari
Screenwriter: Dagur Kari
Producer: Philippe Bober, Kim Magnusson, Skuli Fr. Malmquist, Thorir Snaer Sigurjonsson

DVD Info

Release:

Dec 10, 2004

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region (unknown)
  • Keep Case
  • Full Frame - 1.33

Audio:

  • Surround Sound 5.1

Additional Release Material:

  • Theatrical Trailer
  • Featurette
  • Previews
  • Deleted Scenes

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Has the deadpan, melancholic tone that brings to mind the poker-faced entertainment of Finland's Aki Kaurismäki.

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7/10

Satisfaisant, mais on commence à connaitre la chanson un peu trop par cœur.

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Jean-François Vandeuren
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Houston Chronicle
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Left me too much in the cold to warm up to it.

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05/25/05
Dennis Schwartz
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Here is an absurd black comedy that is not afraid to give us some insight into the often dark dealings of the teenage psyche.

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Boyd van Hoeij
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Holds the attention with imaginative detail and a veneer of deadpan humor, like thin ice over a sea of despair

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Arthur Lazere
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A quirky, amusing little film.

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07/10/04
Eric D. Snider
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Kári's deadpan humor instills the film's emptiness with a warm glow.

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06/07/04
Elias Savada
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A better-than- average tale of teenage angst that balances its tone between sorrow and buoyant good cheer.

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05/27/04
Colin Covert
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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Its unusual ambiance and quirky turns make it a peculiarly affecting addition to the coming-of-age genre.

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05/23/04
Frank Swietek
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The director is constantly playing off the bleakness -- as well as the beauty -- of the Icelandic surroundings.

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05/21/04
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
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After spending most of an hour being made to care about how Nói will solve his problems, our emotional investment evaporates like dot-com stock.

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05/21/04
Sean Means
Salt Lake Tribune
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If you see only one quirky coming-of-age movie set on a remote Icelandic fiord this year, make it Noi.

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05/21/04
Scott Von Doviak
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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