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Through a Glass, Darkly

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Original title

I et speil i en gåte

Year

2008

Running time

100 min.

Country

Norway

Director

Jesper W. Nielsen

Screenwriter

Jesper W. Nielsen. Novel: Jöstein Gaarder

Cast

Music

Aslak Hartberg

Cinematography

Philip Øgaard

Producer

Co-production Norway-Denmark;

4 1/2 Film, Spillefilmkompaniet 4 1/2, Zentropa Productions

Genre

Drama | Disease/illness

Synopsis

It is close to Christmas. In a snow covered landscape in the countryside of Norway we meet 12 year old CECILIE , her friend KLARA and Cecilie's family . They are all preparing for Christmas Eve. Cecilie, however, is seriously ill and spends most of her time in bed, daydreaming about the Spanish boy SEBASTIAN who she met on holiday last summer. One night ARIEL shows up in Cecilie's bedroom, a small strange looking fellow who claims he is an angel and starts talking to Cecilie about the wonders of life. Cecilie finds Ariel quite irritating, but they agree that if Cecilie tells Ariel how it feels to be a human being, Ariel will tell Cecilie about angels and the mysteries of the universe. "Through a Glass, Darkly" is a moving, magic and playful story about a young girl who, at the end of her life, learns to accept death and understands how wonderful life really is. The script is based on the novel "Through a Glass...

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Through a Glass, Darkly

2008

Jesper W. Nielsen