Dragonflies

Colour, 35mm
Norway, Sweden, 2001, 111 min
Section: Horizons

Synopsis

This intimate psychological drama takes us to a solitary wooden house in the middle of the virgin Scandinavian landscape. It belonged to Maria’s grandfather and she used to find refuge there when she was at her lowest ebb. Her meeting with Eddie, who offered her a helping hand, fundamentally changes not only her life, but also his. Both want to start afresh – and when Maria becomes pregnant, it seems that, this time, things will work out. But there’ll always be someone to remind her of the past. One day, at the height of summer, Eddie’s former mate Kullmann appears on the doorstep of this quiet house. Maria is celebrating her 25th birthday and senses that this visitor is not a friend, but a dangerous intruder. And she’s right…

About the director

Marius Holst (b. 1965, Oslo) studied at the London Film School and began his directing career with the short Visiting Hours for which he won a number of awards, including the BBC Drama Award and the Henri Langlois Prize. His first feature-length film, Cross My Heart (Ti kniver i hjertet, 1994), was not only warmly received by Norwegian audiences but it also won the “Blue Angel Award” in Berlin and was successful at Montreal, Chicago and at MOMA in New York. Holst works both in Norway and abroad; he has also been working at a film production company with three colleagues since 1998.