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The Gentle Pain

2019, Movie, 4h 40min

One can't help wondering whether, some quarter-century ago, Carsten Brandt had the slightest inkling of the epic dimension the project he was then starting to conceive – The Gentle Pain – would take on in the subsequent decades. For it became epic in just about every sense of the word: the film is very long; it tells a multi-layered story characterised as much by its digressions as by its main narrative thread, which concerns a filmmaker’s attempts to make sense of the life of Thorkild Hansen, a Danish traveller/historian/writer internationally probably best known for his non-fiction novel Processen mod Hamsun (1978); and it took a long time to finish – and then sat on a shelf due to legal battles galore. What is now finally revealed is a monument of modern(ist) cinema: a work that as much charts one man’s journey into his soul as a voyage of discovery into another artist’s mind.

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Critic Bo Tao Michaëlis

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Caspar Phillipson (...) personificerer perfekt Thorkild Hansen med mandens kalkulerende uskyld og drengerøvede charme.

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Critic Kim Skotte

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Elementet af frivillig og ufrivillig tidsmaskine er med til at skabe en filmfortryllelse fra en anden tid.

Read full review at Politiken

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"The Gentle Pain" is a sweeping drama that explores the intersection of art, expression, and the human condition. The film tells the story of a filmmaker's quest to understand the life and work of Thorkild Hansen, a renowned Danish writer and historian, and the legal battles that ensued. Spanning decades and delving into the depths of the human soul, this epic film is a journey of self-discovery and artistic expression that will leave audiences deeply moved and inspired. With its multi-layered narrative and unconventional approach, "The Gentle Pain" is a true masterpiece of modern cinema.

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