Three films complete the cycle that recovers the legacy of Norwegian filmmaker Anja Breien, one of the most prominent directors in Scandinavia, often compared to Chantal Akerman. The inheritance (1979) i witch hunt (1981) they are the two titles that most contributed to his international reputation, both for the attention they received at festivals and for their wide distribution. The first was selected in the official competition of the Festival de Cannes and witch hunt it received an honorable mention at the Venice Film Festival for its historical reconstruction, in addition to the Pasinetti award for best actress for her leading role. The fruitful first stage of Breien's filmography that includes this cycle concludes with The paper bird (1984), an elegant thriller that won the jury prize at the Chicago Festival.
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The inheritance
The legacy
ANJA KNITTING. Norway. 1979. VOS SPANISH. Color. 96′. DCP.
Int. Espen Skjønberg, Anita Björk, Hage Juve, Jan Hårsta.
The Skaug family reunites after the funeral of a successful, childless businessman. The will is read and all will inherit, but only if the heirs manage to continue together with the company. Under the deceptive appearances of an educated bourgeois family, the situation unearths old wounds and conflicts, while greed takes over them.
