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This Friday, come by for a thriller from Denmark!
Friday, Nov. 12. at 7:30 p.m. - TERRIBLY HAPPY (2009) Not rated; 90 minutes; In Danish with English subtitles
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Robert Hanson is a Copenhagen police officer who, following a nervous breakdown, is transferred to a small provincial town to take on the mysteriously vacated Marshall position and subsequently gets mixed up with a married femme fatale. Robert's big city temperament makes it impossible for him to fit in, or understand the uncivilized, bizarre behavior displayed by the townspeople. Quickly spiraling downward into an intense fable reminiscent of the Coen Brothers' this film displays a unique, often macabre vision of the darkest depths to which people will go to achieve a sense of security and belonging.
"All sorts of village problems sink in the bog. No telling what's rotting down there. ...this is a dour and deadpan film noir from Denmark, and a good one." -- Roger Ebert, The Chicago Sun-Times
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(If you haven't gotten the hint already, Terribly Happy is - uh - not terribly (or particularly) happy. In fact, it's a pretty dark (and oddly quirky and enjoyable) film. Take a look at the films' poster (right) in its homeland of Denmark.)
Here's what else is thrilling and telling about this thriller -- Terribly Happy is currently in development for an American audience and will be directed by its original director. You know what that probably means? It means that you probably should not miss this one - THE ORIGINAL.
Our Foreign Film Series will continue every Friday at 7:30 p.m. through Dec. 3. For the full schedule, please click here.
