Staff Choose The Premiere: Toast to friendship

Friendship and love are the most essential elements of our human condition. We can easily conclude that they're among our most essential needs as human beings. They are the ties that connect us. They hold us in place and expose us to danger. They make us fear losing them just as we would like to keep them in the initial place. The challenge for filmmakers is to capture this duality in its infinite designs is a daunting one, however in those rare occasions that a movie examines the intricacies of human emotion with candor the film becomes an effective instrument for understanding the personal experiences of each one of us. The result is the present Staff Pick Premiere, Liv Karin Dahlstrom's "Women&Wine," a comedic examination of self-destructed pride the face of the loss of a relationship. The film was awarded the Grand Jury Prize at the 2017 Seattle International Film Festival (full information about me: I served as the jury member), "Women&Wine" is simultaneously a touching, unsettling but also a classic portrait of a woman's desperate attempts to hold an ally.

The movie begins with Turid (Marit Andreassen) and Signe (Jeanne Bee) which are females in their mid-life friends, who are planning an unexpected birthday celebration for their common friends Grete (Turid Gunnes). An incident that was funny turns into an alleged offense that leads to Turid becoming concerned about the fact about being viewed as a close friend, pride can be a barrier to trust, and hilariously snarky behavior is the result. An emotionally astute and honest representation of human relationships This film traverses the range of gorgeous as well as silly, to awkward and tragic. According to Dahlstrom who wrote the screenplay alongside Thorkild Srumpf. the same incident occurred at a friend's bachelorette party which led them to think about the "humor in the fear and vulnerability people seek to hide when they try to shield themselves from stressful situations. Both of us are incredibly attracted by the human brain and how our feelings influence us." When it comes to Turid and in a state of confusion because Grete isn't worthy of her friendship, their party is an attempt to demonstrate their love and move up the social ladder while tripping on herself and others on the journey.

The subject matter of jealousy and friendship could seem familiar, or used as the basis for an upcoming film on dangerous female friendships Dahlstrom is determined to stay clear of melodrama and take a naturalistic approach that prioritizes the dynamic and captivating performances as well as their emotional range. Inspired by everyday scenes that are tiny moments, Dahlstrom decided that "the camera must follow the actors and their actions rather than the other way about." This is the reason why the film effortlessly moves from scene to scene, showing the risks to which we take to protect our family and friends as well as our pride.

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