It is a pity that Aristotle did not write about comedies and made it clear for everybody what to expect. In generic terms L'iceberg is a comedy. Thus many people think that they have to laugh all the time, but comical does not necessarily mean farcical. There is no slapstick or kick ass humor (there is another difficult term) in this film. But I think it is safe that detect black humor in this film - potential tragic situations are presented with irony. Yes, the recipient must have an antenna for this kind of humor, else it won't work.
The film starts with a narration by the Inuit girl Nattikuttuk (is this a real Inuit name? Google only finds it only in this feature film!) . She is going to narrate narrate how she met her husband. Change of scenery to a fast food restaurant in Belgium. Fiona gets trapped in a walk-in freezer. She survives the night, but has to learn that nobody missed her at home. Her husband, Julien, doesn't notice that his wife is not sharing the bed with him. Like robots they butter their bread and don't notice when Fiona finally stumbles home. Here you have tunnel vision in a nutshell.
After the traumatic experience Fiona gets fascinated by icebergs. She runs away from her family and joins a group of travelers. They are villagers from a coastal village. An elderly woman offers her shelter in her house. A not talking fisherman, René, owns a boat by the name of Titanique. They feel atracted to each other.
After some time Fiona actually is missed by her family. Her husband wants her to return, but at first he has to fight with René. On the tinay Titanique they sail the open sea and are wrecked.Nattikuttuk saves them.
The frames of this film are mainly static - almost as cages -, yet the protaganists are often busily running through the scenery. There is very little dialogue in this film. It is nice to see that the directors rely on the power of the pictures.
Seen on Festivalscope.
7/10
The film starts with a narration by the Inuit girl Nattikuttuk (is this a real Inuit name? Google only finds it only in this feature film!) . She is going to narrate narrate how she met her husband. Change of scenery to a fast food restaurant in Belgium. Fiona gets trapped in a walk-in freezer. She survives the night, but has to learn that nobody missed her at home. Her husband, Julien, doesn't notice that his wife is not sharing the bed with him. Like robots they butter their bread and don't notice when Fiona finally stumbles home. Here you have tunnel vision in a nutshell.
After the traumatic experience Fiona gets fascinated by icebergs. She runs away from her family and joins a group of travelers. They are villagers from a coastal village. An elderly woman offers her shelter in her house. A not talking fisherman, René, owns a boat by the name of Titanique. They feel atracted to each other.
After some time Fiona actually is missed by her family. Her husband wants her to return, but at first he has to fight with René. On the tinay Titanique they sail the open sea and are wrecked.Nattikuttuk saves them.
The frames of this film are mainly static - almost as cages -, yet the protaganists are often busily running through the scenery. There is very little dialogue in this film. It is nice to see that the directors rely on the power of the pictures.
Seen on Festivalscope.
7/10
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