Screendaily review of Michael Noer's Before The Frost from Tokyo International Film Festival
Michael Noer’s period drama set in 1850s Denmark is grim but never less than gripping
In Danish director Michael Noer’s (Papillon) Before the Frost, rural life is bleak and unforgiving, the pursuit of power and glory is the road to folly, and sacrificing a loved one’s happiness for money can only lead to misery. While this 1850s-set period effort trades in obvious truisms, it weaves its familiar elements into a grim and gripping drama powered...
CINEMA SCOPE REVIEWS 'BEFORE THE FROST'
The latest from Michael Noer (Papillon) exists just on the right side of the dividing line between stodgy and well-appointed; in fact, it is so classically constructed in terms of plot and character organization that I was surprised to learn that it is based on an original screenplay (by Noer and Jesper Fink) and not adapted from a 19th-century Danish novel. One reason for this relative authenticity is that Before the Frost makes no ingratiating concessions to the contemporary viewer in...
'Before the Frost' ('For Frosten'): Film Review | TIFF 2018
THE BOTTOM LINE: A bleak and fiercely acted tale of rural strife.
Danish star Jesper Christensen (‘Casino Royale') headlines this latest feature from writer-director Michael Noer ('R,' 'Papillon').
A tour-de-force performance from veteran Danish actor Jesper Christensen (Melancholia, Casino Royale) fully anchors Before the Frost (For Frosten), an immersive rural period piece that has the feel of a...
PRESS RELEASE: BEFORE THE FROST AND THAT TIME OF YEAR TO WORLD PREMIERE AT TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
We are very proud to announce two officially selected titles to this year's Toronto International Film Festival.
BEFORE THE FROST directed by Michael Noer and THAT TIME OF YEAR directed by Paprika Steen has been selected for the Contemporary World Cinema section at this year’s festival.
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