Midsommar-Stories - Press Reviews

Dreh asylheim1 2000

 

Frankenpost:

"Heike Wasem has found her own form and a mature, succinct narrative style, exploring a father-son relationship with a precisely measured interplay of distance and closeness and skillfully arranged poetic means. She tells the story of depression, but through light, color, and visions, she dissolves the shadows." Michael Thumser

 

Nürnberger Nachrichten:

"Faith, love, hope: The Swedish furniture company Ikea is the focal point of the all-too-human fates created by students at the Munich Film School in five tragically touching episodes. Bizarre and rather depressive existences roam here between the "Pax" wardrobe and salmon sandwiches. The characters portrayed by the young filmmakers are nuanced. The young filmmakers consistently depict bridges, turning points in the "beautiful, perfect Ikea world," with the courage to make a new start."

 

Nürnberger Nachrichten:

“Without giving much away, the director [Heike Wasem] opens her, Story‘ [, Am Rande ‘] with almost casual interest; without staging the new beginning pathetically, at the end she shows her main character a plausible way out into the open. "

 

Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung:

"Funny, tragic, fairytale - the five young directors have discovered their possibilities and created a multi-faceted picture of human existence from the delightful episode film project that is relaxed and entertaining."

 

Flensburger Tagesblatt:

“The game with the myth succeeded. The furniture manufacturer made himself a good protagonist - and that for over 90 minutes. "

 

Schwäbische Zeitung:

"What the short films not only have in common is the theme, but also the enthusiasm for experimentation and the love of detail with which they are told."

 

Spiegel Online:

"The Hof Film Festival began with a contribution from young directors from the Munich Film School. They tell stories of people whose fates are intertwined with the Swedish Möbehaus in bizarre and tragic ways. With their film "Midsommar Stories," five young filmmakers received the first major applause."