2016 · drama
The Commune
Directed by Thomas Vinterberg1h 51m2016
A funny and moving story of family and free love set in a freewheeling 1970s commune. When Anna and Erik inherit a huge house, they gather a motley crew of cohabitants to reinvigorate their lives, forcing them to reconcile their new values with old habits.
Our read: The Commune (2016) reads as a sombre, steady, grounded drama entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Sombre, steady, measured drama, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, measured.
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“You want Vinterberg's tender, messy nineteen-seventies Copenhagen commune family portrait.”
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