en Container (film)

Container
Container
	Poster
Directed by	Lukas Moodysson
Starring	Jena Malone; Peter Lorentzon; Mariha Åberg
Release date	11 February 2006 (Berlin);
Country	Sweden

Container is a Swedish film by Lukas Moodysson. It premiered at the 56th Berlin International Film Festival on February 11, 2006.^[1]

The movie is in black and white and was described by Moodysson as "a silent movie with sound". The only sound in the film is a spoken stream-of-consciousness monologue which is only loosely related to the visuals.

It was shot in Cluj, Romania, Chernobyl, Ukraine and Trollhättan, Sweden.

In 2010 director Sjaron Minailo adapted the movie into a multimedia opera performance with soprano Elena Vink with music by Henry Vega and Kasia Glowicka. The opera premiered at the Rotterdam Operadagen.^[2]

Cast

Jena Malone as The Woman / Speaker (voice)
Peter Lorentzon as Man
Mariha Åberg as Woman (voice)

References

^ "Container full of pleasant surprises". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. 11 February 2006. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
^ van den Anker, Francois (May 26, 2011). "Container: vernieuwende locatievoorstelling". operamagazine (in Dutch).

External links

Container at IMDb
Container at the Swedish Film Institute Database
Container at Rotten Tomatoes

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[1] "Container full of pleasant surprises". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. 11 February 2006. Retrieved 2 July 2020.

[2] van den Anker, Francois (May 26, 2011). "Container: vernieuwende locatievoorstelling". operamagazine (in Dutch).

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