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This film might not be to everyone's taste, it is slow moving but like all good things it is worth seeing for the visual impact of the scenery alone. The film revolves primarily around two girls and their interaction between each other and their community. One girl(Unn) is set apart from the rest of her peer group, a loner who is befriended by Siss. As the story unfolds you gain an insight into Unn's character, after sharing a secret with Siss, instead of going to school the next morning Unn wanders off into the snow and disappears. I won't give away the ending of the film, but it is beautifully shot, there are a lot of allegorical references, and the continuity is superb. definitely one for your collection

I found this relatively obscure movie recently and was was pleasantly surprised. Its a somewhat strange film in that there is little traditional aspects of an ordinary film- the pace is slow and there isn't much of a "climax" so to speak. That said it is still well worth the watch. The film follows two 12 year old Norwegian girls in the 1930s and explores their relationship. It is very touchy and emotional in its simplicity and the soundtrack that accompanies it was perfectly chosen. There is minimal dialogue but the two main actress's do an excellent portraying these young, somewhat lost, girls. One thing that caught me off guard however the amount of underage nudity shown. I know it was filmed in the 1980's in Europe however what is shown onscreen is rather jarring in its explicitness. Both of the main actress's strip fully naked in multiple scenes and their entire anatomy, upper and lower, is shown frontally and in closeup. This may be unnerving for some viewers so just be aware. Overall however the film is excellent and worth viewing.

absolutely brilliant film, slow but well worth it. Well acted by all, the mood of the film was perfect. The director did a remarkable and brave job with this movie, it could never have been made in a place such as hollywood, it's about time the world started to take notice of low budget (good storyline movies), rather than big budget predictable hollywood ingredients.

"Ice Palace" (1987) gives the strong impression that the people who made it found some really cool (in both senses of the word) locations, primarily the title site, and decided to film around them while barely constructing a "story" (although they did use a novel as their basis). There is sparse dialogue, no answers, absolutely no ending, just images and (mostly violin) sounds. There are several shots that look like paintings - but how long can you look at a painting before getting bored? The film suggests something lesbian, at other times something mystical, but very little comes to fruition. ** out of 4.

This absolutely brilliant movie is one of only a few of films I have ever truly loved. Its visually stunning use of the color blue is reminiscent of the Three Colors trilogy by Krzysztof Kieslowski and Víctor Erice's The Spirit of the Beehive.

The child nudity, although very brief, is incredibly uncomfortable which, understandably, is why it gets so much hate. As much as I am vehemently against child nudity in films, this movie seems to use it in a way that adds to the plot and emotion of the film instead of being sexually exploitative and it's the only movie I've ever seen that really pulls it off. Still, I give the movie a 9 instead of a 10 because of this.

The film has very little dialogue, really long scenes, and is overall quite vague. Still, it somehow manages to be wildly impactful, emotional, and beautiful. There is so much meaning in this movie and it brings me to tears whenever I think about it.

It's not for everyone but for those looking for a beautiful movie that will stick with you forever, I HIGHLY recommend. I would also recommend reading the book because it adds a bit of context.