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Isten

Original title: Artisten
  • 1987
  • 23m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
18
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Isten (1987)
Short

A man with a battered, jangling suitcase appears in an airport out of nowhere. The surprised customs officer, ever more confused, gets a free ticket for a performance he will never forget.A man with a battered, jangling suitcase appears in an airport out of nowhere. The surprised customs officer, ever more confused, gets a free ticket for a performance he will never forget.A man with a battered, jangling suitcase appears in an airport out of nowhere. The surprised customs officer, ever more confused, gets a free ticket for a performance he will never forget.

  • Director
    • Jonas Grimås
  • Writers
    • Stephan Apelgren
    • Jonas Grimås
  • Stars
    • Lennart Hjulström
    • Helge Skoog
    • Anders Lundin
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.2/10
    18
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jonas Grimås
    • Writers
      • Stephan Apelgren
      • Jonas Grimås
    • Stars
      • Lennart Hjulström
      • Helge Skoog
      • Anders Lundin
    • 1User review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 7 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Lennart Hjulström
    Lennart Hjulström
    • Artist
    Helge Skoog
    Helge Skoog
    • Customs officer
    Anders Lundin
    Anders Lundin
    • The man
    Karin Fahlén
    Karin Fahlén
    • The woman
    Ulf Grimås
    Lars-Olov Naessén
    Martin Bäfverfeldt
    Andreas Wik
    Thomas Larsson
    Johan Beer
    Peter Landgren
    • Partisan
    • Director
      • Jonas Grimås
    • Writers
      • Stephan Apelgren
      • Jonas Grimås
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    10Nice_Guy_Daz

    WOW!

    When I heard this was Grimas' student film, his final project, I wasnt expecting much, but MAN was it clever and so technically brilliant. The use of sound is (obviously!) the biggest and most noticable aspect of this short film. It manages to convey mystery and sheer power along with humour.

    The visuals in the film are amazing, with the merging of the theatre stage and the silver screen......very clever. Also loved the surreal element of the film suddenly becoming 'real'.

    Most of all I loved the idea of the the 'artiste' who came from nowhere, for an unknown purpose, and disapeared as mysteriously as he'd arrived. And the final moment, with the smashing of the monitor screen had me in stitches.

    One of the best shorts I've ever seen, and if this was a student film I hope Mr Jostein Grimas recieved a good mark!!!!

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    • Quotes

      Artist: Artist.

      Customs officer: Artist?

      Artist: [breaks monitor]

      [monitor still functional]

      Artist: Artist.

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    • Country of origin
      • Sweden
    • Also known as
      • The Artist
    • Filming locations
      • Faringe Station, Uppsala-Lenna Railway, Uppsala, Sweden(Railroad scenes)
    • Production company
      • Dramatiska Institutet
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    • Runtime
      • 23m
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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