Reprise (2006)

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Various

88%

2006, Drama, 1h 45m

RT Critics’ Score: 88% (UNBIASED)
RT Audience Score: 83%
Awards & Nominations: 16 wins & 16 nominations

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Critics Consensus

With Reprise, first-time director Joachim Trier effectively captures the spirit of young adulthood, and announces his arrival as a filmmaker to be watched

Audience Consensus

Reprise is like a punk-rock Jules and Jim for the creative youth. It’s a promising debut from Norwegian director Joachim Trier that embraces the old while forging brave new trails in the art form. The film follows two aspiring writers in their early 20s as they navigate the joys and sufferings of their quest for artistic success. With its playful approach to chronology and voice-over narration, Reprise amplifies its themes without coming off as a show-off trick. It’s a stylistically bold and impressive feature debut that’s fearlessly vivacious and engaging.

Storyline

Reprise follows the intertwined journeys of two best friends, Phillip and Erik, as they navigate their literary ambitions and the challenges of young adulthood.

Production Company(ies)
Shochiku

Distributor
Miramax Films

Release Type
Theatrical

Filming Location(s)
Bygdøy, Norway

MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for sexuality and language

Year of Release
2006

Technical Specs

Color:

Color
Sound mix:

Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio:

1.85 : 1
Runtime:

1h 45m
Language(s):

Norwegian
Country of origin:

Norway
Release date:

Release Date (Theaters): May 16, 2008 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 2, 2008

Genre(s)
Drama

Keyword(s)
starring Anders Danielsen Lie, Espen Klouman Høiner, Viktoria Winge, Henrik Elvestad, Christian Rubeck, Odd Magnus Williamson, directed by Joachim Trier, written by Joachim Trier, Eskil Vogt, drama, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Ben Kenigsberg, Lisa Schwarzbaum, Rene Rodriguez, Kimberley Jones, Tom Keogh, Richard Nilsen, Richard Propes, Mattie Lucas, Emanuel Levy, James Verniere, Duane Dudek, Jules Brenner, R rating, Miramax Films, Karin Julsrud, Norwegian language, literary ambitions, friendship, young adulthood, creative instinct

Box Office Details

Worldwide gross: $1,297,260
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $1,913,014
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,427
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 208,617

US/Canada gross: $554,826
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $818,178
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,234
US/Canada opening weekend: $49,060
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $72,347
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,063

Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NOK 22,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA

Cast & Crew

Anders Danielsen Lie

Phillip

Espen Klouman Høiner

Erik

Viktoria Winge

Phillip

Erik

Kari

Henning

Lars

Anders Danielsen Lie – Phillip
Espen Klouman Høiner – Erik
Viktoria Winge – Kari
Henrik Elvestad – Henning
Christian Rubeck – Lars
Odd Magnus Williamson – Morten
Joachim Trier – Director
Karin Julsrud – Producer
Joachim Trier, Eskil Vogt – Writers

Joachim Trier

Karin Julsrud

Director

Writer

Producer

Director(s)
Joachim Trier

Writer(s)
Joachim Trier, Eskil Vogt

Producer(s)
Karin Julsrud

Film Festivals

Awards & Nominations
16 wins & 16 nominations

Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Ben Kenigsberg

Lisa Schwarzbaum

Rene Rodriguez

Kimberley Jones

Tom Keogh

Time Out

Entertainment Weekly

Miami Herald

Austin Chronicle

Seattle Times

REPRISE
All Critics (81) | Top Critics (39) | Fresh (71) | Rotten (10)
November 17, 2011 | Rating: 3/5

Ben Kenigsberg
Time Out
TOP CRITIC
September 7, 2011 | Rating: A-

Lisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment Weekly
TOP CRITIC
This story about two aspiring writers in their early 20s has the fearlessness and vivacity of a first novel, and its playful approach to chronology and voice-over narration serves to amplify its themes instead of coming off as a show-off trick.

August 1, 2008 | Rating: 3/4

Rene Rodriguez
Miami Herald
TOP CRITIC
As auspicious — and breathless — a debut as Reservoir Dogs was for Tarantino.

July 3, 2008 | Rating: 3.5/4

Kimberley Jones
Austin Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
Reprise is not just about engaging with or surviving through the creative instinct. It is that instinct.

June 20, 2008 | Rating: 3.5/4

Tom Keogh
Seattle Times
TOP CRITIC
If you are young, male and dream of making a name for yourself in the arts, Reprise is about the joys and sufferings of that quest: It is a Jules and Jim for the punk-rock generation.

June 12, 2008 | Rating: 4/5

Richard Nilsen
Arizona Republic
TOP CRITIC
A promising feature-length debut from Norwegian director Joachim Trier.

September 21, 2020 | Rating: 3.0/4.0

Richard Propes
TheIndependentCritic.com
Embraces the old while forging brave new trails in the art form.

July 6, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/4

Mattie Lucas
From the Front Row
Stylistically bold, impressive feature debut about creative youth

July 11, 2011 | Rating: B+

Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
October 18, 2008 | Rating: A-

James Verniere
Boston Herald
Reprise alternately shows punk energy, library hush and comic anxiety. And despite ominous portents, the ending is cockeyed optimistic.

October 18, 2008 | Rating: 3/4

Duane Dudek
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Trier is having more fun in the editing room than his story requires and he’d be well advised to spend more time in the deeper development and dramatic elements of his characters.

August 30, 2008 | Rating: 2.5/5

Jules Brenner
Cinema Signals…

Plot
Reprise follows the intertwined journeys of two best friends, Phillip and Erik, as they navigate their literary ambitions and the challenges of young adulthood.

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