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A Trailer For Jan Troell's EVERLASTING MOMENTS (Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick)

by Todd Brown, September 16, 2008 11:02 PM

Put this one down as a trailer that arrived just a touch too late to be included in our TIFF Trailer Park. Jan Troell's impressive period drama Everlasting Moments took its bow at the just completed Toronto International Film Festival but the trailer didn't arrive on the scene until just after the festival conclusion. Here's an excerpt from the festival's write up:

Maria (Maria Heiskanen) is swept away by the loutish rake Sigfrid (Mikael Persbrandt, who delivers a phenomenal performance), and marries him at a young age. Sigfrid can't keep a job, but possesses a unique gift for stumbling home roaring drunk at the worst possible moment. Eventually, his rage and frustration manifest themselves on the domestic front. Confronted with a bleak future, Maria strikes up a friendship with Mr. Petersson (Jesper Christensen), the proprietor of the local photography shop. She begins taking her own photographs. For her, it's a near magical window to a world she knows little about, and a welcome respite from her tumultuous home life. Her new pastime poses troubling questions for her, though: is the satisfaction she gets from it worth her marriage, one of the few constants in her life?

Word on this one at the festival was more than solid and the trailer is an impressive bit of work. You can check it below the break in the Twitch Player.