Wives – Ten Years After (Hustruer – ti år etter)

Description

"Ten years after Wives, Anja Breien presented a sequel. Kaja, Mie, and Heidrun are now in their forties – in the prime of their lives, as Kaja emphasizes. It is Christmas Eve, and the three women attend a costume party. Once again, they are tempted to continue the party as a trio, even if it means that husbands, children, families, or lovers must celebrate Christmas without them. Demanding jobs, depression, a sexually transmitted disease: all these themes, whether significant or trivial, painfully remind the women of how time passes. It is time for a first assessment. (…) This second part also contains numerous delightful and humorous moments that soften the painful moments or existential questions of these three friends: sometimes one feels as much at home with Ingmar Bergman as with John Cassavetes." (Eric Fontaine, Le bleu du miroir) Contributors and additional information:
Director: Anja Breien Screenplay: Knut Faldbakken, Anja Breien Cinematography: Erling Thurmann-Andersen Editing: Lars Hagström Cast: Frøydis Armand (Heidrun), Katja Medbøe (Kaja), Anne Marie Ottersen (Mie), Svein Wickstrøm (the travel agent)