Allegro (film)
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''Allegro'' is a 2005 Danish film directed by
Christoffer Boe Christoffer Boe (born 1974) is a Danish film director and screenwriter. He is an established and well-known not only in Denmark, but all through the world. Among his international awards there are FIPRESCI Director of the Year at San Sebastián ...
, who also wrote the screenplay together with
Mikael Wulff Mikael Wulff (born 2 September 1972) is a Danish comedian, who appeared in television shows such as Dolph og Wulff, and is co-illustrator of the Wulffmorgenthaler comic strips, which he produces together with Anders Morgenthaler Anders Morgenthal ...
. It is Christoffer Boe's second film as a director. It features
Ulrich Thomsen Ulrich Thomsen (born 6 December 1963) is a Danish actor and filmmaker, known for his role of Kai Proctor in the Cinemax original series ''Banshee'' (2013-2016). Biography Ulrich Thomsen was born in (Næsby) Odense, Denmark and graduated from th ...
and former model
Helena Christensen Helena Christensen (born 25 December 1968) is a Danish model and photographer. She is a former Victoria's Secret Angel, clothing designer and beauty queen. Christensen was also the co-founder and original creative director for ''Nylon'' magazine, ...
.


Plot

Zetterstrøm (Ulrich Thomsen) once had a love affair with a woman (Helena Christensen), then left her and forgot all about his past, in favour of his musical career. While he is away from
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, a
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incident occurs, making the central part of Copenhagen inaccessible, over time it becomes impossible to enter the area due to some invisible shield. When Zetterstrøm returns to Copenhagen, he is oblivious to this incident and is guided by a mysterious man (
Henning Moritzen Henning Moritzen (3 August 1928 – 11 August 2012) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1950 and 2010. He was born in Taarbæk, Denmark. Partial filmography Film * ''John og Irene'' (1949) – Gæst ved Carl ...
) into the zone. Inside the zone, Zetterstrøm must re-experience his unresolved and traumatic love affair.


Cast

* ''Zetterstrøm'' --
Ulrich Thomsen Ulrich Thomsen (born 6 December 1963) is a Danish actor and filmmaker, known for his role of Kai Proctor in the Cinemax original series ''Banshee'' (2013-2016). Biography Ulrich Thomsen was born in (Næsby) Odense, Denmark and graduated from th ...
* ''Andrea'' --
Helena Christensen Helena Christensen (born 25 December 1968) is a Danish model and photographer. She is a former Victoria's Secret Angel, clothing designer and beauty queen. Christensen was also the co-founder and original creative director for ''Nylon'' magazine, ...
* ''Tom'' --
Henning Moritzen Henning Moritzen (3 August 1928 – 11 August 2012) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1950 and 2010. He was born in Taarbæk, Denmark. Partial filmography Film * ''John og Irene'' (1949) – Gæst ved Carl ...
* ''Alex in the Zone'' --
Nikolaj Lie Kaas Nikolaj Lie Kaas (; born 22 May 1973) is a Danish actor whose career rose in the 1990s. Kaas graduated from the National Theater School in Denmark in 1998. He first appeared on screen in Søren Kragh-Jacobsen's film ''The Boys from St. Petri'' i ...
* ''Morten'' --
Jon Lange ''Jon Gudmand Lange'' (born March 28, 1980 in Søborg) is a Danish actor. Jon Lange is the son of public school teachers Gerd Lange and Troels Gudmand Pedersen. He is the brother of television organizer Camille Lange. In 2013, he married Mette Ma ...
* ''Terence Sander'' --
Nicolas Bro Nicolas Bro (born 16 March 1972) is a Danish actor born in Copenhagen, Denmark. Background Bro grew up in a family of actors; his mother is Danish actress :da:Helle Hertz, Helle Hertz and father is the actor :da:Christoffer Bro, Christoffer Br ...


Production

The film was shot in
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, Denmark and in
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,
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, United States.


Soundtrack

1. From Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no.5, BWV 1056 in F minor/f-Moll/en fa mineur II – Largo (3’ 00) 2. From Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no.1, BWV 1052 in D minor/d-Moll/en ré mineur I – Allegro (7’ 45) 3. From Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no.3, BWV 1054 in D major/D-Dur/en ré majeur II – Adagio e piano sempre (6’ 09) 4. From Concerto no.3, BWV 974 (After Alessandro Marcello, Oboe Concerto opus 1, in D minor/d-Moll/en ré mineur) II – Adagio (5’ 03) 5. Aria from Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (3’ 07) From
The Well-Tempered Clavier ''The Well-Tempered Clavier'', BWV 846–893, consists of two sets of preludes and fugues in all 24 major and minor keys for keyboard by Johann Sebastian Bach. In the composer's time, ''clavier'', meaning keyboard, referred to a variety of in ...
, book 1 (Das Wohltemperierte Klavier, Teil 1) (le Clavier bien tempéré, livre 1) 6. Prelude no.1, BWV 846 in C major/C-Dur/en do majeur (2’ 00) 7. Prelude no.2, BWV 847 in C minor/c-Moll/en do mineur (1’ 30) 8. Prelude no.3, BWV 848 in C sharp major/Cis-Dur/en do dièze majeur (1’ 14) 9. Fuge no.8, BWV 853 in D sharp minor/dis-Moll/en ré dièze mineur (5’ 52) 10. Prelude no.20, BWV 865 in A minor/a-Moll/en la mineur (0’ 56) 11. Inventio no.1, BWV 772 in C major/C-Dur/en do majeur (1’ 18) 12. Inventio no.6, BWV 777 in E major/E-Dur/en mi majeur (2’ 36) 13. Inventio no.8, BWV 779 in F major/F-Dur/en fa majeur (0’ 51) 14. Sinfonia no.5, BWV 791 in E flat major/Es-Dur/ en mi bémol majeur (2’ 22) 15. Gnomenreigen (Dance Of The Gnomes) All the music by Johann Sebastian Bach, except "Gnomenreigen" by Franz Liszt. Complementary music by Anders Remers and Morten Green.


References


External links

*
Official Web Site

''Allegro'' at the 2nd edition of Venice Days
(
62nd Venice International Film Festival The 62nd annual Venice International Film Festival opened on 31 August 2005 with Tsui Hark's ''Seven Swords'' and closed on 10 September 2005 with a screening of Peter Ho-sun Chan's musical '' Perhaps Love''. The lineups were announced by the ...
)
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