Bård Breien (born 28 November 1971) is a

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film director.

Debut - ''The Art of Negative Thinking''

Breien's first feature film as director was the 2007 movie ''

The Art of Negative Thinking ''The Art of Negative Thinking'' (Norwegian: ''Kunsten å tenke negativt'') is a 2006 Norwegian black comedy film directed and written by Bård Breien. The storyline revolves around a man (played by Fridtjov Såheim) who is adjusting to life in a ...

'', a dark comedy about adjusting to life in a

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and socializing with other people who have disabilities. The film won Breien a Crystal Globe award for best director at the

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in the

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.Award for Negative Thinking
July 10, 2007 Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs The movie's main character is despondent about his predicament in a wheelchair "and spends much of his time drinking, smoking pot and watching Vietnam War movies". ''The Art of Negative Thinking'' has been shown at numerous international film festivals and a ''Variety'' article described it as being about a "therapy rebellion".Tizard, Will, "Talk with: program director Julietta Zacharova; Karlovy Vary International Film Festival", ''Variety'', June 25, 2007
- Simon, Alissa

''Daily Variety'', July 5, 2007

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Breien, Bard Living people Norwegian film directors Norwegian screenwriters 1971 births

Debut - ''The Art of Negative Thinking''

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