Sweetwater (1988 film)

Sweetwater is a Norwegian science-fiction / thriller film from 1988 directed by Lasse Glomm.[1][2] It is about the struggle to survive in an anarchic vision of the future,[3] and it is based on the novels Uår. Aftenlandet and Uår. Sweetwater by Knut Faldbakken.[4][5] The books were published in 1974 and 1976.[5] Sweetwater was filmed at locations in Rome and London. The film has been aired on NRK several times.

Sweetwater
Directed byLasse Glomm
Written byLasse Glomm
Petter Skavlan
Based onKnut Faldbakken's novels Uår. Aftenlandet and Uår. Sweetwater
Produced byBente Erichsen
StarringBentein Baardson
Petronella Barker
Per Jansen
Sverre Anker Ousdal
Bjørn Sundquist
Elsa Lystad
CinematographyPhilip Øgaard
Edited byPeter Ekvall
Mats Krüger
Music byStefan Nilsson
Distributed byMarcusfilm A/S
Release date
September 14, 1988
Running time
115 minutes
CountryNorway
LanguageNorwegian

Plot

The action takes place in an eerie anarchistic future civilization, after a great collapse or war. A young man, Allan (Bentein Baardson), decides to move out of the town where his family lives. He takes his wife, Lisa (Petronella Barker), and his son to a large garbage dump outside the town. There they settle down and survive on the waste they find at the landfill. In many ways, they become closer to each other by living this way, and Lisa eventually becomes pregnant. However, there is a severe shortage of water, and the family of three must go out and look for water. Then they discover that they are not alone living in the landfill. There is a struggle for life.[6]

Location

The film was shot in 1987 at the Malagrotta landfill outside Rome and in the derelict London Docklands. At Malagrotta there were huge amounts of trash; it was very hot and the smell there was very oppressive. In the London Docklands, the area at the time consisted of many unfinished apartment buildings and houses ready for demolition. These settings created the sad and depressing impression of the urban civilization of the future that the film sought to portray.[7]

Cast

Reception

The film received mixed reviews. Many thought the film was too monotonous and empty, and that it had little character development. Aftenposten and Verdens Gang gave it a "die throw" of 3, and Dagsavisen gave it a die throw of 4.[8]

References
  1. Hammer, Tad Bentley (1991). International Film Prizes: An Encyclopedia. New York: Garland. p. 793.
  2. Cowie, Peter (1982). International Film Guide 1983. London: Tantivy Press. p. 288.
  3. Films Suédois. Stockholm: Svenska filminstitutet. 1988. p. 69.
  4. Svendsen, Trond Olav. "Lasse Glomm". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  5. Herzog, Ingvild Christine; Skei, Hans H. "Knut Faldbakken". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  6. "Sweetwater". Norsk filmografi. Nasjonalbiblioteket. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  7. Barth, Morten (July 5, 2018). "Fra arkivet: Sweetwater – 30 år etter". Rushprint. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  8. "Sweetwater, film fra 1988, Regi: Lasse Glomm". Filmfront. Filmfront AS. Retrieved June 22, 2023.


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