Midsommer

Midsommer
Midsommer
English	Midsummer
Directed by	Carsten Myllerup
Written by	Rasmus Heisterberg
Produced by	Tomas Hostrup-Larsen; Rasmus Thorsen;
Starring	Kristian Leth; Laura Christensen; Jon Lange; Nicolai Jandorf; Tuva Novotny;
Edited by	Mogens Hagedorn Christiansen
Music by	Søren Hyldgaard
Production; company	Cosmo Film
Release date	7 February 2003 (Denmark);
Running time	97 minutes
Countries	Denmark; Sweden
Language	Danish

Midsommer (English: Midsummer) is a 2003 psychological horror film directed by Carsten Myllerup and written by Rasmus Heisterberg.^[1]^[2] The story revolves around a group of Danish students who celebrate their graduation in a Swedish forest, when they encounter a supernatural presence seemingly connected to a friend who recently committed suicide. Six months after the film's release in 2003, the film rights were purchased by Bill Block for an American remake.^[3] The American version was reset to a Louisiana bayou and released in 2007 with the title Solstice.^[4]

Plot

Cast

Kristian Leth as Christian
Laura Christensen as Trine
Julie Ølgaard som Anja
Nicolai Jandorf as Jannick
Jon Lange as Mark
Lykke Sand Michelsen as Sofie
Tuva Novotny as Linn
Per Oscarsson as Persson

Reception

The film received generally positive reviews from the Danish press.^[5] The Berlingske Tidende awarded it 4 out of 6 stars, praising the films lighting, acting and effectiveness at providing surprising moments of fright, but criticized the rushed and confused quality of the film's latter half.^[6] The Politiken appreciated the filmmaker's success in elevating the film beyond the typical teen horror flick but found the abundance of mysterious happenings to be over-the-top.^[7]

Awards and nominations

A song from the soundtrack, "Transparent and Glasslike" by Carpark North, won the award for Best Song at Denmark's 21st Robert Awards.^[8]^[9] The film also received both the Older Jury Award and Audience Award at the Leeds International Film Festival.^[2]

References

^ "Midsommer (2003)". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Midsummer / Midsommer". The Danish Film Institute. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
^ "Midsommergys solgt til USA" [Midsummer Horror sold to USA]. Berlingske Tidende (in Danish). 3 September 2003. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
^ Niels Penke, ed. (2013). Der skandinavische Horrorfilm: Kultur- und ästhetikgeschichtliche Perspektiven [The Scandinavian Horrorfilm: cultural and aesthetic-historical perspectives] (in German). Bielefeld. pp. 302–307. ISBN 9783839420010.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Calum, Per (6 February 2003). "Habilt underholdende". Jyllands-Posten (in Danish). Retrieved 12 February 2017.
^ "Gys i natten" [Horror in the Night]. Berlingske Tidende (in Danish). 6 February 2003. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
^ Jensen, Anders Rou (7 February 2003). "Midsommer". Politiken (in Danish). Retrieved 12 February 2017.
^ ""Arven" tog for sig af Robert'erne". Berlingske Tidende (in Danish). 1 February 2004. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
^ Hartvig Nielsen, Stig (2 February 2004). "TV 2 med i 13 Robert-priser" (in Danish). TVnyt. Retrieved 11 February 2017.

External links

Midsommer at IMDb
Midsommer in the Danish Film Database
Midsommer in the film database danskefilm.dk (in Danish)

[SFI-1] "Midsommer (2003)". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved 10 February 2017.

[DFI-2] "Midsummer / Midsommer". The Danish Film Institute. Retrieved 10 February 2017.

[SOLD-3] "Midsommergys solgt til USA" [Midsummer Horror sold to USA]. Berlingske Tidende (in Danish). 3 September 2003. Retrieved 12 February 2017.

[MMBPl-4] Niels Penke, ed. (2013). Der skandinavische Horrorfilm: Kultur- und ästhetikgeschichtliche Perspektiven [The Scandinavian Horrorfilm: cultural and aesthetic-historical perspectives] (in German). Bielefeld. pp. 302–307. ISBN 9783839420010.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[Calum2003-5] Calum, Per (6 February 2003). "Habilt underholdende". Jyllands-Posten (in Danish). Retrieved 12 February 2017.

[GYS-6] "Gys i natten" [Horror in the Night]. Berlingske Tidende (in Danish). 6 February 2003. Retrieved 12 February 2017.

[Rou2003-7] Jensen, Anders Rou (7 February 2003). "Midsommer". Politiken (in Danish). Retrieved 12 February 2017.

[TANTEN-8] ""Arven" tog for sig af Robert'erne". Berlingske Tidende (in Danish). 1 February 2004. Retrieved 11 February 2017.

[TVNYT-9] Hartvig Nielsen, Stig (2 February 2004). "TV 2 med i 13 Robert-priser" (in Danish). TVnyt. Retrieved 11 February 2017.

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