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Teaser Trailer for Norwegian Thriller ‘Armand’ Starring Renate Reinsve
by Alex Billington
November 7, 2024
Source: YouTube
“Are you okay, Elisabeth?” IFC Films has revealed a teaser trailer for Armand, a Norwegian film marking the feature directorial debut of Norwegian filmmaker Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel – who just so happens to be Ingmar Bergman’s grandson. This film initially premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, and it played at tons of other festivals including Vancouver, Edinburgh, Woodstock, and Montclair. The film is set to hit US theaters in February 2025, just after the Oscar nominations (on January 17th), submitted by Norway for this year. If you’re in NYC, you can catch it during its one week awards run later November. It “sheds light on a complex theme from constantly new perspectives, surprising and touching its audience with creative portrayals of the main characters’ emotional journeys.” Elisabeth is summoned to a parent-teacher meeting on short notice. Her son is accused of something, but what that “something” is, remains unclear. Soon, the principal, nurse, and more parents join a meeting that quickly spirals out of control. The film stars Renate Reinsve, Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Thea Lambrechts Vaulen, Endre Hellestveit, Øystein Røger, & Vera Veljovic. Sounds similar to Germany’s The Teachers’ Lounge. If anyone is intrigued keep an eye out.
Here’s the first teaser trailer for Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel’s film Armand, direct from IFC’s YouTube:
When defamed actress Elisabeth (Renate Reinsve) is abruptly called into a parent-teacher meeting after hours, she’s presented with scathing allegations that trigger a tangled web of accusations between parents and faculty. As Elisabeth struggles to uncover the truth amid the empty school rooms and dark corridors, a chaotic fight for redemption arises where desire, madness and obsession prevail. Armand is directed by Norwegian filmmaker Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, the grandson of Liv Ullmann and Ingmar Bergman, now making his feature directorial debut after directing a few other short films previously. It’s produced by Andrea Berentsen Ottmar. This first premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival playing in the Un Certain Regard section. The film opened first in Norway back in September this year. IFC Films will debut Tøndel’s Armand film in select US theaters starting February 7th, 2025 early next year. It will also have an awards run in NYC only starting November 29th, 2024 this fall for just one week. Anyone interested in this one?
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