Short film:
“Meet me In Berlin”After being hit by a car, a thirty-something American awaits an eye operation in a Berlin hospital. He calls the only other person he knows in Berlin, a female Icelandic ex-patriate whom he involuntarily stood up because of the accident. To his surprise, she too is confined to her apartment following recent knee surgery. In their isolation they begin to rely on one another’s voices as the only relief; and for a brief moment they connect and share an intimacy that defies the physical space between them. [2007, 18min]
Credits
- Director: Ada Bligaard Soby [Quote: “I had a knee injury that wouldn’t heal. I went to the Berlin Film Festival on crutches and was supposed to meet actor Norman Reedus, but he was in a traffic accident. So we never met. So i made a film about it.”; Interview]
- Run Time: 17:30m
- Cast: Norman Reedus, Magrét Vilhjámsdóttir
This is the most moving, heartbreakingly beautiful film. I can’t get through it without crying, even after watching it at least 15 times the last few months. Besides Norman being incredible in it, the feeling of loss and loneliness permeates every scene. And to be honest, you just can’t have a more beautiful voice than the Reedus.
Still my favorite of all his work.
Mine too. Absolutely brilliant.
(via galadhfea)
