DVD Mini Review - The Inheritance
The Inheritance is a very good film directed by Per Fly. It shows us how people who are good can be easily corrupted. Christoffer (Ulrich Thomsen) left Denmark for a nice life in Sweden. He runs a restaurant and has a loving relationship with his partner Maria (Lisa Werlinder). Maria is stage actress on her way up. The couple has a brief visit from Christoffer's father and before you can say boo they find out that he has committed suicide. Naturally, Christoffer has to go back to Denmark for the funeral.
Christoffer's domineering mother Annelise (Ghita Norby) wants Christoffer to take over the steele factory. He has worked there before and found it unbearably stressful. Hence his flight to Sweden and a better life. But Annelise works on him and gets him to agree to do this. This causes tremendous strain on his relationship with Maria, who doesn't want to leave Sweden. It also causes problems with his sister Benedikte (Karina Skand) who is married to Ulrik (Lars Brygmann). You see, Ulrik has worked at the factory for fifteen years and he thought he would take over when something happened to his father in law.
Besides all of this tension with family Christoffer has to lay off many long time employees. This creates even more stress.
This film is very relevant to what goes on these days. But it also shows how people sell their souls. Christoffer is a changed man. He hates what he is doing but yet he does it. It seems like his mother has some kind of power over him and he just can't refuse her.
I won't say more about the plot. But the ending does not give us a neat little wrapped up package. Fly's directing is terrific. All of the actors are on par. You can just feel the tension that Thomsen creates in his Christoffer.
People should be true themselves but most of us are not. We trade a paycheck or sometimes prestige and power for what our soul wants. I suppose that is how it is in this materialistic, capitalistic world. And it is too bad for all of us.
Christoffer's domineering mother Annelise (Ghita Norby) wants Christoffer to take over the steele factory. He has worked there before and found it unbearably stressful. Hence his flight to Sweden and a better life. But Annelise works on him and gets him to agree to do this. This causes tremendous strain on his relationship with Maria, who doesn't want to leave Sweden. It also causes problems with his sister Benedikte (Karina Skand) who is married to Ulrik (Lars Brygmann). You see, Ulrik has worked at the factory for fifteen years and he thought he would take over when something happened to his father in law.
Besides all of this tension with family Christoffer has to lay off many long time employees. This creates even more stress.
This film is very relevant to what goes on these days. But it also shows how people sell their souls. Christoffer is a changed man. He hates what he is doing but yet he does it. It seems like his mother has some kind of power over him and he just can't refuse her.
I won't say more about the plot. But the ending does not give us a neat little wrapped up package. Fly's directing is terrific. All of the actors are on par. You can just feel the tension that Thomsen creates in his Christoffer.
People should be true themselves but most of us are not. We trade a paycheck or sometimes prestige and power for what our soul wants. I suppose that is how it is in this materialistic, capitalistic world. And it is too bad for all of us.
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