Even if 1001 Grams isn't Hamer's best, it sees the director's enjoyable style come into full form.
1001 Grams(1001 gram)
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Norway, Germany · 2014
1h 33m
Director Bent Hamer
Starring Ane Dahl Torp, Laurent Stocker, Magne-Håvard Brekke, Per Christian Ellefsen
Genre Drama
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When Norwegian scientist Marie attends a seminar in Paris on the actual weight of a kilo, she meets Pi, a former scientist. As their relationship blossoms, they learn that the weight of romance, love, and connection defy any and all potential scientific measures in this soulful film.
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The New York Times by A.O. Scott
1001 Grams achieves a charming equipoise of levity and gravity, of formal rigor and soulful sentiment.
New York Post by Farran Smith Nehme
Hamer’s style is what might happen if Ulrich Seidl liked people, with immaculate balance in each shot, but the emotions in focus, as well. 1001 Grams is wise about both grief and the need for romance.
What saves 1001 Grams from being excruciatingly cute is that it does have a clean look and a pleasant tone, and it’s about a subject that’s both unusual and entertaining.
Christian Science Monitor by Peter Rainer
His (Hamer) new film, 1001 Grams, is almost as good as “Kitchen Stories,” with a story equally unpromising – but only in theory.
In the end, Bent Hamer's view of current international relations comes to down to a treacly rendition of "Kumbaya."
Village Voice by Zachary Wigon
This portrait of an introverted soul brought out of her shell is not without its charms.
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