Allegro (film)

2005 Danish film

Allegro

Theatrical poster

Directed by| Christoffer Boe
Written by| Christoffer Boe
Mikael Wulff
Produced by| Tine Grew Pfeiffer
Starring| Ulrich Thomsen
Helena Christensen
Henning Moritzen
Cinematography| Manuel Alberto Claro
Edited by| Peter Brandt
Music by| Thomas Knak

Production
company

AlphaVille Pictures Copenhagen[1]

Release date

* 30 September 2005 (2005-09-30)

Running time

| 88 minutes
Country| Denmark
Language| Danish

Allegro is a 2005 Danish film directed by Christoffer Boe. Together with Mikael Wulff, Christoffer Boe also wrote the screenplay for this film.[2] It is Christoffer Boe's second film as a director. It features Ulrich Thomsen and former model Helena Christensen.[3][4]

## Plot

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Zetterstrøm (Ulrich Thomsen) once had a love affair with a woman (Helena Christensen). In favour of his musical career, Zetterstrøm left her and forgot his past. While he is away from Copenhagen, a supernatural incident occurs, making the central part of Copenhagen inaccessible. Over time it becomes impossible to enter the area due to some invisible shield. When Zetterstrøm returns to Copenhagen, he is oblivious to this incident and is guided by a mysterious man (Henning Moritzen) into the zone. Inside the zone, Zetterstrøm must re-experience his unresolved and traumatic love affair.

## Cast

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* Zetterstrøm \-- Ulrich Thomsen
* Andrea \-- Helena Christensen
* Tom \-- Henning Moritzen
* Alex in the Zone \-- Nikolaj Lie Kaas
* Morten \-- Jon Lange
* Terence Sander \-- Nicolas Bro

## Production

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The film was shot in Copenhagen, Denmark and in Manhattan, New York, United States.

## Soundtrack

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1\. From Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no.5, BWV 1056 in F minor/f-Moll/en fa mineur II – Largo (3’ 00)

2\. From Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no.1, BWV 1052 in D minor/d-Moll/en ré mineur I – Allegro (7’ 45)

3\. From Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no.3, BWV 1054 in D major/D-Dur/en ré majeur II – Adagio e piano sempre (6’ 09)

4\. From Concerto no.3, BWV 974 (After Alessandro Marcello, Oboe Concerto opus 1, in D minor/d-Moll/en ré mineur) II – Adagio (5’ 03)

5\. Aria from Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (3’ 07) From The Well-Tempered Clavier, book 1 (Das Wohltemperierte Klavier, Teil 1) (le Clavier bien tempéré, livre 1)

6\. Prelude no.1, BWV 846 in C major/C-Dur/en do majeur (2’ 00)

7\. Prelude no.2, BWV 847 in C minor/c-Moll/en do mineur (1’ 30)

8\. Prelude no.3, BWV 848 in C sharp major/Cis-Dur/en do dièze majeur (1’ 14)

9\. Fuge no.8, BWV 853 in D sharp minor/dis-Moll/en ré dièze mineur (5’ 52)

10\. Prelude no.20, BWV 865 in A minor/a-Moll/en la mineur (0’ 56)

11\. Inventio no.1, BWV 772 in C major/C-Dur/en do majeur (1’ 18)

12\. Inventio no.6, BWV 777 in E major/E-Dur/en mi majeur (2’ 36)

13\. Inventio no.8, BWV 779 in F major/F-Dur/en fa majeur (0’ 51)

14\. Sinfonia no.5, BWV 791 in E flat major/Es-Dur/ en mi bémol majeur (2’ 22)

15\. Gnomenreigen (Dance Of The Gnomes)

All the music by Johann Sebastian Bach, except "Gnomenreigen" by Franz Liszt. Complementary music by Anders Remers and Morten Green.

## References

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1. ^ Schepelern, P. (2010). Filmleksikon (in Danish). Gyldendal. p. 1220\. ISBN 978-87-02-04523-9. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
2. ^ Willis, J.A. (2007). John Willis' Screen World. Applause Books. p. 338\. ISBN 9781557837417. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
3. ^ Hjort, M.; Jørholt, E.; Redvall, E.N. (2010). The Danish Directors 2. The Danish Directors: Dialogues on a Contemporary National Cinema. Intellect. p. 49\. ISBN 978-1-84150-271-7. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
4. ^ Piil, M. (2008). Gyldendals danske filmguide (in Danish). Gyldendal. p. 21\. ISBN 978-87-02-06669-2. Retrieved 19 February 2018.

## External links

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* Allegro at IMDb
* Official Web Site
* Allegro at the 2nd edition of Venice Days (62nd Venice International Film Festival)