Bård Breien
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| Born | November 28, 1971 |
Bård Breien (born 28 November 1971) is a Norwegian film director.
Debut - The Art of Negative Thinking
[edit]Breien's first feature film as director was the 2007 movie The Art of Negative Thinking, a dark comedy about adjusting to life in a wheel chair and socializing with other people who have disabilities. The film won Breien a Crystal Globe award for best director at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic.[1] The movie's main character is despondent about his predicament in a wheelchair "and spends much of his time drinking, smoking pot and watching Vietnam War movies".[2] The Art of Negative Thinking has been shown at numerous international film festivals and a Variety article described it as being about a "therapy rebellion".[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Award for Negative Thinking July 10, 2007 Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- ^ Reyhan Harmanci "The Art of Negative Thinking", San Francisco Chronicle, April 27, 2008
- ^ Tizard, Will, "Talk with: program director Julietta Zacharova; Karlovy Vary International Film Festival", Variety, June 25, 2007
- Simon, Alissa The Art of Negative Thinking Daily Variety, July 5, 2007
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