Brother Carl (Swedish: Bröder Carl) is a 1971 Swedish English-language[1] film written and directed by American writer Susan Sontag, and produced by Göran Lindgren. It stars Gunnel Lindblom, Geneviève Page, Laurent Terzieff, and Keve Hjelm.
| Brother Carl | |
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| Directed by | Susan Sontag |
| Written by | Susan Sontag |
| Produced by | Göran Lindgren |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Rune Ericson |
| Edited by | Lars Hagström |
| Music by | Torbjörn Lundquist |
Production company | Sandrews |
Release dates |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | English |
Brother Carl had its world premiere in May 1971 at the Cannes Film Festival in its Directors' Fortnight section,[2][3] and opened in New York City on August 11, 1972.[4]
Cast
edit- Geneviève Page as Karen Sandler
- Gunnel Lindblom as Lena Holmberg
- Keve Hjelm as Martin Ericsson
- Laurent Terzieff as Carl Noren
Reception
editJonathan Rosenbaum of The Village Voice wrote that, "Unlike [Sontag's] thumbless four-finger exercise, Duet for Cannibals, Brother Carl does not fully achieve what it sets out to do, but the scope of its ambition is so much wider that one can find its failure far worthier than the modest success of her first film."[2]
Sally Beauman, in a review of the film for New York, called it "a strange work"; she criticized its pacing and the characterization of Carl, but concluded that, "the faults do not detract ultimately from the film's worth. It is made with a compassion and uncompromising intelligence all too rare among directors."[5] The New York Times' Roger Greenspun criticized Page's performance but wrote overall that the film "[takes] considerable imaginative and emotional risks, as Duet for Cannibals did not, and the result is a real movie."[4]
According to Sontag, the film had a "disastrous reception".[6]
References
edit- ^ Burgin, Richard (April 21, 1974). "Susan Sontag 'explains' the 'unexplainable'". The Boston Globe. p. B-19.
- ^ a b Rosenbaum, Jonathan (June 17, 1971). "Moviegoing at Cannes: Classics without labels". The Village Voice. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ^ Rosenbaum, Jonathan (2010). Goodbye Cinema, Hello Cinephilia: Film Culture in Transition. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0226726656.
- ^ a b Greenspun, Roger (August 12, 1972). "Screen: 'Brother Carl': Susan Sontag Film Is at the New Yorker". The New York Times. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
- ^ Beauman, Sally (August 28, 1972). "Truly Gritty". New York. Vol. 5, no. 35. p. 46. ISSN 0028-7369.
- ^ Campbell, James (June 24, 2012). "Seeking Susan". The New York Times. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
External links
edit- Brother Carl at IMDb
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