“Holiday” is already unsettling in its portrait of a young woman trapped by a cruel overlord, and then it arrives at a brutal, graphic rape scene more alarming than anything comparable in world cinema since “Irreversible.” No matter the extreme disgust at the center of this scene and the devastating circumstances surrounding it, Danish writer-director Isabella Eklof’s debut never feels like an empty provocation. This astonishing first feature depicts a world of superficial pleasures with such precision that even the people trapped in its confines can’t deny its appeal.
For Sacha (Victoria Carmen Sonne), being arm candy for slick gangster Michael (Lai Yde) yields a life of constant leisure, but only if she behaves like his prized possession. An early scene establishes the cruel possibilities at hand if she acts out of line — overdrawing on his bank account and confessing to one of his minions, she’s met with more than one cruel slap. It’s a shocking reality check at odds with the movie’s bright, colorful cinematography and gorgeous seaside imagery, setting the stage for a powerful contradiction at the movie’s brilliant core.
Sacha spends the bulk of “Holiday” roaming around a luxury villa in Turkey, serving as Michael’s object of lust when he calls for her and otherwise wasting away her days. It would be easy to view Sacha as a damsel in distress, but “Holiday” instead offers a more nuanced look at the young woman’s ambiguous allegiances, and a broader critique of consumerist desires. Eklof tracks Sacha’s world with a blend of quiet, thoughtful long takes, creating a slow-burn pace with meandering exchanges punctuated by sudden bursts of violence. The movie balances its weighty ideas with the tender emotions of a young woman incapable, or perhaps disinterested, in correcting the harsh extremes of her servitude.
Holiday (2019) adalah karya dari sutradara terkenal yaitu Isabella Eklof dan bekerjasama dengan para bintang film yang memiliki akting luar biasa seperti Victoria Carmen Sonne, Lai Yde, Thijs Romer menghasilkan karya seni yang bagus dan terciptalah film Holiday (2019) sangat populer dikalangan masyarakat dan tentu saja mampu membuat penontonya.
That paradox sits at the center of the conflict that comes to complicate Sacha’s life. Waiting in line for ice cream, she meetsbrawny Dutch traveler Thomas (Thijs Romer) and casually encourages his advances; perhaps out of boredom or loneliness, she continues to flirt with him when she spots him again at a local restaurant. A smiling nomad who travels the world on his yacht, Thomas represents a carefree escape from the restrictive life she leads with Michael, though she never acknowledges as much.
Telling Thomas nothing of Michael, she begins an after-hours courtship that, considering the eerie undertones of her Sacha’s world, can’t possibly end well. Yet even as that possibility lurks, there’s a warm romanticism to Sascha and Thomas’ scenes together that strikes a notable contrast with the repression she endures at the villa with Michael, and Eklof uses it toy with audience expectations with a remarkable grasp on her narrative intentions.
Which brings us to that rape scene. Arriving well after the dynamic between Sascha and her oppressive partner has been established, it starts as a consensual encounter before transforming into something much more alarming, a vivid and terrible illustration of a domineering figure who treats everything within his grasp as an object he can abuse as he pleases. It’s an infuriating moment, one that dares viewers to look the other way, while weaving that very reaction into the nature of its critique. The urge to evade that discomfort illustrates the ease with which one can block out the harsh truth of a society corrupted by powerful men.
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“Holiday” is a fearless work, anchored by Sonne’s bold, subtle performance, which keeps her motivation unclear until a burst of developments at the startling conclusion. However, it’s not a wholly original vision: Eklof clearly adores the intimate tableaus of Austrian provocateur Ulrich Seidl, whose movies often wrestle with the contradictions of a materialistic society where beauty and depravity often work in tandem. Eklof maps out Sascha’s world with despair and dark humor, as a thick current of social commentary courses beneath every tense moment. At times, the rhythm of certain scenes and the unsettling bursts of violence may as well have been directed by an algorithm designed to replicate Seidl’s aesthetic. Yet Eklof maintains a closer relationship to her central protagonist than the bulk of Seidl’s work, which tends to take a more abstract approach. Eklof scrutinizes Sascha so well that emotion emerges by merely understanding the circumstances of her lush and expansive prison of a life.
Sascha is a complex character whose actions don’t adhere to traditional story beats. Though Michael is the villain of the piece, he views himself as a paternal figure in Sacha’s life, dictating the rationale for keeping her as his prized possession. “Everything passes with time, and then we’re just dead,” he tells her, and her silent response suggests that she would rather accept that dictum than search for greater meaning. The movie eventually becomes a traumatic survival story in which victory comes not from escaping the boundaries of a corrupt world so much as learning to play by its rules.
Grade: A-
“Holiday” premiered in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. It is currently seeking distribution.
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Pointlessachmoye28 February 2019
Very pointless movie with random rape scenes, it's really an awful storytelling taste.Actually there is no real story neither characters, it's just random rich guys going in a holiday and abusing young girls. Waow.
At least the photography is OK. That's where my only star belongs.
At least the photography is OK. That's where my only star belongs.
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Please, don't waste your time. Boring and graphic at the same timePermalink
johannesqq2 April 2019
This is my first review on IMDb, I have been using this site for lurking since 2003 and never thought I would write a review. That was after seeing this movie and this review is only a warning.
So, this movie is awful. I don't mean awful in a good way. You can't even watch it ironically. Remember those straight to tv movies the used to show at three in the morning? This movie makes those movies feel like Bergman.
The sound is bad. The acting is dull. The story is boring and they try to spice it up with a graphic rape scene. They introduce things at one point and then just drop it for no reason. Like the moped crashing, what was the point? It's just a collection of Danes partying.
Please, like everyone says: Stay away.
So, this movie is awful. I don't mean awful in a good way. You can't even watch it ironically. Remember those straight to tv movies the used to show at three in the morning? This movie makes those movies feel like Bergman.
The sound is bad. The acting is dull. The story is boring and they try to spice it up with a graphic rape scene. They introduce things at one point and then just drop it for no reason. Like the moped crashing, what was the point? It's just a collection of Danes partying.
Please, like everyone says: Stay away.
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Tedious waste of my time and the Producer/Directors effortsPermalink
mcgilacudyyahootie3 March 2019
I kept waiting for something ANYTHING interesting to happen in this slow walking piece of cinematic dreck. Alas Nothing. Oh wait the heroine gets slapped three times! Not nearly enough for participating in this god awful mess of a film. Someone needs to shred everyones SAG card involved in this. Please don't waste your time here - I only wish I could have mine back. Life is far too short
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A boring, tedious piece of feminist-sploitation. Really, this was lame..Permalink
manuelasaez7 March 2019
Warning: SpoilersI was looking though a list of the best foreign horror films of 2018. You had the typical fare, movies about demons and hauntings, and then I came across the description for this movie. I went in without seeing the trailer and I prepared myself for a really disturbing film.
Then I waited.
and waited.
And waited.
Nothing happened for 50 some-odd minutes. Seriously, some domestic violence, a young 'sugar baby' taking advantage of her daddy, unattractive pale, tan-less people being obnoxious and rude. It was like watching an European family movie. Just tedious, boring stuff. But at that 50 minute mark, you get a full on porn-style sex scene that lasts maybe 3 minutes, but it's unsimulated and really not that shocking, considering hwo easy it is for anyone to access porn these days. Anyone who has watched a porno movie in the last, oh I don't know, 30 YEARS has seen a scene like that in some way, shape or form. The sad part is that a woman would debase herself in such a way to not have to work a day in her life says a lot more about her than it would ever say about him.
We get more boring, obnoxious people, and some more domestic violence for about another 20 minutes.
Then finale has a scene that genuinely shocked me, and the movie was over.
So, here's what you get with this 'movie';
First 50 minutes- Boring, trite and tedious. Really, everyone is insufferable.
Minute 50 - minute 55- 'Shocking' rape scene that is just a truncated porn scene
1 hour- 1 hour, Ten minutes- 'Shocking' scene
The end.
It's just not worth it, folks. It really isn't. It doesn't work as a piece of 'female empowerment', it doesn't work as a piece of entertainment, and it certainly doesn't work as anything other than what it is; a lame attaempt to shock audiences in the #metoo era. Avoid this movie and let's never speak of it again. Truly awful and repugnant, but not for the reasons you have been told it is.
Then I waited.
and waited.
And waited.
Nothing happened for 50 some-odd minutes. Seriously, some domestic violence, a young 'sugar baby' taking advantage of her daddy, unattractive pale, tan-less people being obnoxious and rude. It was like watching an European family movie. Just tedious, boring stuff. But at that 50 minute mark, you get a full on porn-style sex scene that lasts maybe 3 minutes, but it's unsimulated and really not that shocking, considering hwo easy it is for anyone to access porn these days. Anyone who has watched a porno movie in the last, oh I don't know, 30 YEARS has seen a scene like that in some way, shape or form. The sad part is that a woman would debase herself in such a way to not have to work a day in her life says a lot more about her than it would ever say about him.
We get more boring, obnoxious people, and some more domestic violence for about another 20 minutes.
Then finale has a scene that genuinely shocked me, and the movie was over.
So, here's what you get with this 'movie';
First 50 minutes- Boring, trite and tedious. Really, everyone is insufferable.
Minute 50 - minute 55- 'Shocking' rape scene that is just a truncated porn scene
1 hour- 1 hour, Ten minutes- 'Shocking' scene
The end.
It's just not worth it, folks. It really isn't. It doesn't work as a piece of 'female empowerment', it doesn't work as a piece of entertainment, and it certainly doesn't work as anything other than what it is; a lame attaempt to shock audiences in the #metoo era. Avoid this movie and let's never speak of it again. Truly awful and repugnant, but not for the reasons you have been told it is.
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It's no Holiday for the audience.Permalink
gregoryno614 July 2018
Warning: SpoilersI had the misfortune to watch this movie at Revelation Film Festival this afternoon. Rev's blurb describes Holiday as 'deep, disturbing, and truly powerful'. Maybe they had to edit for space? 'Oh yeah, there's a rape scene as well. Very graphic. VERY graphic. We just thought we'd warn you in advance.' Yeah - I guess that line was considered superfluous.And this was the work of a woman director. Yay women directors! If a man had his name on this, I don't think deep disturbing and truly powerful would be the adjectives employed. In fact the whole movie is such a void that this vile scene seems to be there only to differentiate it (in the worst way possible) from all the other movies about brainless young women and their moody crim boyfriends.Skip this Holiday. Stay home!
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utterly boring with no story plotPermalink
sonuame28 February 2019
Don't go with reviews down below saying. Movie is a terrible waste of time. You'll never get your 80mins back
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total waste of timePermalink
fbabka6 March 2019
It's really pointless. half way through you're left wondering if anything is going to happen. the only thing that happens is that it ends. and it ends in the most stupid moment.i'm sorry but there's nothing here. bunch of people eating drinking and talking rubbish that is so irrelevant.all the good reviews are fake. after seeing the film it becomes crystal clear.thanks
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Provocative, terrible depthless filmPermalink
theelepeltje-699-177611 February 2018
Warning: SpoilersI just came back from the first European screening of Holiday at the Gothenburg film festival and I am still very agitated with the makers of this film. It features characters with no depth, a script that is all over the place, no explanations for important character behaviour and an extremely provocative rape scene that is absolutely not necessary.
I left the theater (for the first time) in the middle of 'the rape scene' because it was so provocative, uncalled for and not at all necessary.
I went back in after a few minutes because i wanted to see if the film would in some way explain this scene. Why it was necessary. If the film wouldn't deliver, which it did not, i was going to ask the director in the Q&A. Which i did.
The answer was: Because rape happens in real life, well. A lot happens in real life, but for me the important part is WHY? - WHAT do you want to tell with this scene and film? what drives her to undergo physical and emotional abuse and stay put. What is her background? what is his background? Nothing.
I think it is extremely important to show rape and violence in relationships, as this is part of real life. But we need to understand the characters, what drives them to these acts, where does the 'damage' come from, how does it affect people. An amazing example of how you can and should portray this is 'Big little lies'.
what is the story behind the film?! The answer from the Q&A: 'It's about apitalism'. Okay, so she gets some earrings and is intruiged by money, but is smitten by the 'middle class' dutch guy living on his sailing boat. right..
2/10 Bad script, horrible decisions. the only thing this film has going for it is good cinematography , sets and costume design.
I left the theater (for the first time) in the middle of 'the rape scene' because it was so provocative, uncalled for and not at all necessary.
I went back in after a few minutes because i wanted to see if the film would in some way explain this scene. Why it was necessary. If the film wouldn't deliver, which it did not, i was going to ask the director in the Q&A. Which i did.
The answer was: Because rape happens in real life, well. A lot happens in real life, but for me the important part is WHY? - WHAT do you want to tell with this scene and film? what drives her to undergo physical and emotional abuse and stay put. What is her background? what is his background? Nothing.
I think it is extremely important to show rape and violence in relationships, as this is part of real life. But we need to understand the characters, what drives them to these acts, where does the 'damage' come from, how does it affect people. An amazing example of how you can and should portray this is 'Big little lies'.
what is the story behind the film?! The answer from the Q&A: 'It's about apitalism'. Okay, so she gets some earrings and is intruiged by money, but is smitten by the 'middle class' dutch guy living on his sailing boat. right..
2/10 Bad script, horrible decisions. the only thing this film has going for it is good cinematography , sets and costume design.
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So bad moviePermalink
sjkvn3 March 2019
Warning: SpoilersSo shallow ID, its not concern anything, terrible i cant describe... waste my time
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Wasting timePermalink
neslihanzvarol4 March 2019
One of the worse films I've ever seen in my life..
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This Wins the 2018 award for most wasted opportunity to become a classic. ' Such a shame'Permalink
tkaine329 January 2019
From the beginning of this film the technique and quietness with bold visuals really had a feel that was Von Trier esque. From the awkward car scene in the beginning I was really enthused about where this film seemed to be taking me. When I heard this flick was 'Disturbing' I immediately took time to see it. Starring Victoria Carmen Sonne a multilingual mid twenties actress who seemed as though she was born for this role. The camera angles and music for the film is also marvelous so what's my problem about this film 'LAZINESS' the film had potential to really dig deep into the disturbing area it grew amazing long legs and just refused to stand up. Yes theres an Unsimulated sex scene that I'm pretty sure her whole family will never get over after watching and I'm pretty sure the R-rating doesn't cover this extreme scene that even shows fluids but besides that and another lack luster 1 minute scene this film was as tame as they cum.. No pun intended. The movie also speaks atleast 3 different languages and the subtitles were in Dutch and there accents were so thick it was very difficult to keep up with there broken english. There wasn't really mystery involved but when you show a scene and there isn't any follow up to why things happened it's just creating a scene for the sake of a scene, No backstory No revelations that come later what the heck was that about is what it leaves you thinking. I think if you put this much effort into creating a nerving storyline to make people uneasy those like myself who are disturbing movie fans feel like you destroyed a character who could of become memorable andwaste. wasted a perfect opportunity. Oh well the form on that shot looked perfect but your shot was an airball. Such a waste.
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Powerfully disturbing filmPermalink
nando1301-128 January 2018
This film is not for the prudish or weak-hearted: it contains the most graphic rape scene in Western cinema, and tells the story of a young girl who becomes involved with a Danish gangster while on vacation at the Turkish Riviera.
The acting is superb, but the film is brutal in its honest depiction of violence (physical and psychological). There is not a lot of blood and gore, but the few violent scenes are so realistically filmed, that it has more impact than all the be-headings and slashing in Lord of the Rings.
People complain about the lack of recognition received by female directors.. Well, here is an example of a high-quality film made by a woman director with a female main character. Yet, it is so frank that it is disturbing. Definitely a work that will elicit many discussions about power games played among men and women.
The acting is superb, but the film is brutal in its honest depiction of violence (physical and psychological). There is not a lot of blood and gore, but the few violent scenes are so realistically filmed, that it has more impact than all the be-headings and slashing in Lord of the Rings.
People complain about the lack of recognition received by female directors.. Well, here is an example of a high-quality film made by a woman director with a female main character. Yet, it is so frank that it is disturbing. Definitely a work that will elicit many discussions about power games played among men and women.
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The film has been crawling under my skin for daysPermalink
DJKwa27 July 2018
//Revelation Film Festival Review//
If the six people that walked out during the screening are any indication, Holiday is going to provoke some polarising opinions. It's a tough watch, a film designed to get under your skin and features one of the most graphic rape sequences ever committed to screen. However, what's most shocking about the film is the realism in which everything is portrayed.
The story, in short, is about the terrible things men do to women and that women allow men to do to them. While the plot meanders and never provides any definitive answers, the frustration it elicits is part of the film's effect. It's not for the faint hearted and in the 'me too' era, Holiday is definitely going to provoke some fierce conversation. I didn't like the film but it got the exact reaction that it wanted out of me and it's been crawling under my skin for days.
Summary: A tough watch designed to provoke audiences; Holiday has been crawling under my skin for days.
If the six people that walked out during the screening are any indication, Holiday is going to provoke some polarising opinions. It's a tough watch, a film designed to get under your skin and features one of the most graphic rape sequences ever committed to screen. However, what's most shocking about the film is the realism in which everything is portrayed.
The story, in short, is about the terrible things men do to women and that women allow men to do to them. While the plot meanders and never provides any definitive answers, the frustration it elicits is part of the film's effect. It's not for the faint hearted and in the 'me too' era, Holiday is definitely going to provoke some fierce conversation. I didn't like the film but it got the exact reaction that it wanted out of me and it's been crawling under my skin for days.
Summary: A tough watch designed to provoke audiences; Holiday has been crawling under my skin for days.
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Take a HolidayPermalink
gizmomogwai3 March 2019
Holiday, Bodil Award winner for Best Film of 2018, is an interesting work. Set in an idyllic paradise, we see feel-good scenes like topless sunbathing, waterpark excursions, ice cream and dancing (it's a holiday!) but we can never shake the vibe of disturbing undertones. The plot follows Sasha, a drug dealer's girlfriend, and gives us an understated window into the world view of a battered woman. That violence manifests itself in a shocking and unexpected way in the conclusion.
Stylistically, this film is a triumph: Cheerful imagery with that sense of dread hanging over everything. The performances aren't at their best in English, but Holiday is worth some contemplation. I've seen viewers profess shock at its sexuality, but above all Holiday is a statement on violence.
Stylistically, this film is a triumph: Cheerful imagery with that sense of dread hanging over everything. The performances aren't at their best in English, but Holiday is worth some contemplation. I've seen viewers profess shock at its sexuality, but above all Holiday is a statement on violence.
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Why ?Permalink
jrmcveigh28 February 2019
I dont know why this was made, the story line is so shallow its very difficult to describe; I suspect its the story of a sadist's woman. Start middle and end is not evident more like a window a snippet.
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BoringPermalink
mazetastan28 March 2019
Very low budget, boring, no background support music, not clean composition at all
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worstPermalink
mohamedsherifnabil21 March 2019
One of the worse films I've ever seen in my life..
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In sum perhaps the worst film I've seen.Permalink
mstormg5 April 2019
If your into a mix of very disturbing graphic sexual violation and poorly performed slapstick humour (scooter-scene), this might just strike a chord. To me it's pretty much the worst film I've seen in ages. It's empty, un-funny and disturbing. But not in a good way. It feels cheap. I guess the best thing I can say about it is that it's formally consistent. But it's not much help when everything else about it is so excructiatingly bad, boring and disgusting.I can't see why it got made. Much less distributed. (I am currently working for the Norwegian distributor, and I'll have to have a word with someone on Monday).
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Soul? What do you mean?Permalink
kuampapwder30 March 2019
'Sunny but frigid' describes the feel that runs throughout this bleak character study of a young girl mixed up with unsavoury types. Overall I found it engrossing with plenty of subtle and creeping tension, quite disturbing at times but also a little redundant and oversimplified in its storytelling. Most of the characters are one dimensional almost to the point of being caricatures of gangsta tropes (the alpha male, the henchman and the women and children in the periphery). I sometimes found it hard to tell whether the shallow dialogue was down to lazy writing or whether it was intentionally lacking in depth, which I suppose did add to the cripplingly superficial tone of the film. Are they gangsters? Or just wealthy businessmen? Is there a difference? All very deep stuff. The bad side of patriarchy in general amongst wealthy Europeans, the ones that keep their family around like tokens of their power, holidaying lavishly in large groups and disturbing their surroundings.
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Boring and pointlessPermalink
gggab-5454918 April 2019
Extremely dull, boring and pointless movie to watch. Huge waste of time
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DisturbingPermalink
mortenguldborg17 October 2018
I perfectly understand why the haters hate this movie. I love it for all the same reasons. Some of the scenes will haunt me for months. Thank you for providing me with no answers but simply showing me!
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Utterly gratuitous extended graphic rape -- and one that sends the wrong message about rape.Permalink
Another reviewer implied people turned off the film's rape scene are 'prudish.' Please learn what prudish is. Being turned off by gratuitous extended sexual violence is not being prudish.
Oh and by the way hte half the audience that stayed, were not rewarded, they also hated this vacuous and meaningless film film for its shallow plot, extremely poor acting, and lack of directing skills or talent.
The problem with the rape scene is not the binary of it being seen as out of the blue random victimization vs 'she deserved it' for the way she dressed or acted.
The problem is she is already renting her body out, she is already knowingly in a relationship with a brutal criminal. She is living off of crime. Why would that rape be different than a lower minion being beaten by the drug dealer? Yes people prostituting themselves should be heard when they say 'no.' But if one of the drug lords lieutenants was saying 'no' to avoid being beaten or killed for not doing his job, would we be saying that the drug lord not stopping at 'no' reflected something about society? that is specious and absurd.In that sense the rape was completely gratuitous and not a useful or meaningful thing at all. Franky the main charterer deserves to be in prison for life, she is living off the the suffering of others. The writer is just as shallow as well
Oh and by the way hte half the audience that stayed, were not rewarded, they also hated this vacuous and meaningless film film for its shallow plot, extremely poor acting, and lack of directing skills or talent.
The problem with the rape scene is not the binary of it being seen as out of the blue random victimization vs 'she deserved it' for the way she dressed or acted.
The problem is she is already renting her body out, she is already knowingly in a relationship with a brutal criminal. She is living off of crime. Why would that rape be different than a lower minion being beaten by the drug dealer? Yes people prostituting themselves should be heard when they say 'no.' But if one of the drug lords lieutenants was saying 'no' to avoid being beaten or killed for not doing his job, would we be saying that the drug lord not stopping at 'no' reflected something about society? that is specious and absurd.In that sense the rape was completely gratuitous and not a useful or meaningful thing at all. Franky the main charterer deserves to be in prison for life, she is living off the the suffering of others. The writer is just as shallow as well
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An Affordable Vacation.Permalink
Holiday
Eklof's version of uprising the feminism policy is probably the most entertaining of all. Over the past few years, there has been a flood of such genre films in the industry to support and celebrate this change that should have happened way too earlier or even shouldn't be there to be changed. And as much as appreciative these films have been, fighting for gender equality and against misogynistic views, the quality has often been compromised and also grown a bit louder than was necessary. But in here, Isabella Eklof; the co-writer and director, keeps it subtle, engrossing and substantial. Armed with a calm screenplay, written with her partner Johanne Algren, the narration follows a single perspective i.e. of our protagonist and informs her with a stable pace where she too discovers the world around her along with us.
Often or not, keeping the storyline or the character hidden under the curtains, the audience finds themselves wandering on and off track from the film. Fortunately, the script keeps us busy with offensive humor- says a lot about the world she revolves around- and uncomfortable pragmatic interactions with strangers. Personally, I feel this is the film's biggest asset of all, if considered the number of first meetings or encounters or befriending an unknown personality, the half of the film is spent upon it.
And this is immensely challenging for the writers to pull it off, the quirkiness and the uneasiness in those conversation are written brilliantly and performed with equal excellence. Take the second meeting, for instance, between Sascha (Victoria Carmen Sonne) and her new friends that she met in an ice cream shop, the uncomfortable greetings itself says a lot about the very point Eklof is trying to make.
Carmen Sonne is incredible in her performance, mostly whenever she is sharing the screen with someone she is obliged to be under someone else's shade and she makes sure she still is the topic of that frame. But I prefer her when she is alone, gazing across the sea or grooving in front of a mirror without any care; a magnanimously powerful scene. Her incompetence and ignorance is celebrated in the narration (the scooter and the scarf bit) and is probably why we resonate so quickly with her, her communication grows easy as much as flawed she grows in the tale, to an extent where an abhorrence deed seems pretty much valid, justified.
The graphic nudity can be too much at times, but since it personifies the attraction and repulsion factors on the screen with a fair balanced tone, one finds it hard not to applaud on daring to pull off such a risky heist. Her equation with her husband smoothly piles up the card on to the screen, from the first sequence where some deals are broken to the ones that are shook over in the film itself, the loyalty is questioned but then so is humility. On that note, I would like to truce myself on believing that it is a fair depiction on both the sides of the coin, completely unacceptable yet malleable is this Holiday.
Eklof's version of uprising the feminism policy is probably the most entertaining of all. Over the past few years, there has been a flood of such genre films in the industry to support and celebrate this change that should have happened way too earlier or even shouldn't be there to be changed. And as much as appreciative these films have been, fighting for gender equality and against misogynistic views, the quality has often been compromised and also grown a bit louder than was necessary. But in here, Isabella Eklof; the co-writer and director, keeps it subtle, engrossing and substantial. Armed with a calm screenplay, written with her partner Johanne Algren, the narration follows a single perspective i.e. of our protagonist and informs her with a stable pace where she too discovers the world around her along with us.
Often or not, keeping the storyline or the character hidden under the curtains, the audience finds themselves wandering on and off track from the film. Fortunately, the script keeps us busy with offensive humor- says a lot about the world she revolves around- and uncomfortable pragmatic interactions with strangers. Personally, I feel this is the film's biggest asset of all, if considered the number of first meetings or encounters or befriending an unknown personality, the half of the film is spent upon it.
And this is immensely challenging for the writers to pull it off, the quirkiness and the uneasiness in those conversation are written brilliantly and performed with equal excellence. Take the second meeting, for instance, between Sascha (Victoria Carmen Sonne) and her new friends that she met in an ice cream shop, the uncomfortable greetings itself says a lot about the very point Eklof is trying to make.
Carmen Sonne is incredible in her performance, mostly whenever she is sharing the screen with someone she is obliged to be under someone else's shade and she makes sure she still is the topic of that frame. But I prefer her when she is alone, gazing across the sea or grooving in front of a mirror without any care; a magnanimously powerful scene. Her incompetence and ignorance is celebrated in the narration (the scooter and the scarf bit) and is probably why we resonate so quickly with her, her communication grows easy as much as flawed she grows in the tale, to an extent where an abhorrence deed seems pretty much valid, justified.
The graphic nudity can be too much at times, but since it personifies the attraction and repulsion factors on the screen with a fair balanced tone, one finds it hard not to applaud on daring to pull off such a risky heist. Her equation with her husband smoothly piles up the card on to the screen, from the first sequence where some deals are broken to the ones that are shook over in the film itself, the loyalty is questioned but then so is humility. On that note, I would like to truce myself on believing that it is a fair depiction on both the sides of the coin, completely unacceptable yet malleable is this Holiday.
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divinepretender-6950412 June 2019
Warning: SpoilersHow does a rich man who has nothing going for him other than money ( no looks, no charm, no humour, no intelligence, extremely boring friends) maintain a very good looking young girl friend, who if she so desires can have any man she wants (at least for sometime because any intelligent guy would find her boring eventually).
This movie is a tutorial on that subject, the drug lord boyfriend is aware of what he is dealing with and how he has to control her and he does exactly that.
The fact that this movie has such poor reviews on IMDB shows how the audience are living in denial regarding the barbarian materialistic culture we have around us today.
The movie is totally focussed on Sascha a danish girl who is obviously not very bright but has extreme attraction towards money, fashion and things money can buy. She is stingy about the hotels she lives in and believes she deserves a lifestyle and is having a lifestyle of a princess when in reality we as an audience get to see her facing humiliation on multiple occasions. She is obviously not someone who holds ambition of going to university hence sees living with her middle aged not so good looking rich drug dealer violent and abusive boyfriend as her only way of indulging in the rich lifestyle. It takes a lot to be part of that family and she along with other side characters will go through all the abuse to enjoy the lavish lifestyle that comes as being part of the family.
Her character is explained very clearly in the first 10 minutes of the film where we are shown how she has a strong need to look attractive and will go to any extend to buy the things she needs in order to look attractive. She takes 300 euros from the 30,000 euros she is suppose to deliver to another dealer who is a business partner of her boyfriend with the hope that she can seduce him into letting her get away with it. Through his retort we are shown the worldview she nurtures and though she only gets humiliated by him, later we see she has a constant need to getting validation from good looking men regarding her own attractiveness and she very easily does get that attention.
The dutch guy she gets attracted to during the Holiday with the boring family (the family in fact is so boring and mindlessly violent that it makes watching the movie excruciatingly painful and Sascha is often seen trying to find ways of getting away from them out of boredom and she is not even very bright herself) is a philosophical guy trying to find meaning in his life. He is seem talking about discontentment he had in the usual materialistic world and why he rather chose to live on a boat to enrich his soul.
The boyfriend Micheal questions him on what he means by his soul, he can only think of the dutch guy to have chosen such a lifestyle in order to seduce more women, in his word worrying about enriching ones soul is quite an alien concept and as we find out later that he is right. As the movie later shows that we do live in the world where people live with one and only one agenda and that is to enjoy money as much as they can and no one really cares about their soul, and people like him really are just weak people who can be murdered so easily by strong people like Micheal the boyfriend.
Sascha does make an attempt to set things right at one point by going to the police station but we are shown that the cops themselves are thinking of robbing a bank because unless they have lots of money they cannot hope to have an attractive wife. Seeing the cops she comes back to her senses and walks off without confessing anything.
In the end it is money and power that wins over human sensibilities a bleak view of the world we live in but a very realistic view coming from a Danish filmmaker as a critique on a society that claims to be extremely cultured and progressive but it seems the focus of beauty is only on the outside, while on the inside everybody's soul is either corrupt or has to be corrupted to fit into the glossy dignified veneer of an advance, aesthetically beautiful, hedonistic, materialistic society.
This movie is a tutorial on that subject, the drug lord boyfriend is aware of what he is dealing with and how he has to control her and he does exactly that.
The fact that this movie has such poor reviews on IMDB shows how the audience are living in denial regarding the barbarian materialistic culture we have around us today.
The movie is totally focussed on Sascha a danish girl who is obviously not very bright but has extreme attraction towards money, fashion and things money can buy. She is stingy about the hotels she lives in and believes she deserves a lifestyle and is having a lifestyle of a princess when in reality we as an audience get to see her facing humiliation on multiple occasions. She is obviously not someone who holds ambition of going to university hence sees living with her middle aged not so good looking rich drug dealer violent and abusive boyfriend as her only way of indulging in the rich lifestyle. It takes a lot to be part of that family and she along with other side characters will go through all the abuse to enjoy the lavish lifestyle that comes as being part of the family.
Her character is explained very clearly in the first 10 minutes of the film where we are shown how she has a strong need to look attractive and will go to any extend to buy the things she needs in order to look attractive. She takes 300 euros from the 30,000 euros she is suppose to deliver to another dealer who is a business partner of her boyfriend with the hope that she can seduce him into letting her get away with it. Through his retort we are shown the worldview she nurtures and though she only gets humiliated by him, later we see she has a constant need to getting validation from good looking men regarding her own attractiveness and she very easily does get that attention.
The dutch guy she gets attracted to during the Holiday with the boring family (the family in fact is so boring and mindlessly violent that it makes watching the movie excruciatingly painful and Sascha is often seen trying to find ways of getting away from them out of boredom and she is not even very bright herself) is a philosophical guy trying to find meaning in his life. He is seem talking about discontentment he had in the usual materialistic world and why he rather chose to live on a boat to enrich his soul.
The boyfriend Micheal questions him on what he means by his soul, he can only think of the dutch guy to have chosen such a lifestyle in order to seduce more women, in his word worrying about enriching ones soul is quite an alien concept and as we find out later that he is right. As the movie later shows that we do live in the world where people live with one and only one agenda and that is to enjoy money as much as they can and no one really cares about their soul, and people like him really are just weak people who can be murdered so easily by strong people like Micheal the boyfriend.
Sascha does make an attempt to set things right at one point by going to the police station but we are shown that the cops themselves are thinking of robbing a bank because unless they have lots of money they cannot hope to have an attractive wife. Seeing the cops she comes back to her senses and walks off without confessing anything.
In the end it is money and power that wins over human sensibilities a bleak view of the world we live in but a very realistic view coming from a Danish filmmaker as a critique on a society that claims to be extremely cultured and progressive but it seems the focus of beauty is only on the outside, while on the inside everybody's soul is either corrupt or has to be corrupted to fit into the glossy dignified veneer of an advance, aesthetically beautiful, hedonistic, materialistic society.
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leodius9 June 2019
Just another movie that gives you nothing.Absolutely nothingNo background, just some random things happens but we don't know why.A porn scene that looks real is the only thing that you get.
Just nothing, do not waste your time with this movie.I watched at the Mubi and i watched some other European movies very good and strong that deserved 8/10 and 9/10 for example the 'Play' Sweden 2011.For Holiday 2/10 is only for some details at photography, costumes etc.
Just nothing, do not waste your time with this movie.I watched at the Mubi and i watched some other European movies very good and strong that deserved 8/10 and 9/10 for example the 'Play' Sweden 2011.For Holiday 2/10 is only for some details at photography, costumes etc.
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