Reprise

Norway’s 2006 Oscar entry, Joachim Trier’s feature debut Reprise, is the first part of his unplanned Oslo Trilogy which introduced the charming Anders Danielsen Lie to the world as the key of the Trilogy. Erik and Phillip are trying to make it as writers. Erik is rejected by publishers as lacking in talent, while Phillip’s manuscript is accepted and the young man becomes a major name on the Norwegian cultural scene practically overnight. Six months later, Erik and his friends come to visit Phillip at a psychiatric hospital to bring him home after long-term treatment. Writing is the last thing on Phillip’s mind, but Erik is continuing his literary attempts and tries to convince his friend to go back to writing.