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Reprise

2006 · 1h 47m · R Drama
Directed by Joachim Trier

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Overview

Phillip and Erik have been best friends since childhood. Both young men share a passion for the works of reclusive novelist Sten Egil Dahl, and both harbor literary ambitions. However, fate deals differently with the friends as each strives to make his dream come true.

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All reviews
88%
Tomatometer
Fresh

This story about two aspiring writers in their early 20s has the fearlessness and vivacity of a first novel, and its playful approach to chronology and voice-over narration serves to amplify its themes instead of coming off as a show-off trick.

Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
Fresh

Reprise is not just about engaging with or surviving through the creative instinct. It is that instinct.

Tom Keogh, Seattle Times
Fresh

If you are young, male and dream of making a name for yourself in the arts, Reprise is about the joys and sufferings of that quest: It is a Jules and Jim for the punk-rock generation.

Richard Nilsen, Arizona Republic
Rotten

The jagged energy of this film's opening and closing moments leave you wondering where it might have gone and what it might have been.

Tom Long, Detroit News
Fresh

The word 'Reprise' may mean recurrence, but Trier's fleet, joyously intellectual film comes at us like anything but a retread.

Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post

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