Potet (Potato)

Potet: A 3-minute plunge into the depths of solitude and sorrow. This genre-bending short film explores the notion of choice and man's ineffable, existential solitude. Left alone in the world, a young, ruined man confronts existential questions as he summons the will to go on in the face of staggering loss. THE ROLLERCOASTER THRILL-RIDE OF THE SUMMER. Channeling both Scorsese and Von Trier, Potet takes the viewer on a terrifying, fascinating ride to the bottom of the mine shaft of one man's loneliness. In Norwegian, with English subtitles. Potet: Finally, the suicide note you've been waiting for! A young, ruined man begins his day, alone. In just 3 heart-stopping minutes, we watch in horror as things go from bad to worse. At once serene and manic, this genre-fucking short breaks new ground for Norwegian-language American-made cinema. Potet: A tragedy in three minutes. Potet: A man eats a potato. But what is a potato? And what is a man? Couldn't he make soup? "Potet" is a genre-fisting mash-up that will fart in your car. Potet: A new standard for Norwegian-language American films. Manic, yet serene, "Potet" puts words to the music of personal failure, to which all of us must dance.

Author: roguesetmedia
Keywords: potet potato norweigan language foreign short film pretentious art
Added: February 15, 2008