Jonas and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new film Valley of Shadows, Freud, fairy-tales, fantasy and fatalism, dream life, cognitive dissonance and why good questions are so much more important than answers.
Biography
Jonas Matzow Gulbrandsen was born in Bjørkelangen, Norway, and he studied directing at the Polish National Film School in Lodz.
He is the director of the shorts Darek and Everything Will Be OK.
Valley of the Shadows is his debut feature film.
Synopsis
Between the sea and the mountains in a small village in Norway, Aslak (6) lives with his mother Astrid. A tragic event occurs that Aslak can’t quite understand and Astrid struggles to handle. Aslak’s friend shows him a macabre scene; three half-eaten sheep killed in the forest on a full moon night.
In a quest for answers, Aslak ventures into the menacing forest behind his house. Is what happens on his journey merely a boy’s imagination or is it reality?
Valley of Shadows is a film in the tradition of Scandinavian Gothic fable.
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Image Copyright: Jonas Matzow Gulbrandsen and Celluloid Dreams. Used with permission.
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