Midsommer

Midsommer (English: Midsummer) is a 2003 psychological horror film directed by Carsten Myllerup and written by Rasmus Heisterberg.[1][2] The story revolves around a group of Danish students who celebrate their graduation in a Swedish forest, when they encounter a supernatural presence seemingly connected to a friend who recently committed suicide. Six months after the film's release in 2003, the film rights were purchased by Bill Block for an American remake.[3] The American version was reset to a Louisiana bayou and released in 2008 with the title Solstice.[4]

For the similarly titled 2019 film, see Midsommar (film).
Midsommer
EnglishMidsummer
Directed byCarsten Myllerup
Produced by
  • Tomas Hostrup-Larsen
  • Rasmus Thorsen
Written byRasmus Heisterberg
Starring
Music bySøren Hyldgaard
Edited byMogens Hagedorn Christiansen
Production
companies
Cosmo Film
Release date
  • 7 February 2003 (2003-02-07) (Denmark)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryDenmark
Sweden
LanguageDanish

Cast

Reception

The film received generally positive reviews from the Danish press.[5] The Berlingske Tidende awarded it 4 out of 6 stars, praising the films lighting, acting and effectiveness at providing surprising moments of fright, but criticized the rushed and confused quality of the film's latter half.[6] The Politiken appreciated the filmmaker's success in elevating the film beyond the typical teen horror flick but found the abundance of mysterious happenings to be over-the-top.[7]

Awards and nominations

A song from the soundtrack, "Transparent and Glasslike" by Carpark North, won the award for Best Song at Denmark's 21st Robert Awards.[8][9] The film also received both the Older Jury Award and Audience Award at the Leeds International Film Festival.[2]

References
  1. "Midsommer (2003)". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  2. "Midsummer / Midsommer". The Danish Film Institute. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  3. "Midsommergys solgt til USA" [Midsummer Horror sold to USA]. Berlingske Tidende (in Danish). 3 September 2003. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  4. Niels Penke, ed. (2013). Der skandinavische Horrorfilm: Kultur- und ästhetikgeschichtliche Perspektiven [The Scandinavian Horrorfilm: cultural and aesthetic-historical perspectives] (in German). Bielefeld. pp. 302–307. ISBN 9783839420010.
  5. Calum, Per (6 February 2003). "Habilt underholdende". Jyllands-Posten (in Danish). Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  6. "Gys i natten" [Horror in the Night]. Berlingske Tidende (in Danish). 6 February 2003. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  7. Jensen, Anders Rou (7 February 2003). "Midsommer". Politiken (in Danish). Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  8. ""Arven" tog for sig af Robert'erne". Berlingske Tidende (in Danish). 1 February 2004. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  9. Hartvig Nielsen, Stig (2 February 2004). "TV 2 med i 13 Robert-priser" (in Danish). TVnyt. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
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