Call Girl
Call Girl
Directed by:
Mikael MarcimainScreenplay:
Marietta von Hausswolff von BaumgartenCinematography:
Hoyte van HoytemaComposer:
Mattias BärjedCast:
Sofia Karemyr, Simon J. Berger, Josefin Asplund, Pernilla August, Anders Beckman, Sven Nordin, David Dencik, Hanna Ullerstam, Sverrir Gudnason (more)Plots(1)
Stockholm, late 70's. The model utopian society. Political neutrality and atomic power march hand in hand with women's liberation and the sexual revolution. But under the polished surface, other desires are eager to be fulfilled. Within a stone's throw of government buildings and juvenile homes lies the seductive, glittery and dirty world of sex clubs, strip shows, discotheques and apartments used for illicit and profitable rendezvous. CALL GIRL tells the story of how young Iris is recruited from the bottom rung of society, into a ruthless world where power can get you anything. (official distributor synopsis)
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Call Girl is slightly tense and disturbing while terrorizing its audience with a 1980s electronic soundtrack (which would fit
somewhere between an Italian horror B-movie and James Horner’s Commando). The film really gets going only in the last
fourth, until which time it is unnecessarily lengthy and the main character’s prostitution is shown in way too many
examples. However, the atmosphere, acting and climax are all very good. With a 20- or 30-minute shorter runtime it
would’ve been great. And I would also add more tension and sex.
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I have to say I liked this film. Not by what it depicts, but by how it's depicted. The retro vibe is gorgeous, and it's polished off by how everyone is dressed and the occasionally otherworldly pace. It works perfectly. The guys here are truly disgusting, and some women no less, but even the victims here aren't real victims. That's also what the '70s looked like.
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