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  • 2010
  • 1 h 27 m
  • 2010
  • 1 h 27 m

Summary This enigmatic, mysterious minimalist feature, a collaboration between CalArts graduate C.W. Winter and photographer Anders Edström, combines elements of narrative fiction, documentary, and even installation art in depicting the daily routine of Ulla, a middle-aged woman living in self-sufficient isolation on a wild island on the Stockho...

  • 2010
  • 1 h 27 m
  • 2010
  • 1 h 27 m

The Anchorage

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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Summary This enigmatic, mysterious minimalist feature, a collaboration between CalArts graduate C.W. Winter and photographer Anders Edström, combines elements of narrative fiction, documentary, and even installation art in depicting the daily routine of Ulla, a middle-aged woman living in self-sufficient isolation on a wild island on the Stockho...

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 4 Critic Reviews
57
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75% Mixed
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Mixed or Average Based on 4 Critic Reviews
57
25% Positive
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75% Mixed
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0% Negative
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The meditative Swedish movie The Anchorage takes minimalism to the maximum.
By V.A. Musetto FULL REVIEW
60
At several points the depiction of Ulla's isolation takes on slasher-movie overtones, which undercuts the general solemnity but doesn't really add anything to the experience.
By Mike Hale FULL REVIEW
60
Audiences with infinite patience and no need for linear storytelling do get an intimate tour of The Anchorage's picturesque island off the coast of Stockholm, its landscapes lensed with loving appreciation. Past that, the experience of sitting through Ulla's daily routines yields little more than a travelogue and a vaguely contemplative vibe.
By David Fear FULL REVIEW
50
The Anchorage uses a narrative structure introduced to more powerful effect 35 years ago in Chantal Akerman's Jeanne Dielman.
By J. Hoberman FULL REVIEW

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Production Company General Asst.
Release Date Sep 17, 2010
Duration 1 h 27 m
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Website http://www.theanchoragefilm.com/
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Awards

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Locarno International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Jeonju Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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