The Anchorage

Name: The Anchorage
Genre: Drama
Released: September 17, 2010
Duration: 87 min
Rating: 57

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Release Date: September 17, 2010

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 StockholmThis 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 Stockholm archipelago. (Anthology Film Archives)… Expand

Director: Anders Edström and C.W. Winter

Genre(s): Drama

Runtime: 87 min

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V.A. Musetto

The meditative Swedish movie The Anchorage takes minimalism to the maximum. Read full review

Mike Hale

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. Read full review

David Fear

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. Read full review

J. Hoberman

The Anchorage uses a narrative structure introduced to more powerful effect 35 years ago in Chantal Akerman's Jeanne Dielman. Read full review

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