Odd Einar Ingebretsen on Black (And White) Humor of Haugesund Closing Film ‘Enough,’ About a Mother Who Breaks up With Her Daughter
variety.comMarta Balaga In Haugesund’s closing film “Enough,” a mother decides to break up with her grown-up daughter. “We had some test screenings before and someone said: ‘This woman is a psychopath!’ I don’t think so.
What she does is extreme, but the film tries to explore this entire relationship. Maybe she does it to actually help her child?” says Norwegian director Odd Einar Ingebretsen ahead of the world premiere at the fest. “I think it would feel different if it was a father and a son.
We always think of motherly love as this ultimate feeling. It’s supposed to triumph over just about everything. But her arguments are quite logical – they just go around in circles.” In the modest black-and-white drama, lensed by Cecilie Semec and written by Per Schreiner, thirtysomething Pia (Ine Marie Wilmann) visits her mother (Anneke von der Lippe) quite often.
A bit too often, it turns out. Her mother is grateful-ish for all the help Pia provided after her father had left and she had to rebuild her entire existence post-divorce.
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