Summaries

In a botanical garden Gro meets her Espen, a relationship that still has to reach it's natural depth.

I en botanisk hage møter Gro sin Espen. Det første bånd blir knyttet mellom dem, og nye bånd kommer til og vokser i styrke i samværet mellom dem ute i naturen og og på et landsted hvor Espen har minner fra sin barndom. "Mannen med ønskekvisten" bringer fram skjulte kilder både i den ytre natur og i Espens sjelsliv. Forholdet til Gro gir Espen opplevelser som barn sammen med foreldrene ny mening og innhold. Gro og Espen kaster seg bokstavlig og billedlig ut på dypt vann, men deres kjærlighetsforhold har ennå ikke nådd den fylde at det kannå den naturlige utløsning.—Anonymous

In a time when "make love not war" was the slogan heard everywhere, Ragnar Lasse Henriksen aged 23, sets out to make a film expressing the complexities, casualties and fatalities that can result from romantic love. Inspired by short stories about love by Norwegian author Johan Borgen, the young filmmaker synthesized a film of unique visual dynamics. "Love is War" was nominated for the Golden Bear at the Berlin film festival in 1971 and was awarded the Silver Bear for outstanding achievement for best camerawork. The story begins with Espen and Gro meeting in a botanical garden where they bond over the fragrances of the lotus flower, eventually revealing all the seasons of courtship interacting with nature itself.—Magnus Richard Henriksen

Details

Keywords
  • nudity
  • love
  • childhood memory
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Dec 25, 1970
Countries of origin Norway
Language Norwegian
Production companies Response Productions Film & Art Ltd.

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 36m
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1

Synopsis

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