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'Zappa' is a 1983 Danish coming-of-age drama film directed by Bille August. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival and was entered into the 13th Moscow International Film Festival. The film was also selected as the Danish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 56th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Zappa was adapted for the screen from the novel by the same name by Bjarne Reuter. It is the first of a trilogy, followed by 'Nr snerlen blomstrer' and 'Vi der valgte mlkevejen'. The sequel 'Nr snerlen blomstrer' was also filmed by Bille August in 1984 and is known as 'Twist and Shout' in English.

Cast



* Adam Tnsberg as Bjrn

* Morten Hoff as Mulle

* Peter Reichhardt as Steen

* Lone Lindorff as Bjrn's mother

* Arne Hansen as Bjrn's father

* Thomas Nielsen as Henning

* Solbjrg Hjfeldt as Steen's mother

* Bent Raahauge Jrgensen as Steen's father (as Bent Raahauge)

* Inga Bjerre Bloch as Mulle's mother

* Jens Okking as Mulle's father

* Elga Olga Svendsen as Bjrn's grandmother

* Willy Jacobsen as Bjrn's Grandfather

* Ulrikke Bondo as Kirsten

* Sren Frlund as Teacher 'Kaalormen'

* Michael Shomacker as Asger

Reception



The film was reviewed in 'The New York Times' in 1984, Janet Maslin stating that "Mr. August has made 'Zappa' a suspenseful, moving drama, with concerns that are as troubling as they are universally recognizable." Nathan Rabin reviewed 'Zappa' for the AV Club in 2004, writing that he saw it as a "masterfully bleak coming-of-age drama" and that "the film's unnerving power comes from its realization that everyone is doomed to go through adolescence alone." DVD Talk and AllMovie also reviewed, with the former commenting that it was "a pretty intense piece or work" and superior to its sequel.

In a review for 'Positif', Franois Ramasse praised the film's intelligence and its shift from gentleness to violence.

See also



*List of Danish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

*List of submissions to the 56th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film

References




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