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Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997)

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Reviews Counted:30

Fresh:17

Rotten:13

Average Rating:6.1/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 5 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Present-day Copenhagen. Six-year-old Greenlander Isaiah falls from an apartment-building roof. The police claim it was an accident. But Smilla Jasperson (Julia Ormond) knows Isaiah was afraid of... Present-day Copenhagen. Six-year-old Greenlander Isaiah falls from an apartment-building roof. The police claim it was an accident. But Smilla Jasperson (Julia Ormond) knows Isaiah was afraid of heights. She is an expert in snow and, after examining his tracks, is sure Isaiah was terrified when he ran off the roof. The heroine of Peter Hĝeg's novel SMILLA'S SENSE OF SNOW is a unique creation--half Greenlander, always an outsider, she is spiky, determined, and brilliant. In Bille August's movie, the beautiful Ormond conveys Smilla's intelligence and hostility as, full of suspicion and resentment, she investigates. She questions police and medical experts, discovering a muscle sample was taken from Isaiah's leg after he died. She ferrets out officials of the mining company where Isaiah's father worked before dying on a secret expedition. She learns from Elsa Lübing (Vanessa Redgrave) that the company keeps two sets of files. And she discovers there are those who want her investigation to stop. Sometimes helped, sometimes hindered by the mysterious Mechanic (Gabriel Byrne), Smilla pursues the riddle of Isaiah's death. [More]

Starring: Julia Ormond, Gabriel Byrne, Richard Harris, Robert Loggia

Starring: Julia Ormond, Gabriel Byrne, Richard Harris, Robert Loggia, Vanessa Redgrave

Director: Bille August

Director: Bille August
Screenwriter: Ann Biderman
Producer: Bernd Eichinger, Martin Moszkowicz
Composer: Harry Gregson-Williams, Hans Zimmer

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David Stratton
David Stratton
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Bad title, good movie.

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Derek Adams
Derek Adams
Time Out

An atmospheric and enjoyably preposterous mystery.

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Rob Thomas
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)

Fascinating setting and strong performances make up for the far-fetched plotting.

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Carol Cling
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02/08/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

A truly outlandish twist that would be more at home in a no-brainer Hollywood action film than in what purports to be an intelligent adult thriller.

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01/13/04
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
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Odd, atmospheric thriller that completely falls apart in the finale

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Jon Niccum
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Lawrence Journal-World

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05/14/03
Jeanne Aufmuth
Jeanne Aufmuth
Palo Alto Weekly

The idiotic ending seems to belong to another movie.

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01/03/03
Nell Minow
Nell Minow
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

An underrated and effective thriller, buoyed by a fine performance from Julia Ormond.

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Rob Vaux
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Margaret A. McGurk
Margaret A. McGurk
Cincinnati Enquirer

Reveals zeal to be a virtue when it is put into practice as service of others.

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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Don't think too much about it, and you'll be fine.

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