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Intrigo: Death of an Author streaming

2018 Movie Sweden, United States, Germany Mystery, Drama, Thriller, Crime 105 min Ages 12+
By: Daniel Alfredson With: Benno Fürmann, Tuva Novotny, Daniela Lavender, Michael Byrne, Veronica Ferres

A small open boat ploughs through a troubled sea off the Dutch coast. One solitary man at the rudder. A few days later, when the wind has settled, the smashed up remains of the boat will be found a few kilometres to the south. Meanwhile in Stockholm. David is contacted by his publisher. A manuscript by the famous author Germund Rein has turned up at the publishing house. David has translated the earlier works of Rein and is now given first option to tackle this one. However the manuscript has arrived in Sweden cloaked in strange circumstances. It has not been published in its country of origin. This is the original manuscript and it is accompanied by a letter which states that under no circumstances must the book be printed in its initial language. David also learns that the author Germund Rein has taken his own life by attaching a weight to his body and disappearing into the depths of the Atlantic. The letter must have been the last thing he wrote before he ended it all. The assignment takes David to Amsterdam. He finds parallels to his own life in Rein's novel. To his vanished wife Ewa, who according to the police most likely lost her life in Graues in the Austrian Alps some years earlier. But nothing is as it seems. The past will inevitably catch up. Guilt mixed with revenge. Germund Rein's fiction becomes reality. Finally David is forced to confront the uncomfortable truth. Maybe he actually failed to finish off Ewa that day in Graues after all?

Filmium rating
60%

Mood

Enigmatic
Mysterious
Thoughtful

Cast & Crew

Daniel Alfredson
Håkan Nesser
Birgitta Bongenhielm
Benno Fürmann
Sandra Dickinson
Tuva Novotny
Veronica Ferres
Elizabeth Counsell
Michael Byrne
Tor Clark
Erik Johansson
Ben Kingsley
Daniela Lavender

Adaptation

Based On Novellas

Narrative Structure

Interwoven Storytelling
Non-Linear

Time-Period

Contemporary

Central Conflict

Storytelling Ambiguity
Truth Vs Fiction

Characters

Author
Novelist
Writer

Ending

Ambiguous
Thought-Provoking

Key Plot Points

Author'S Death
Mystery
Story Within A Story

Plot

Author'S Life
Interwoven Stories
Mystery

Setting

Greek Island

Shooting Location

Greek Island

Theme

Identity
Storytelling
Truth And Deception

Genre

Crime Drama
Mystery

Audiences

Adult
Mystery Lovers

Titles

Intrigo: Death Of An Author

Critical Reception

Critic Opinions
Mixed Reviews

Ratings

Metacritic 45
Rotten Tomatoes 11%

Reception

Art-House
Mixed Reviews
Slow-Paced

Production Countries

Germany
Sweden
Usa

Release Year

2018
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