Dag star Atle Antonsen takes the lead in
Grand Hotel, the latest from Norwegian director Arild Frohlich. After coming to our attention with sociopathic comedy
Fatso Frohlich has, more recently, been spending his time adapting a pair of Jo Nesbo's
Doctor Proctor books for the big screen and this latest effort appears to split the difference between those two impulses.
Grand Hotel is a warm comedy about a pompous, aging
alcoholic and a tourettes-inflicted ten-year-old boy who are forced to
spend a week together in a high-end hotel. The only thing these two have
in common is that they are both difficult to like. During the week Axel
and Noah are together, they form a unique friendship, pushing each
other towards change. Grand Hotel is about daring to
face your problems, and realizing that although sometimes life feels
hopeless, we have the power to make the best of it.
The first teaser for this one quietly arrived a little while back and though we missed it at the time we've spotted it now and anything from Frohlich - one of the really great visual stylists of his time - is worth a look. Check it out below.