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A languid and arresting WWII movie — and then it goes haywire

JL;DR SUMMARY "The Fishing Place," directed by Rob Tregenza, is a complex and visually striking World War II film set in a Norwegian seaside village. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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IdentityWorld War IiNorwayTotalitarianismFilmmakingNaziSurrealismCinemaPriestRob Tregenza

Places mentioned

Norway
"Anna (Ellen Dorrit Petersen), alone on a small fishing boat, travels to a remote seaside village in Norway"
New York City, New York, United States
"Simi Horwitz is a feature writer and film reviewer based in New York City."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"It will play at Laemmle Theaters in Los Angeles, March 7,"
Israel
"to report on the ground from Israel and around the U.S."

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