人类的位置

讲述了SetinÅlesund,AHumanPositionisaslow-pacedfilmthatunfoldsinsuccessivetableaux,toformacompletepictureofthesubtlechangesandeventsthatmakeuponeslife.Itexploresthepersistenceofmemoryandtrauma,thedefinitionofonesmoralvalues,andthepossibilityofjoy.AstaisajournalistinÅlesundwhoseemsplungedinamelancholicstate,forareasonwediscoverbitbybit.Hersupportivegirlfriendrefurbishesdesignchairsandplaysthekeyboard,whiletheirkittenwandersaroundthehouse.Oneday,Astareadsastoryinanewspaperaboutanasylum-seekerwhoisbeingforcefullyevictedfromNorwayafterhavinglivedandworkedadecadeinthecountry.Gradually,Astabecomesmoreinvolvedinlearningaboutthecase,andshehastofindherposition-bothinherworkandinherpersonallife.Thisbeautifully-craftedfilm,bathedinsoftcolours,isameticulousobservationofAstaslifeafteranunnamedtrauma,andasexternaleventsinvitehertoreconsiderherownrelationshiptoreality.Onenewspaperarticleshereadsisentitled,Confrontingoursocialconscience,whichisoneofthetopicsofAHumanPosition.Itsalsoalow-keylovestory,withitsroutinesandups-and-downs,whichfeelsveryreal.