Anders Danielson Lie, left, and Viktoria Winge in “Reprise,” a fine Norwegian film. “Reprise” is a 2006 Norwegian film that will take a little getting used to for audiences expecting Hollywood fare. However, director Joachim Trier, for all the pyrotechnics of his storytelling, is telling the story of becoming an adult, with all the challenges and pitfalls that brings. It begins at a mailbox. Phillip (Anders Danielson Lie) and Erik (Espen Klouman-Hoiner) are two young friends in their early 20s who are ready to take the world by storm. They have each completed their first novels, and by putting them into the mailbox, they take that first step to what they believe will be certain fame. The movie then follows their fortunes, failures, and fantasies as they discover what generations have before them: the only thing one can really...
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