I missed multiple visual scenes: Williams escaping across the logs and Pacinos struggle beneath them, Pacino literally climbing the walls to. Skarsgard (Breaking The Waves, Ronin) has the intelligence and authority to play this role, as if he slept in his clothes, which he didn't, because the damned light won't switch off. Insomnia (1997) Maria Mathiesen, Stellan Skarsgård, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Gisken Armand, Kristian Figenschow, Thor Michael Asmodt, Frode Rasmussen, Bjorn. A repressed, controlled man, with a sense of humour equivalent to stressed concrete, he struggles with a fear, blacker than the night that never comes.

It is a pale imitation of this dark and wonderful film. The whodunit element becomes less important as Engstrom's mental state appears more fractious by the minute. Erik Skjoldbjaergs 1997 film Insomnia starring Stellan Skarsgard is a fine example of the rich films being offered by the foreign film market. Erik Skjoldbjaergs 1997 film Insomnia starring Stellan Skarsgard is a. Engstrom is not a forthcoming man, compared to Erik Vik (Sverre Anker Ousdal), his assistant, a charmer of the old school, and sleep deprivation causes him to make fatal mistakes, arriving at a state of paranoia that brings him closer to the murderer in thought and deed. What gives Erik Skjoldbjaerg's debut such an impact is the whiteness of the light and the darkness of the soul. Hilary Swank in a thankless sidekick role. The good news is that its always a pleasant surprise when you do. Great for party animals and mountain bikers, but no midnight feast for those who need their shut-eye, like Jonas Engstrom (Stellan Skarsgard) a Swedish detective, sent to Oslo to help solve the brutal killing of a student. Insomnia is one of those films that you can go for years without thinking about.

For half the year it never gets dark in Norway.

Insomnia film light and dark 1997