Andrew Telling's new film captures Norway with elegance and purity

Date
13 November 2012

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Filmmaker Andrew Telling is a master of the less-is-more creative approach. For his new film released today, Andrew travelled to Vardø in Norway with artist Conor Harrington as he took part in Komafest and the result is four minutes of pure, pared-back perfection. Packed full of sumptuous shots, it’s a contemplative, atmospheric piece that luxuriates in the visuals and spins out the narrative at a leisurely pace. And the music – specially composed by Andrew and Lucinda Chua – adds an elegiac feel to the film which dovetails with the aesthetic restraint. It takes real talent to make a film as quietly confident as this, but Andrew is certainly the man to do it.

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Andrew Telling: Old Norse (still)

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Andrew Telling: Old Norse (still)

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Andrew Telling: Old Norse (still)

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Andrew Telling: Old Norse (still)

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Andrew Telling: Old Norse (still)

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Rob Alderson

Rob joined It’s Nice That as Online Editor in July 2011 before becoming Editor-in-Chief and working across all editorial projects including itsnicethat.com, Printed Pages, Here and Nicer Tuesdays. Rob left It’s Nice That in June 2015.

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