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Our exclusive review of
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Welcome to the new-look ralg , which, thanks to the
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fans, with Oslo hosting the worldwide premiere of
his film Into the White. Lauren was lucky enough to
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During the first few months of 2012, our favourite
ginger has chosen to represent his homeland in
two very different ways: through his portrayal of a
British soldier in the new World War II film Into the
White, and through his participation in the Come
to Britain campaign with his Harry Potter co-star
Julie Walters and British actor Stephen Fry. In
the months leading up to the Norwegian premiere
of his new film, we’ve
seen Rupert speak with
a Scouse accent and
learn how to ski through
the frozen Scandinavian
wilderness. In February,
Rupert
was
spotted
filming a surfing scene
on the Yorkshire coast
for a Come to Britain
advertisement (talk about
a change of scenery!). This campaign focuses on
Brits themselves, inviting them to holiday inside
the UK. Perhaps more people will holiday at home
if Mr. Grint agrees to give surfing lessons? We’ll
see about that, but we know for sure that Rupert
will continue to dazzle us with his acting skills and
willingness to take on new roles, whatever they
may be.
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Rupert’s stone
cold role burns up the
screen in Into The White
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I know that if there is one set of people in the world
who have learned that it is healthy to step away
from the source material when they watch a film,
tried to tell myself that an adaptation has to work in
the new medium.
it’s fans of Rupert Grint.
Into the White is inspired by the true story of what
I also know that I am the only person who sat down
when British and German planes shot each other
in the Folketeateret in Oslo, for the World Premiere
of Into the White, prepared to be pretty grumpy at
the liberties taken with the original story, but I have
happened at Grotli, Norway, on 27th April 1940,
down, only to find that both crews had struggled
through the Norwegian winter to the same remote
cabin, to seek shelter.
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This tiny footnote in the history books has been
expanded on film by director Petter Næss into a
story that lasts about a week, and this gives the
characters time to grow and for relationships to
develop.
The characters start off as mutually suspicious
and somewhat stereotypical examples of their
respective nationalities – the German crew
of Horst Schopis (Florian Lukas), Wolfgang
Strunk (Stig Henrik Hoff) and Josef Schwartz
(David Kross) are rather dour and humourless
and bound by the rule book; the British crew
of Charles Davenport (Lachlan Nieboer) and
Robert Smith (Rupert Grint) are terribly posh
and a bit of a lad, respectively,
But this is when we first meet them and see
them through each other’s eyes.
As the five men struggle to establish who has
the upper hand, Davenport and Schopis, the
two pilots, compete to take charge, both literally,
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an integral part
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of an excellent
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in taking control of the cabin, and by trying to
show off their respective knowledge and training
when it comes to finding food and firewood and
tending to an injured crewman.
Gradually they come to respect one other,
offering genuine assistance in place of childish
one-upmanship.
Smith, the verbose Scouser, and Strunk, the
laconic German, start out as utter opposites and
they both take great satisfaction in tormenting
their adversary – a great deal of the film’s humour
is in their scenes together and in this contrast but, by the end of the film, they too have come
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to realise there is more depth in each other than
subtitles, so I am sure some of the finer points of
revealed back-story and their genuine growth,
the audience was very, very appreciative of the
was originally apparent.With their gradually
Schopis and Strunk have far better developed
character arcs than Davenport and Smith, but
those stories are drawn out of them by their
British counterparts, and it was by opening up to
them that they were given the chance to realise
that growth.
Davenport’s upper class
Englishman
shows
more open emotion as
the
film
progresses,
while Smith, although
he is outspoken from
the beginning, wearing
his heart on his sleeve
and not really needing
anyone to work out what
made him tick, reveals
his more serious side.
Being
a
production
Norwegian
made
Into
the White an intriguingly
neutral war film, even if
the German characters
inexplicably kept their
real names, while the
British names and, in the case of Robert Smith,
the German scenes were lost for me; secondly,
film and the filmmakers in their presence, who
were rewarded by a prolonged standing ovation
at the film’s conclusion; and thirdly, the audience
of lifelong skiers were deeply amused by Rupert
Grint’s non-existent skiing skills.
Rupert is an integral part
of an excellent ensemble
cast, which is a very
healthy thing to be at this
stage of his adult career,
and he once more nails a
tricky regional accent, all
the more impressive this
time, as he needed only
be a sponge in Belfast,
for Cherrybomb, to soak
up the local accent. Here
he sustains his Liverpool
accent, when all around
him are either German
or terribly, terribly posh;
he even reveals a hidden
talent and sings, in a
Scouse accent, during
one particularly moving
scene.
his rank, were changed. I can only assume he
Into the White is a small, almost violence free,
captain to be Strunk’s equal and sparring partner
should be something for everybody, especially
needed to be sufficiently subordinate to his
- and that no one but me even noticed.
Seeing the film at the World Premiere in Norway
character driven war film, which means there
fans of Rupert Grint who want to see him flourish
in small independent films.
meant three things: firstly, the film had Norwegian
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harry potter and the half-blood prince
Ron was always outshone by his older brothers who
had done it all before him, but when Ron gets picked as
a look back at some
of Rupe’s coolest
moments on film.
Gryffindor’s Keeper, it is time for him to show his fellow
Hogwarts students what he is worth. After a difficult start,
Ron truly shines and becomes a hero for the Gryffindor
house! Weasley is our King!
by Clelia, ralg staff
harry potter and the philosopher’s stone
cherrybomb
Ron gets his first moment of glory when the trio are faced
This is by far the most grown-up movie Rupert has done. It’s all
with a giant wizard chess game on their quest to protect
sex, drugs and rock’n’roll for Malachy and Luke, and friendship
the Philosopher’s stone. Ron immediately takes charge.
turns to rivalry when the pair set eyes on Michelle. The game is
He plays a clever game and even sacrifices himself to win
on. Their antics to impress her get riskier and riskier with deadly
and allow Harry to get on with the task. Ron is brilliant in
consequences. Not only did Rupert take on his first “adult” role, he
this scene, fearless, confident and clever. A true Gryffindor!
was also faced with the challenge of learning the Belfast accent!
thunderpants
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I have a soft spot for Alan A. Allen and Thunderpants.
When Tony finds himself in the middle of a failed hit job
While it might be seen as a bit of a silly movie about a
and agrees to become Victor Maynard’s apprentice, little
boy’s backside issues, I believe it displays deeper values
does he know that Victor is a hitman and not a private
such as acceptance, friendship, and courage. Also, Alan
detective as he originally thought! Hilarity ensues, with a
(along with his friend Patrick) saves the day and looks too
car chase around London in a Mini, Tony being attacked
cute with his curly ginger hair!
in his bath and more shenanigans!
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Young Ben Mitchell has done a lot of growing up since meeting
Ron turns hero when he saves Harry from the frozen
Dame Evie Walton. After spending his life controlled by his
lake, retrieves the sword of Gryffindor and finally destroys
over-bearing religious mother, Ben learns to enjoy life and
the Horcrux. It was no easy task for Ron to find Harry and
grow in confidence. He even famously uses the F word when
Hermione after he had left them under the influence of
his old flame tries to be compassionate about his mother being
the Horcrux, but he persisted and with a little help from
in hospital in the aftermath of her affair being revealed.
an unexpected friend, found Harry in time to rescue him.
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by Aubrey, ralg staff
erlend øye
Erlend Øye is an electronic music composer and indie pop singer/songwriter
from Bergen, Norway. He has played with a number of bands since the mid90s, but most notably with Kings of Convenience and The Whitest Boy Alive.
Kings of Convenience is a very gentle pop duo made up of Øye and Eirik
Glambek Bøe. Their music is characterized by light vocals, performed by both
musicians, and quiet, yet beautiful, acoustic guitar melodies. The duo has
Edvard Grieg was a classical music composer and pianist from
Norway, born in 1843. Grieg has Scottish ancestry, his family
having migrated to Norway from Scotland after the famous
Battle of Culloden in 1746.
His family was generally musical, and his mother was his
early piano teacher. He began composing at a very early age
and attended a conservatory to study music throughout his
adolescence. His most famous works include his Piano Concerto
in A minor; his Lyric Pieces, a collection of sixty-six miniature
pieces for piano (which includes a piece entitled March of the
Trolls, following Norway’s folklore surrounding these mythical
creatures); and compositions for Henrik Ibsen’s play, Peer Gynt
(which include the famous In the Hall of the Mountain King).
released four full length studio albums as Kings of Convenience.
The Whitest Boy Alive is comprised of Øye and three friends from Berlin: Marcin
norsksvartmetal: norweigan black metal
Öz, Sebastian Maschat and Daniel Nentwig. Though the band’s songs were
originally written to be performed by electronic instruments, in the end, they
opted to use virtually no electronic instruments at all, picking up a guitar (Øye),
bass guitar (Öz), drums (Maschat) and keyboards/synthesizers (Nentwig).
Thus, their music has a distinctive feeling of being based on the fundamentals of
electronic music, whilst being performed by more classic rock band instruments.
The music has a minimal sound, with Øye’s voice and crisp melodies carrying
their dreamy indie pop through both of their studio released albums.
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band Mayhem. Formed in 1984 at the height of Norway’s ‘second wave’
of metal music, Mayhem is made up of four musicians who go by aliases
such as Necrobutcher and Hellhammer. Their performances were notably
(and controversially) violent, though they saw substantial and influential
success throughout their metal career.
Other metal bands of the same time period include Burzum (formed in
1991), Darkthrone (formed in 1987), and Immortal (formed in 1990).
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Norway is famous for its black metal scene, which includes the Oslo-based
Though most of these bands saw a lapse in music after breaking up in
Many genres of music have been present throughout Norway’s history, including
the mid-to-late 90s, they have all returned to the music scene and remain
traditional folk music such as Sami music (music played by a particular group of
active again today.
people known as the Sami, who produced highly spiritual and improvisational
The popular Adult Swim animated television show, Metalocalypse, follows
tunes and lyrics), and in more recent years, blues (Knut Reiersrud was one of
fictional Scandinavian black metal band, Dethklok, through their career
Norway’s most famous blues musicians), country (an award winning group,
as infamous musicians. Though the show is comedic, it gives a relatively
Hellbillies, came from Norway), and electronic or house music (Röyksopp is
good flavor for the violent and frequently shocking content often present in
possibly the most famous of Norway’s electronic music acts).
this particular genre of music, on and off stage.
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word ladder
by Lorena, ralg staff
Fill in the missing words
to make your way down
the word ladder! Each
word will be just one
letter different to the one
before it..
WARM
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______
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COLD
“cool”facts
by Traci, ralg staff
Since Into the White is all about being stranded
in a wintery wasteland, here are some cool
facts:
The large number of reflecting surfaces of the crystal
makes snow appear white.
A snowflake can take up to an hour to fall from a cloud to
the surface of the Earth.
It is estimated that 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,00
0,000,000,000 snowflakes have fallen on Earth since its
formation.
Great Britain consumes the most amount of ice cream of
any European country.
crossword
wordsearch
by Lorena, ralg staff
by Lorena, ralg staff
anagram
by Lorena, ralg staff
Can you find the Into the White cast members hidden
in the anagrams below?
TURNER PRIGHT
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game
on
SOLARIA FLUNK
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VODKAS RIDS
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BORNEAN HELICAL
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KOSHERING FIFTH
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Across:
Down:
1: Actor playing Josef Schwartz
2: Actor playing Wolfgang Strunk
3: Actor playing Robert Smith
4: The British soldiers do not speak
_____
7: “Into the _____”
8: What are the soldiers living in?
9: Actor playing Horst Schopis
10: Country Into the White is set in
5: Name of director
6: Production company that produced
Into the White
DAVID
ENGLISH
FLORIAN
GERMAN
GRINT
HENRIK
HOFF
INTO
KROSS
LACHLAN
LUKAS
NÆSS
NIEBOER
NORWAY
PETTER
PILOTS
RUPERT
STIG
WHITE
WILDERNESS
WINTER
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by Max, ralg staff
In a recent interview in Orlando, Florida,
Rupert Grint mentioned that one of the
more interesting and memorable films he
had seen was something called Trollhunter.
So clearly we had to check it out.
Trollhunter is a Norwegian film about a
group of individuals making a documentary
about bear poaching. But it’s not that
simple. It can’t be a film about bears, right?
Right.
So let’s talk about the trolls. When the
students (and therefore the viewers) finally
figure out what’s really going on, the trolls
come out to play. Imagine giant, towering
monsters with multiple heads, that roam
the winter landscapes of Norway and can
be defeated by being turned into stone or
completely blown up.
The film is definitely something that you’ve
never seen before. In terms of monster
movies, Trollhunter definitely earns its top
points for being unique. At the same time,
it does use a “lost footage” approach that
we’ve seen before (think: The Blair Witch
Project). This isn’t a bad thing, since it’s
just the way the filmmakers decided to
tell the story. However, it loses points for
becoming a bit repetitive. Once we know
what’s going on, the pacing remains almost
too even and there’s not many surprises
left for the rest of the running time.
See it, because…who doesn’t need a few
three-headed trolls in their life? Just know
that once you get past the initial “wow”
“into the pink”
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