Bård Breien
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Bård Breien is a Norwegian film director.
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[edit] Debut
Breien's directorial debut was the 2007 movie The Art of Negative Thinking, a dark comedy about adjusting to life in a wheel chair and socializing with other people who have disabilities. The film won Breien a Crystal Globe award for best director at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic.[1] The movie's main character is despondent about his predicament in a wheelchair "and spends much of his time drinking, smoking pot and watching Vietnam War movies."[2]
[edit] Notability
The Art of Negative Thinking has been shown at numerous international film festivals, and a Variety write up described the movie as being about a "therapy rebellion".[3][4]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Award for Negative Thinking July 10, 2007 Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- ^ Reyhan Harmanci The Art of Negative Thinking April 27, 2008 SF Chronicle
- ^ Tizard, Will Talk with: program director Julietta Zacharova; Karlovy Vary Internaional Film Festival June 25, 2007 Variety
- ^ Simon, Alissa The Art of Negative Thinking (Movie review) July 05, 2007 Daily Variety
