Longing for the Present

Personal and impressionistic images of war

Aleksander Huser / November 14, 2023

WW2: 83-year-old Knut Erik Jensen is back with Longing for Today, a film that does not conform to the lineup of modern Norwegian blockbusters about World War II.

Finnmark, Knut Erik Jensen, Longing for the Present, Longing for Today, Mads Gilbert, modernism, Movies on War, NRK, Red Army, Rein Film, Russia, WW2

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