At one point in Hlynur Pálmason’s “Winter Brothers,” protagonist Emil (Elliott Crosset Hove) performs a magic trick by mixing a few clear chemicals in a soda bottle in the hopes of impressing a young woman (Victoria Carmen Sonne).
Like her, we can see all the components (which are literally transparent) and yet the result still thrills.
Likewise, Pálmason’s arthouse ingredients are familiar and innocuous — long takes, minimal dialogue, surrealist flourishes, an avant-garde soundtrack — he as well accomplishes something magical with his feature-length debut.
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