Bård Breien

Bård Breien is a Norwegian film director.

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]

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]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Award for Negative Thinking July 10, 2007 Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  2. ↑ Reyhan Harmanci The Art of Negative Thinking April 27, 2008 SF Chronicle
  3. ↑ Tizard, Will Talk with: program director Julietta Zacharova; Karlovy Vary International Film Festival June 25, 2007 Variety
  4. ↑ Simon, Alissa The Art of Negative Thinking (Movie review) July 05, 2007 Daily Variety