Product Description
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The DRAGON TATTOO TRILOGY: EXTENDED EDITION contains more than
two hours of additional footage not seen in the theatrical
versions of the original Swedish films (THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON
TATTOO, THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE and THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE
HORNETS NEST). Amassing a total of 9 hours of story content and
presented in 6 parts, this complete version of the international
hit series restores notable characters and subplots from Stieg
Larssons best-selling novels, most significantly in the portrayal
of Erika Berger (Lena Endre), the editor of MILLENNIUM magazine
as well as Mikael Blomkvists friend and occasional lover.
Starring Noomi Rapace and Michael Nyqvist, DRAGON TATTOO TRILOGY:
EXTENDED EDITION is the quintessential set for lovers of the
books and a must-have for fans of the film trilogy.
Review
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Millenium Trilogy Extended Versions The Salander saga gets
reformatted for the small screen. 4 Stars By Richard Jordan | Sep
15th 2011 Read more: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo review |
TotalFilm.com Adapting a worldwide bestseller is a tricky
prospect be too slavish and you risk alienating new audiences;
cut too much out and you ll anger the faithful. The solution? Two
versions! So the producers of the Stieg Larsson-inspired
Millennium Trilogy follow up their leaner, cinematic cuts with an
extended mini-series. Here we have the three movies re-edited
into six episodes, as shown on Swedish telly complete with a
natty new title sequence and handy Previously On... catch-ups.
First up is Niels Arden Oplev s gently tweaked The Girl With The
Dragon Tattoo, which sees discredited journo Mikael Blomkvist
(Michael Nyqvist) and genius hacker Lisbeth Salander (Noomi
Rapace) teaming up to investigate a missing girl. This superior
opening two-parter is as tight and compelling as its big-screen
counterpart, but it s Daniel Alfredson s sequels that really
benefit from the new format. Dense revenge pic The Girl Who
Played With Fire and complex conspiracy thriller The Girl Who
Kicked The Hornets Nest get a whopping 55 and 39 minutes of extra
footage, respectively. There s no drastic new set-pieces, but the
longer run times allow the exposition-heavy plot to unfurl at a
more leisurely pace and gives several supporting characters
notably Blomkvist squeeze and Millennium editor Erika Berger
(Lena Endre) room to breathe. One thing that hasn t changed,
though, is Rapace s fascinating and committed turn as the damaged
Salander an iconic performance that holds the whole series
together. If revisiting the originals ahead of David Fincher s
remake proves one thing, it s that young pretender Rooney Mara
has some mighty big emo boots to fill. DVD Extras: Interviews
Featurette Vanger family tree Photo gallery Read more: The Girl
With The Dragon Tattoo review | TotalFilm.com --totalfilm.com
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About the Actor
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Noomi Rapace( Lisbeth Salendar) is fast becoming Europe s most
popular young actress following her commanding and unnerving
portrayal of Lisbeth Salander in the film adaptations of Stieg
Larsson s Millennium trilogy: THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO;
THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE and THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET
S NEST. She was recently nominated for a Best Actress European
Film Award and won the Best Actress Guldbagge Award (Swedish
O) for her role in THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO. Michael
Nyqvist( Mikael Blomkvist) one of Sweden s most popular and
well-respected actors in film, TV and theatre, returns to his
role as Millennium publisher Mikael Blomkvist from The Girl With
the Dragon Tattoo. On film, Nyqvist has starred in audience hits
such as Lukas Moodysson s Tillsammans (Together), Kjell Sundvall
s Grabben i graven bredvid (The Guy in the Next Grave), for which
he was awarded a Guldbagge (Sweden s O) Award, for Best Male
Actor; Johan Brisinger s Underbara älskade (Wonderful Beloved)
and Kay Pollak s O-nominated Så som i himmelen (As it is in
Heaven). He also had leading roles in films such as Den svarta
nejlikan (The Black Pimpernel) directed by Ulf Hultberg; Den
bästa av mödrar (Mother of Mine) directed by Klaus Härö and
Detaljer (Details) directed by Kristian Petri. In 2010 he will be
appearing in Per Fly s Kvinnan som drömde om en man (The Woman
Who Dreamed About a Man) and Johan Brisinger s Änglavakt
(Guardian Angel), site Izabella Scorupco. Nyqvist s
appearances in TV productions include the highly rated Stig
Petrés hemlighet (Nothing to be Ashamed of); the thriller series
Den femte kvinnan (The Fifth Woman) and the children s drama
Olivia Twist.
About the Director
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NIELS ARDEN OPLEV DIRECTOR Niels Arden Oplev graduated from the
National Film School of Denmark in 1989 when his film KYNDELMISSE
and his documentary HUGO FRA HIMMERLAND provided him with an
impressive debut. For DR/Danish Broadcasting Corp, Niels Arden
Oplev directed the drama documentary DEN SOVENDE (1990) and the
short fiction films TUSMØRKE (1990) and NØGEN (1992), the
documentary RITUALER, ENERUM (1992), and the television film EN
SUCCES (1993). Oplev directed nine episodes of the Channel One
(DR) series Taxa/Taxi. His work for television continued with the
2002 International Emmy Award winner Rejseholdet/Unit One
(2000-2003), as he developed the visual concept for the series,
cast the recurrent roles and directed the first three episodes.
After doing the same work for Forsvar/Defense (2003-04 -
TV2/Danmark), he continued the conceptual work as the director of
Ørnen/The Eagle (2003-2006), which also won the International
Emmy Award in 2005. His feature debut PORTLAND (1996) was the
first and most controversial film in the new wave of Danish films
from the mid nineties. The film, portraying a violent underground
in the northern and rural part of Denmark, was selected for
competition at the Berlin International Film Festival (1996).
Niels Arden Oplev then made the black comedy FUKSSVANSEN/CHOP
CHOP (2001), which won 3 Danish Film Awards. His third feature,
WE SHALL OVERCOME (Drømmen) was the highest grossing Danish film
in 2006 and it won 30 international awards, including the Crystal
Bear at the Berlin Film Festival. Oplev went on to direct WORLDS
APART (To Verdener) in 2008, a box office hit in Denmark. It was
an official selection at the Berlin Film Festival, Tribeca Film
Festival and AFI Film Festival and won the SIGNIS prize at the
Festroia International Film Festival in Portugal. THE GIRL WITH
THE DRAGON TATTOO (Mænd der hader kvinder), based on the book by
the late Swedish writer Stieg Larsson, is Oplev s fifth feature
film. It has been a huge success in Europe, having been well
received by critics and audiences alike. The film is the most
successful Scandinavian film in history. DANIEL ALFREDSON
Director Daniel Alfredson s film credits include Mannen på
balkongen (The Man on the Balcony), for which he wrote the
Guldbagge (Sweden s O) Award-winning script, together with
Jonas Cornell, Tic Tac, winner of the Guldbagge Award for Best
Film, Best Director and Best Supporting Actor, Straydogs and the
critical and commercial success Varg (Wolf). In addition,
Alfredson has directed TV programs including Dödsklockan (Call of
Death) and Emma åklagare (Emma the Prosecutor), as well and
worked as producer on the TV series Pistvakt (Ski Patrol),
Tusenbröder Återkomsten (Brotherhood) and Playa del Sol.
Alfredson was Head of Drama at SVT for seven years. He oversaw
the production of critical and commercial successes including
Lasermannen (The Laser Man), Om Stig Petrés hemlighet (Nothing to
be Ashamed of) and Graven (The Grave). In addition he was
involved in the launch of a novel film project at SVT in
collaboration with the Swedish Film Institute. Alfredson is the
brother of filmmaker Tomas Alfredson (LET THE RIGHT ONE IN).
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