BLACK HARVEST (SORT HOST) European Cinema

A haunting epic drama about the tragedies, passions, and losses of a wealthy Danish family. Set in Denmark’s countryside at the turn of the century, this is a dark tale about a tyrannical patriarch whose black-hearted desires sweep him, his wife, and his four daughters towards a bitter and tragic end. While his submissive and emotionally crippled wife sits by, helpless to stop his destruction, his willful daughter Clara dares to defy him. But Clara is caught in her own web of illicit love with a man who shares her father’s weaknesses. Renowned director Anders Refn crafts a rich, sophisticated melodrama. Exquisitely complex performances and gorgeous wide-screen photography make this brutal and violent tale a work of breathtaking beauty.-Wooten Lee