Houdinis hund

"Houdinis Hund" is a Norwegian short which deserved the prize as the best short movie in Berlin International Film Festival.

The title means "The dog of Houdini", you know the very well-known escapist Harry Houdini.

Klara and Frederik are cousins and they waste their summer doing kid things like to steal a bone to a "fearsome" dog...which eventually is just a small lovable puppy dog.

Frederik is an admirer of Houdini the Magician and asks Klara to tie his hands with a rude rope and to bury him under the sand of the beach where they are spending their holidays.

He tries to untie his hands but will he manage to get it?

Maybe he needs some help...maybe not. Is it magic or is it chance?

A game in summer holyday. Few challenges and a difficult one. And the best solution for a magic escape. Not the story itself is seductive but the young actors. Their fresh performances reminds to adult viewer many things about genre conflicts and about Hepburn - Tracy films. And sure, about Houdini. But, maybe, more significant is the feeling after the end of short film. Like a sea , sand, grass, mixed flavor.