《九九影院香蜜沉沉烬如霜》SetinÅlesund,AHumanPositionisaslow-pacedfilmthatunfoldsinsuccessivetableaux,toformacompletepictureofthesubtlechangesandeventsthatmakeupone’slife.Itexploresthepersistenceofmemoryandtrauma,thedefinitionofone’smoralvalues,andthepossibilityofjoy.AstaisajournalistinÅlesundwhoseemsplungedinamelancholicstate,forareasonwediscoverbitbybit.Hersupportivegirlfriendrefurbishesdesignchairsandplaysthekeyboard,whiletheirkittenwandersaroundthehouse.Oneday,Astareadsastoryinanewspaperaboutanasylum-seekerwhoisbeingforcefullyevictedfromNorwayafterhavinglivedandworkedadecadeinthecountry.Gradually,Astabecomesmoreinvolvedinlearningaboutthecase,andshehastofindherposition-bothinherworkandinherpersonallife.Thisbeautifully-craftedfilm,bathedinsoftcolours,isameticulousobservationofAsta’slifeafteranunnamedtrauma,andasexternaleventsinvitehertoreconsiderherownrelationshiptoreality.Onenewspaperarticleshereadsisentitled,"Confrontingoursocialconscience",whichisoneofthetopicsofAHumanPosition.It’salsoalow-keylovestory,withitsroutinesandups-and-downs,whichfeelsveryreal.