{"id":3267,"date":"2014-10-28T09:00:04","date_gmt":"2014-10-28T14:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/?p=3267"},"modified":"2014-10-27T17:58:36","modified_gmt":"2014-10-27T22:58:36","slug":"fascinating-surprising-lfo-comes-dvd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2014\/10\/28\/fascinating-surprising-lfo-comes-dvd\/","title":{"rendered":"The fascinating and surprising LFO comes to DVD"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"unnamed\"<\/a>At the 2013 Fantastic Fest, I was lucky enough to catch the inventive low budget Swedish picture LFO<\/a><\/em> and starting today, you’ll be able to also as it comes out on VOD\/Digital Platforms and DVD.<\/p>\n

Here’s what I had to say in my September 26, 2013 The Horn<\/em> review<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Director Antonio Tubl\u00e9n’s (Original<\/em>) second outing, the clever LFO, explores a simple concept to its logical conclusions. What if you could control people with sound?<\/p>\n

Robert Nord’s (Patrik Karlson) sneering wife (Ahnna Rasch) and disdainful son (Bj\u00f6rn L\u00f6fberg Egner) drive him into a solitary and lonely life. He lives within his own head and the secure comforts of his basement lair where he pursues experiments with audio frequencies. While working with low-frequency oscillation (LFO), Nord stumbles across a sound that makes the human mind very open to suggestion. He first tests his discovery on himself and then his new neighbors Linn (Izabella Johanna Tschig) and Simon (Per L\u00f6fberg). Nord begins to abuse his new found power with catastrophic results.<\/p>\n

Tubl\u00e9n, who also penned the screenplay, creates an intelligent geek wish fulfillment film. The tortured Nord, excellently portrayed by Karlson, is your stereotypical geek, who engages in solitary pursuits while dreaming of acclaim and recognition for his activities. Once he masters his newly acquired ability, Nord will go to any mean necessary to get what he wants or perceives the world needs<\/p>\n

The inventive low budget Swedish picture delivers a tale awash with guilt and megalomania, haunted by misdeeds of the past and the promises of the future. LFO, fascinating and surprisingly complex, supplies a thoughtful and terrifying analog to what happens when those in control believe they always know best.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Check out this truly unique film.<\/p>\n