The movies of Danish Director Thomas Vinterberg (“The Celebration”) are like an empathetic yet unsparing novel — he sets his sights on an extended family or a community and he parses them with a surgeon’s precision. And through that closely observed human behavior, his movies become universal. Here, in what I’d call “We Need to Talk About Klara,” a reference to “We Need to Talk About Kevin,” a kindergartner accuses her teacher of exposing his willie. And the close-knit rural community unravels with accusations false and true. At its core, as the accused teacher, is the brilliant actor Mads Mikkelson, who is also in TIFF’s “A Royal Affair.” He won best actor honors at Cannes this year, and will be honored at Telluride along with Marion Cotillard for “Rust & Bone.” He’s a cross between Viggo Mortensen and Ciaran Hinds — intellectual, physical, sexy. I’m calling a best actor nomination for Mikkelson now.
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