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23 Aug 21
@great-big-stees said"Elvira Madigan"
A Swedish film (1967) I thoroughly enjoyed was Elvira Madigan.
PS my children’s mother knitted me a Nordic sweater as a Xmas present 30+ years ago. I still have it and if the truth be known it is a wee bit itchy.
Interesting. I've never seen that one. I prefer period pieces and biopics. So I'll certainly be looking for it on Amazon Prime when time permits.
One of my favorite Swedish films was "The Emigrants" (1971).
I've never grown tired of Liv Ullmann's talent and beauty.
@woofwoof saidOh yes, 'The Emigrants', based on four books by Vilhelm Moberg, is a wonderful film, and it's a very truthful story. Very poor people had to leave Sweden (as people in the world do today), some of them also refusing to follow the strict and dishonest rules of the State church. When Vilhelm Moberg was in America, trying to find people who would tell their story, the Swedish church sent letters to them, threatening them not to tell anything, because of the disgraceful situation here. It's just a completely wonderful film and Liv Ullman is unforgettable.
"Elvira Madigan"
Interesting. I've never seen that one. I prefer period pieces and biopics. So I'll certainly be looking for it on Amazon Prime when time permits.
One of my favorite Swedish films was "The Emigrants" (1971).
I've never grown tired of Liv Ullmann's talent and beauty.
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@torunn saidYes, there are many skeletons, in many closets, throughout the world.😢
Oh yes, 'The Emigrants', based on four books by Vilhelm Moberg, is a wonderful film, and it's a very truthful story. Very poor people had to leave Sweden (as people in the world do today), some of them also refusing to follow the strict and dishonest rules of the State church. When Vilhelm Moberg was in America, trying to find people who would tell their story, the Swedish chu ...[text shortened]... etely wonderful film and Liv Ullman is unforgettable.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQ4UvOczjnw
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A current thing going on is that Tony Leung Chiu Wai, a notable, respectable, reclusive artist from Hong Kong with an established career will be playing the father and adversary in Marvel's "Shang-Chi" movie which will be released in ten days or so.
As a person, I hope the publicity and attention are not and will not be too disturbing or harmful for him.
@drewnogal saidStieg Larson's trilogy was too heavy and dark for my taste.
I’ve become a fan of these since the advent of Covid19 and lockdown. The Scandinavian dramas which are streamed on Channel 4 are excellent!
Having reached an age where I sometimes struggle to correctly understand some of the spoken words on the TV I often have the subtitles on the screen so watching a foreign production feels no different to one in my natural language 🙂
However, I have enjoyed several French films lately. In one, for example, Gerard Depardieu plays a man entering dementia who starts remembering his childhood and blurting it out at odd moments. Turns out, babies were switched at birth, and someone has a vested interest in this not being revealed. Depardieu knows the truth, but no one will believe him because they all discount it as advancing dementia. Can't think of the title now. Maybe I'm slipping into dementia . . .
26 Aug 21
@moonbus saidSmall World .. How’s your German? 🙂
Stieg Larson's trilogy was too heavy and dark for my taste.
However, I have enjoyed several French films lately. In one, for example, Gerard Depardieu plays a man entering dementia who starts remembering his childhood and blurting it out at odd moments. Turns out, babies were switched at birth, and someone has a vested interest in this not being revealed. Depardieu knows ...[text shortened]... count it as advancing dementia. Can't think of the title now. Maybe I'm slipping into dementia . . .
26 Aug 21
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Yes, that's it. Fluent German. In French, I can just about ask where the toilets are.
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26 Aug 21
@moonbus saidI agree that Larson's Millenium Series is heavy and dark, but the great story translated very well onto film: The Swedish version of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" being the best. The violence of the heroine was reminiscent of Besson's "La Femme Nikita".
Stieg Larson's trilogy was too heavy and dark for my taste.
However, I have enjoyed several French films lately. In one, for example, Gerard Depardieu plays a man entering dementia who starts remembering his childhood and blurting it out at odd moments. Turns out, babies were switched at birth, and someone has a vested interest in this not being revealed. Depardieu knows ...[text shortened]... count it as advancing dementia. Can't think of the title now. Maybe I'm slipping into dementia . . .
Like millions, I've also enjoyed most of Gerard Depardieu's films.
This is my absolute favorite:
- "Tous les Matins du Monde"
01 Sep 21
@woofwoof saidThank you, will have a look.
I agree that Larson's Millenium Series is heavy and dark, but the great story translated very well onto film: The Swedish version of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" being the best. The violence of the heroine was reminiscent of Besson's "La Femme Nikita".
Like millions, I've also enjoyed most of Gerard Depardieu's films.
This is my absolute favorite:
[youtube]9BwiNjkUjOo[/youtube] - "Tous les Matins du Monde"