Sweden
EVERY OTHER WEEK
(VARANNAN VECKA)
2006, Felix Herngren, Måns Herngren, Hannes Holm, and Hans Ingemansson, Sweden, 95 min.
With Felix Herngren, Måns Herngren, Cecilia Frode, Anja Lundqvist, Anna Björk
“An absolute gem. . . thoroughly modern.”--Mark Rabinowitz, indieWIRE
Måns Herngren and Hannes Holm, whose THE REUNION was a highlight of our 2003 EU Festival, added two more co-directors for this fresh take on romantic comedy. Divorce is a way of life as two brothers get tangled up over an ex-girlfriend, and a divorced couple decide that they still want to make a baby. Amusing TV-commercial parodies, including a spoof of THE MATRIX. In Swedish with English subtitles. 35mm print courtesy of the Swedish Film Institute. (MR)
Saturday, March 10, 8:15 pm
Monday, March 12, 6:00 pm
GOD SAVE THE KING
(TJENARE KUNGEN)
2005, Ulf Malmros, Sweden, 94 min.
With Josefin Neldén, Cecilia Wallin, Johanna Stromberg, Malin Morgan, Joel Kinnaman
“Adrenalin-infused. . . a comic tour de force.”--Gunnar Rehlin, Variety
It’s hard out there for a punk, especially if you’re a girl and the year is 1984, when the whole scene is being swamped by New Wave. Small-towner Abra (Neldén) runs off to the big city, where she and roommate Millan (Wallin) struggle to form a band called God Save the King that will “sound like pissed-off rabid dogs.” Director Malmros (SLIM SUSIE) fashions a bright, brash portrait of youthful aspiration in a tumultuous era. In Swedish with English subtitles. 35mm print courtesy of the Swedish Film Institute. (MR)