Audrey Vinkenes
Love & Anarchy
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Love & Anarchy
(Kärlek & Anarki)
When Sofie, a mother of two, meets Max, an IT temp, the two enter a dangerous game of dares and flirtation.
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- Sweden • 2020
- Creator Lisa Langseth
- Cast
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Lisa Langseth's Love and Anarchy is funny and romantic, while managing to critique contemporary Swedish culture, and the state of the publishing industry.
The Girls
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The Girls
(Flickorna)
A group of female actresses revolt in their personal lives, inspired by their performance of Lysistrata.
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- Sweden • 1968
- Director Mai Zetterling
- Cast Bibi Andersson, Harriet Andersson, Gunnel Lindblom, Gunnar Björnstrand, Erland Josephson, Frank Sundström
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel
The Girls is an under appreciated masterpiece, featuring beautiful cinematography, and discussing issues as relevant now as then.
The Enchanted Desna
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The Enchanted Desna
(Зачарована Десна)
A look at memory and war based on the writings of Oleksandr Dovzhenko.
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- Soviet Union • 1964
- Director Yuliya Solntseva
- Cast Evgeniy Samoylov, Volodymyr Honcharov, Yevgeni Bondarenko, Zinaida Kirienko, Boris Andreyev, Ivan Pereverzev
- Genre Drama, War
- Available on No streaming locations found.
A beautiful look at war and memory with excellent cinematography.
Helsinki, Forever
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Helsinki, Forever
(Helsinki, ikuisesti)
The history and culture of Helsinki over one hundred years, as shown through archival footage.
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- Finland • 2008
- Director Peter von Bagh
- Cast Peter von Bagh, Erja Manto, Sulevi Peltola
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
An amazing look at the history of Helsinki, that will resonate with anyone who knows the city well. The footage of winter throughout time is particularly engaging, as is the depiction of city changes.
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Kristin Lavransdatter
An adaption of Sigrid Undset novel, following a young woman struggling with love and faith.
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- Germany, Norway, Sweden • 1995
- Director Liv Ullmann
- Cast Linus Aaberg, Gisken Armand, Berard Arnø, Bernhard Arnø, Peter Baden, Lars-Erik Berenett
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on No streaming locations found.
While the imagery is absolutely beautiful, the film struggles with pacing, and the story is somewhat tedious, although the book suffers from the same problem. Nonetheless, the film is certainly worth viewing for the imagery alone.
SKAM
A group of teenage friends try to navigate high school on their own terms, while saving money for their end of studies bus trip.