Swoon (Swedish title Eld & Lågor, which translates to ‘Fire and flames’) is a fantastically colourful and light-hearted wartime romance. Set in the continuing inter-family rivalry between two Stockholm amusement… Read More
Swoon
Tag: Scandinavian Film Festival
Review: Border (Gräns) / Scandinavian Film Festival / Kena
This film is weird. There’s no other way of saying this, but if you’re going to go see it, you need to come prepared, mentally and psychologically, for what you’re… Read More
Review: Darling / Scandinavian Film Festival / Kena
To say that Darling is the Nordic version of Black Swan (2010) would be simultaneously accurate and genteel. Narratively, there are a lot of parallels. Diva ballerina ‘Darling’ (Danica Curcic)… Read More
Review: Thelma / Scandinavian Film Festival / Jacinthe
Melancholic and unnerving, Joachim Trier’s thriller Thelma hooks you in from the get-go. Set against the picturesque backdrop of Norway, we are introduced to Thelma at age six, hunting in… Read More
Review: What Will People Say / Scandinavian Film Festival / Dylan
What Will People Say (Hva vil folk si) is the second feature from Pakistani-Norwegian director Iram Haq, premiering in Australia at this year’s Scandinavian Film Festival. Spoken in both Norwegian… Read More
Scandinavian Film Festival media launch / Jordan
Jordan (16) went along to the Scandinavian Film Festival Media Launch in Perth. Traditional sweets that taste a little too good and a screening of the captivating and highly educational… Read More
Scandinavian Film Festival 2016 / 5 JUL – 3 AUG
Classified films within the festival include: Land of Mine (rated MA 15+) Based on extraordinary true events, writer/director Martin Zandvliet’s stunning, multi award-winning new film is a nail-bitingly tense thriller about… Read More