Filmtips uke 46
This week we are heading to Stockholm International Film Festival, and on that note Kosmorama has selected some great Swedish films that we'd like to recommend. You can watch these titles either on the big screen or on various streaming services!
Jævla menn
Where: Trondheim Kino
Christmas 1983.
After yet another violent argument, seven-year-old Andrev’s mother reveals a secret to him: his father is not actually his father.
Instead of being crushed, Andrev is thrilled by the possibilities this revelation opens up. With the resilience of a child, he navigates life and his mother’s complicated relationships with various men.
Andrev’s mother attracts men with an irresistible force, yet even she cannot control how they behave. These men are like magicians or artists, murderers or thieves—and much like growing pains, they appear unbidden and vanish without warning.
The film is a coming-of-age story filled with both darkness and humor. It is about a boy and his mother, a collection of goddamn men, and the struggle not to become one of them himself.
© SF Norge
Autumn Sonata
Where: Cinemateket in Trondheim
After neglecting her children for years, world-renowned pianist Charlotte visits her daughter Eva at her home. The occasion is that Charlotte has recently lost her friend and accompanist, Leonardo. Eva, for her part, has yet to overcome the grief following the drowning of her four-year-old son. To Charlotte’s great surprise, she discovers that her other daughter, Helena—who is mentally impaired—also lives there. Eva herself removed Helena from the institution where her mother had placed her. Gradually, the tension between Eva and Charlotte mounts, and the film culminates in a cathartic conversation in which bitter truths are laid bare.
The central theme of *Autumn Sonata* is a classic one: the demands that art places on the artist, versus the demands that family places on the artist. To what extent is it ethical to sacrifice one for the sake of the other? Should one sacrifice one’s art, or the people around one?
© Constantin Film
Slim Susie
Where: Streaming
The setting is "Little Chicago"—or rather, "super-little" Chicago—and the place is known as "Bruket." Two young men are running for their lives through this industrial town. Outside a snack bar, a woman chokes on her hot dog. As she falls, she drops a videocassette and an audio cassette—evidence in a corrupt, tangled mess of crimes. This is the setup for Slim Susie, a wild, off-the-wall gangster comedy—delivered in the Värmland dialect.
© Göta Film AB
