Danish romantic comedy film directed by Susanne Bier and starring Pierce Brosnan and Trine Dyrholm.
It’s Scandinavian month here on Rialto Channel. Not only is Rialto World screening a film from Scandinavia every Monday night (such as Love is All You Need and Le Havre ), but on Tuesday night, you can also catch series one of Morden: Camilla Lackberg’s Fjallbacka Murders. This month expect comedy, drama and plenty of Scandi-noir!
Here are my highlights for the week.
Danish romantic comedy film directed by Susanne Bier and starring Pierce Brosnan and Trine Dyrholm.
It’s Scandinavian month here on Rialto Channel. Not only is Rialto World screening a film from Scandinavia every Monday night (such as Love is All You Need and Le Havre ), but on Tuesday night, you can also catch series one of Morden: Camilla Lackberg’s Fjallbacka Murders. This month expect comedy, drama and plenty of Scandi-noir!
Here are my highlights for the week.
Mercedes Solsa: The Voice of Latin America,
Staring: Chico Buarque de Hollanda, Elba Bustelo & David Byrne
Directed by: Rodrigo H. Vila
Screening: Thursday 11th September, 8.30pm
This simple, heartfelt documentary takes us through the life and career of one of South America’s most revered musicians, the ‘Joan Baez’ of Latin America; Mercedes Solsa. With her emotive, powerful voice and poetic and politically charged songs, this Argentinian singer spoke to South America’s indigenous and working class from the troublesome 60s through to her death in 2009. Her son Fabian Matus guides us through her life, talking to family, close friends and fellow musicians about his mother’s influence, and the impact on her of death threats, divorce, exile and depression. For all the talk about her shyness and lack of confidence on stage, when she starts singing (shown in archive footage of her performances) the power of her incredible talent is captivating.
Hyde Park on Hudson, 2013
Starring: Bill Murray, Laura Linney & Olivia Williams
Directed by: Roger Michell
Screening: Rialto Selection, Saturday 13th September, 8.30pm
This politely mannered, nostalgic drama is narrated by Daisy Suckley (Linney), the 5th cousin of President Roosevelt (Murray), who tells the story of how she became “intimate” with Roosevelt, and witnessed the King and Queen of England’s visit to Roosevelt’s home in upstate New York in 1939. Inspired by a series of letters found under Daisy’s bed after her death in 1991 revealing her relationship with the President, her character is an interesting one to build the story around. She’s a rather plain and mousy character, especially compared to FDR’s other mistresses, his matriarchal mother, and his independent wife Eleanor (Williams). However the intention of the film is to take us behind the façade of this iconic leader, and Laura Linney’s Daisy makes for a good narrator. Director Roger Michell (Notting Hill) manages to almost make you forget you’re watching a film about the President of the United States. The treatment may be light, but there’s a pleasant balance of humour, tenderness and startling revelations - if you enjoyed The King’s Speech you’re very likely to enjoy Hyde Park on Hudson.
Northwest (Nordvest), 2014
Staring: Gustav Dyekjær Giese, Oscar Dyekjær Giese & Lene Maria Christensen
Directed by: Michael Noer
Screening: Rialto World, Monday 8th September, 8.30pm
Hand held camera and a gritty, realistic tone, Northwest plays out more along the lines of the Danish Dogme film movement, than along the lines of the slick visual styles of the Scandi-noir film genre. This is Michael Noer's second dramatic feature, and it tells the tale of a Copenhagen burglar Casper (Gustav Dyekjær Giese) who gets stuck in the middle of feuding rival criminal gangs drawing his younger brother Andy (Oscar Dyekjær Giese) into this messy, criminal underworld in the process. The brothers are played by a couple of real life brother’s and first time actors that Noer cast from Facebook, and while the material isn’t terribly original, Noer and his amateur cast manage to create a genuine and authentic feeling film.