Tag: palacecinema
Scandinavian 2015 Review: SILENT HEART, A Tragic Chamber Piece
Silent Heart is a fast-moving character drama that all takes place over a weekend in a country home in Denmark. The home belongs to elderly couple Poul (Morten Grunwald) and Esther (Ghita Nørby), who is dying. She plans to...
Scandinavian 2015 Review: In HERE IS HAROLD, Ikea Looms Over Blackly Comic Trauma
Here Is Harold kicked off the Scandinavian Film Festival last night in typically dour, dark and chillingly humorous style; muted comedy peaked through a very basic tale of revenge stemming from the wrong place.Harold (Bjørn Sundquist) has lost everything;...
Scandinavian 2015 Review: YOUNG SOPHIE BELL, A Beguiling, Sublime Mystery
Obsession, mystery, murder and betrayal culminate in a fragile coming-of-age story unlike any other in Amanda Adolfsson's stunning Swedish debut feature Young Sophie Bell.The titular Sophie (the radiant Felice Jankell) has just graduated high school and celebrates with her 'bestie'...
Scandinavian 2015: The Rest Of The Fest Announced!
A multitude of press releases and social media announcements were made this week regarding the Australia-wide Scandinavian Film Festival. Included in the releases were; the key art featuring the radiant Ine Marie Wilmann from festival film Homesick, a great trailer...