Some time ago I wanted to broaden my knowledge (or reduce my great ignorance) about Scandinavian films (that is to say, i wanted to watch something different than Bergman’s and Kaurismaki’s movies!). So browsing the web, I found this article reviewing the 30th Göteborg International Film Festival. The article gives a good overview of what was shown during the festivals. Following the tips of Matthias Frey, I watched some of the movies suggested in the article,. I loved Maria Blom’s movies, the norwegian Den brysomme mannen and O’Horten. But even the others are quite enjoyable and – to me – quite new.
[the original article appeared here]
The End of Innocence
Scandinavian Films at the 30th Göteborg International Film Festival
26 January – 5 February 2007
by Mattias Frey
Currently based in Berlin, Mattias Frey is a PhD candidate at Harvard University and freelance writer. His film reviews and scholarly articles have appeared in various books and reference works as well as in Cinema Journal, Quarterly Review of Film and Video, Film International, and the Boston Phoenix.
