“Män som hatar kvinnor” på engelska – “The Girl With The Dragon Tatoo”

Män som hatar kvinnor

Hollywood couldn't possibly release a film called "Men Who Hate Women", could they? Even though this was the original Swedish language title of the book by Stieg Larsson and movie, it just wouldn't work for Hollywood, would it? "The Girl With The Dragon Tatoo" sounds far more reasonable, far more exotic, doesn't it? Aside from the name change (which was also adopted for the English subtitled release of the Swedish books and films), I thought they've done a pretty good job of turning the Swedish crime page-turner into a Hollywood blockbuster. "There's nothing to worry about", I told my … [Read more...]

Två svenska filmer

Fröken Sverige

There have been Swedish films two nights in a row on SBS TV. One on SBS1, the other on SBS2. Of the two, my favourite was "Fröken Sverige" (literally "Miss Sweden") which screened tonight. The title, of course, is ironic, as it deals with a young woman living in a country town in Sweden who finds life rather complex and confusing. She's involved in so-called "fringe politics" where she is involved in "indie music" and "protests" about a range of subjects, with the consumption of meat at McDonalds a recurrent theme. Oh, and Australian animal rights campaigner, Peter Singer gets a brief … [Read more...]