My mind was taken back this weekend, to my last visit to Stockholm in 2017. In particular, to Gröna Lund, the amusement park on Djurgården, located on one of the central islands of the city. Gröna Lund Swoon Although you would normally associate the idea of an amusement park with a story that is light … Continue reading Movie Weekend
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My friend and I both laughed out loud when we saw Rufus Wainwright appearing on stage reading from one books by J.T. LeRoy. In the documentary, "The Cult of JT LeRoy" (which we saw last night at the "Antenna Documentary Film Festival" in Sydney) we had already seen Sandra Bernhard, Carrie Fisher, Susan Dey (Patridge … Continue reading The Cult of JT LeRoy
Sadly, my "Swedish" is not sophisticated enough to understand the complexities of some of the discussions you might encounter at an event like Stockholm Pride. While it won't be too much of an issue at events like the Schlagerkväll (the pop music night), I'm still very interested in going to talks and events, especially since … Continue reading Stockholm Pride – Chinese Queer Film
Having seen Au Pair, Kansas the other day and all of its faux Swedish-ness, it was great to see a real Swedish film, as part of the Mardi Gras Film Festival. "Fyra år till" (Four More Years) tells the story of two Swedish male politicians with contrasting lives and viewpoints who fall in love. From … Continue reading Fyra år till – Four more years
The opening scenes to "Au pair, Kansas" feature a forty-ish woman and her two teenage sons standing at the airport of a small Mid-West American town holding up a Swedish flag. My friends and I all laughed out loud, because we knew the character they were meeting was actually supposed to be Norwegian. D'oh. The … Continue reading A little bit of Sweden (and Norway) at the Mardi Gras Film Festival