November 21, 2006

Post Under Construction. Step One Complete. Next: Links and Commentary

Movies I have watched for Nordic Light, my Scandinavian film class, and how I feel about them:

Smultronstället - Wild Strawberries (USA) 1957
directed and written by Ingmar Bergman

Festen - The Celebration (USA) 1998
writing credits go to Thomas Vinterberg for idea and screen play

Idioterne - The Idiots (USA) 1998
writing credits go to Lars von Trier

Dogville - 2003
directed and written by Lars von Trier

Italiensk for Begyndere - Italian for Beginners (USA) 2000
written by Lone Scherfig

Brødre - Brothers (USA) 2004
directed bySusanne Bier/ written by Susanne Bier (story) and Anders Thomas Jensen

Fucking Åmål - Show Me Love (USA) 1998
directed and written by Lukas Moodysson

Afgrunden - The Abyss (USA) 1910
directed and written by Urban Gad

Körkarlen - The Phantom Chariot (USA) 1921
directed by Victor Sjöström/ written by Victor Sjöström and Selma Lagerlöf

He -- Who Gets Slapped - (1924)
directed byVictor Sjöström/written by Leonid Andreyev (play) and Victor Sjöström (adaptation)

Erotikon - 1920
directed by Mauritz Stiller/writen by Ferenc Herczeg (play) and Gustaf Molander

Vredens dag - Day of Wrath (USA) 1943
directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer (uncredited)/written by (all uncredited) Carl Theodor Dreyer, Poul Knudsen, Paul La Cour, Hans Wiers-Jenssens/ hymns - Mogens Skot-Hansen /play - Anne Pedersdotter

And for next week:
Ordet - The Word (USA) 1955
directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer/ written (uncredited) by Carl Theodor Dreyer, play - Kaj Munk

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