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Nordic Film Wins at Cannes and Other News

May 30, 2017 by Helena Halme Leave a Comment

The Square Wins at Cannes 2017 The Square, a film described as a social satire set in the art world, and directed by Ruben Östlund, whose previous film, Force Majeure was critically acclaimed as an 'icily disturbing family drama set in the French Alps', has won this year's Palme d'Or at the Cannes … [Read more...]

Tagged With: Cannes, film, Finland, Nordic Noir, The Bridge

Three films I want to see this autumn

September 5, 2012 by Helena Halme 2 Comments

One of the reasons I like September, and autumn in general, is that after a long, hot summer (ok, perhaps not in the UK) it's again time to go to the cinema. During the summer months it doesn't somehow seem right to step into a darkened room and spend two hours watching a large screen. But when the … [Read more...]

Headhunters DVD

August 27, 2012 by Helena Halme Leave a Comment

I enjoyed the book Headhunters by Jo Nesbo much more than this Norwegian author's other titles, which include the debauched (and a little tiresome) detective, Harry Hole. Headhunters is a more grounded story set in 'normal' Oslo business world rather than in the murky Norwegian criminal underworld. … [Read more...]

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

December 30, 2011 by Helena Halme 2 Comments

I was very sceptical about watching a Hollywood version of the first book in the wonderful Millennium trilogy by Stieg Larsson.  Although I felt the Swedish films left a lot to be desired, mainly because the plot of the books was completely mixed up between the three films, they had some … [Read more...]

A bit of girly star-gazing

January 10, 2011 by Helena Halme 7 Comments

I know people are very 'sniffy' about chick flicks - I even know a book shop where they'd rather not stock the genre in book form at all, but I tell you what, a little bit of silly romantic comedy can really cure the January blues.Having an evening to kill, Daughter and I took advantage of the … [Read more...]

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