Malacca by Vilgot Sjöman is one of the movies at Cinemateket today.
A movie about a Swedish woman who tries to find herself and explore the depths of her soul and maybe above all her sexuality.
This she does during a journey to Thailand and Malacca.
She meets drugdealers - among which their is a Swedish man who she falls in love with - prostitutes, childabuse and so forth.
Unfortunately people in Thailand and nearby countries are depicted as clichées and function only as 'props' to people from the Western world.
It seems as if it's only the latter who can feel morally indignant and being able to reflect on the consequences of their way of life - af way of life supported by the same European people.
The acting were not impressive, especially not the lead female character.
A movie about a Swedish woman who tries to find herself and explore the depths of her soul and maybe above all her sexuality.
This she does during a journey to Thailand and Malacca.
She meets drugdealers - among which their is a Swedish man who she falls in love with - prostitutes, childabuse and so forth.
Unfortunately people in Thailand and nearby countries are depicted as clichées and function only as 'props' to people from the Western world.
It seems as if it's only the latter who can feel morally indignant and being able to reflect on the consequences of their way of life - af way of life supported by the same European people.
The acting were not impressive, especially not the lead female character.
Patricia Rozema is the director of I've Heard the Mermaids singing a film supposed to be 'queer'.As often before in this series at the Cinematek in Stockholm on can't see why it's specifically 'queer' at all.
Polly - played by Sheila McCarthy - gets a job as a secretary in an art gallery. The owner of the gallery, Gabrielle - Paule Baillargeon - has a romantic relationship with painter Mary - Ann-Marie MacDonald.
Polly is somewhat jealous at Mary as she looks up to Gabrielle and almost worships her.
Polly helps Gabrielle in a hanging and finds a painting she thinks Gabrielle has made. She has not though. Polly's image of Gabrielle is gradually changing.
(Photo poster 'Mermaids' taken from: http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1020/204047.1020.A.jpg)
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