The activities today:
'Culture Center' ('Kulturhuset') in Stockholm and the exhibition Uppenbarat about one of the most famous men in the World and how he is and has been depicted in photographic works: JESUS! See more about this exhibition on the blog 10 November (2006).
The Cinematek:
Satyajit Ray: Ganashatru, an adaptation for the screen of Henrik Ibsens play En folkefiende (An Enemy of the People).
This is a story about a doctor (physician) who in this case finds out that there are dangerous germs in the water causing jaundice (hepathitis).
The water is - among other places - used at the Holy Temple in the city and the lives of thousands of people are now at risk.
His discovery causes worry on different levels.
First of all the newspaper wants to write about this in order to help people become aware of the problem but the religious leaders oppose this. This not least since the doctor suggests that one should close down the temple during the period when examination of the water is carried out.
He and his family is drawn into a conflict between religious beliefs and science.
I liked this adaptation even if the end does not correspond to the original play but Aurore thought she had seen better adaptations, among other a Norwegian one she saw at the Stockholm Film Festival one or two years ago.
Film number two at Cinemateket:
The Living End by Gregg Araki. This is a film about two homosexual men - Luke (Mike Dytri) and Jon (Craig Gilmore) and their relationship, a road movie reminding us a little about Thelma & Louise.
Jon finds out that he is HIV-positive and get's in a shock by this message, informed by a physician in a rather cold and unsensitive way.
This man has a good female friend who he turns to for comfort.
He then by chance meets Luke who has killed three men wanting to beat him up because of his homosexuality.
They embark on a journey through USA where the latter tends to use violence as soon as he is criticized or attacked by someone for his homosexuality.
Jon finds Luke more and more intolerable in a way but is at the same time to attracted by him to break loose.
It's a film that is said to be very open about homosexual love but I would like to say that it's a rather prudish film cementing the image of gay persons being violent and living unresponsably and cynical.
It tends to increase homophobia instead of decreasing it.
Maybe this was the purpose?
'Culture Center' ('Kulturhuset') in Stockholm and the exhibition Uppenbarat about one of the most famous men in the World and how he is and has been depicted in photographic works: JESUS! See more about this exhibition on the blog 10 November (2006).
The Cinematek:
Satyajit Ray: Ganashatru, an adaptation for the screen of Henrik Ibsens play En folkefiende (An Enemy of the People).
This is a story about a doctor (physician) who in this case finds out that there are dangerous germs in the water causing jaundice (hepathitis).
The water is - among other places - used at the Holy Temple in the city and the lives of thousands of people are now at risk.
His discovery causes worry on different levels.
First of all the newspaper wants to write about this in order to help people become aware of the problem but the religious leaders oppose this. This not least since the doctor suggests that one should close down the temple during the period when examination of the water is carried out.
He and his family is drawn into a conflict between religious beliefs and science.
I liked this adaptation even if the end does not correspond to the original play but Aurore thought she had seen better adaptations, among other a Norwegian one she saw at the Stockholm Film Festival one or two years ago.
Film number two at Cinemateket:
The Living End by Gregg Araki. This is a film about two homosexual men - Luke (Mike Dytri) and Jon (Craig Gilmore) and their relationship, a road movie reminding us a little about Thelma & Louise.
Jon finds out that he is HIV-positive and get's in a shock by this message, informed by a physician in a rather cold and unsensitive way.
This man has a good female friend who he turns to for comfort.
He then by chance meets Luke who has killed three men wanting to beat him up because of his homosexuality.
They embark on a journey through USA where the latter tends to use violence as soon as he is criticized or attacked by someone for his homosexuality.
Jon finds Luke more and more intolerable in a way but is at the same time to attracted by him to break loose.
It's a film that is said to be very open about homosexual love but I would like to say that it's a rather prudish film cementing the image of gay persons being violent and living unresponsably and cynical.
It tends to increase homophobia instead of decreasing it.
Maybe this was the purpose?
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