'Man tänker sitt' or in English: 'Burrowing', a film made by almost the same team that stood behind 'Farväl Falkenberg' ('Falkenberg Farewell') (Henrik Hellström, Fredrik Wenzel) but contrary to that film, Aurore and I found this film much more appealing with a philosophical undertone and an ambience that well correspond to the Swedish society.
We get to follow the life in a Swedish row house area through the eyes of the eleven year old Sebastian (Sebastian Eklund).
Philosophizing in his own way, observing the individuals he knows and commenting their lives, he come up with some conclusions concerning the human existence, in this area and perhaps in a more universal perspective as well.
Among the characters we meet in the film, is Jimmy (Jörgen Svensson) a grown up man with a child of his own, still living at home with his parents, not even trusted with the door keys.
Anders (Hannes Sandahl) is another young man who tries to build an autonomous life, on the same time having a strange and alienated relation to his father who obviously despise him.
Finally we also meet Misha (Marek Kostrzewski), a man who came to Sweden during the 1970's in order to work, earn his money and then return to his home country. He stayed on though - leading to both positive and negative consequences.
Through the film the total alienation between people in the Swedish society is a major theme.
We find the still and rather uneventful life in a small town on the countryside, being interrupted by small outbursts of aggressiveness, so common among the emotionally inhibited Swedes.
The only events that give life to this society is the train passing by, the cars on the highway but one get the feeling that Sebastian finds these moments of 'disturbing' sound and 'action' somewhat unbearable.
With all this superficial stillness, the incapacity to communicate feelings in one way or another, the underlying aggressions, the Swedish small town mentality - something you can find in the larger Swedish towns as well - and how a well organized and 'secure' society creates unsecure people afraid of both compassion, emphaty and conflicts, is extremely well portrayed.
The forrest becomes the refuge, the starting and ending point for humans, where they can hide from society for some time - or forever.
We get to follow the life in a Swedish row house area through the eyes of the eleven year old Sebastian (Sebastian Eklund).
Philosophizing in his own way, observing the individuals he knows and commenting their lives, he come up with some conclusions concerning the human existence, in this area and perhaps in a more universal perspective as well.
Among the characters we meet in the film, is Jimmy (Jörgen Svensson) a grown up man with a child of his own, still living at home with his parents, not even trusted with the door keys.
Anders (Hannes Sandahl) is another young man who tries to build an autonomous life, on the same time having a strange and alienated relation to his father who obviously despise him.
Finally we also meet Misha (Marek Kostrzewski), a man who came to Sweden during the 1970's in order to work, earn his money and then return to his home country. He stayed on though - leading to both positive and negative consequences.
Through the film the total alienation between people in the Swedish society is a major theme.
We find the still and rather uneventful life in a small town on the countryside, being interrupted by small outbursts of aggressiveness, so common among the emotionally inhibited Swedes.
The only events that give life to this society is the train passing by, the cars on the highway but one get the feeling that Sebastian finds these moments of 'disturbing' sound and 'action' somewhat unbearable.
With all this superficial stillness, the incapacity to communicate feelings in one way or another, the underlying aggressions, the Swedish small town mentality - something you can find in the larger Swedish towns as well - and how a well organized and 'secure' society creates unsecure people afraid of both compassion, emphaty and conflicts, is extremely well portrayed.
The forrest becomes the refuge, the starting and ending point for humans, where they can hide from society for some time - or forever.
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