Tag: Swedish Cinema
Festival de Cannes Review: Clara Sola (Nathalie Álvarez Mesén)
Clara Sola is the debut feature of the Costa Rican-Swedish director Nathalie Álvarez Mesén. It was screened in the Quinzaine de Réalisateur section and is…
1957 in Film: Smultronstället (Wild Strawberries)
1957 was a seminal year for Ingmar Bergman. He released two films that year. The Seventh Seal (Det sjunde inseglet) and Wild Strawberries (Smultronstället). Both…
Farewell to the Mighty Swedish Actor Max von Sydow
The legendary Swedish actor, Max von Sydow, sadly passed away at the age of 90. An actor so ingrained and respected across decades of cinema…
FemmeFilmFest Interview: Sanna Lenken talks to Filmotomy about her moving debut feature My Skinny Sister
In 2015, Swedish filmmaker, Sanna Lenken, invited us to see her debut film, My Skinny Sister. You’ve not heard of it? Shame on you. An…
VOTE – The Greatest Films of Ingmar Bergman
On the 14th July iconic Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman would have turned 100 years-old. Sadly no longer with us, we are extremely passionate about making…
A Guide for Bergman Beginners
When I heard that Filmotomy would be doing an Ingmar Bergman series to commemorate what would be his 100th birthday, I could barely contain my…
100 Explorations of World Cinema – Nove
“Do you really think a man must be strong, masculine, dominating, and the woman frail, obedient and sensitive? This is a conventional idea. Reality is…
100 Explorations of World Cinema – Sechs
“I hope to build a house with my films. Some of them are the cellar, some are the walls, and some are the windows. But…
100 Explorations of World Cinema – Tria
“The heart-wrenching musical drama unfolds as (Costas) Ferris – a respected songwriter – uses the rembetiko as a source of pride amid the chaos. The…
