Angela Lindvall

 

ph: Pamela Hanson

New Stuff: The New Yorker

 

(Art: Saul Steinberg)

Yana Byk

 

Drôle de drame (1937)

 

In Victorian London, a Crime Novelist and his Wife fake their disappearance in order to hide from an uptight Anglican Bishop who is leading a campaign against the "evils" of crime fiction.

This unusual and lively satire is a French attempt to do a British screwball comedy and successfully mocks hypocritical society; it's all entertaining due to its splendid cast, especially Michel Simon is a joy to watch.

Halliwell*: "A curious satirical comedy which is never quite as funny as it seems about to be, but should be seen for its downright peculiar London sets and its array of actors in top form." 

Maltin***: "Rapier-witted satire...Carné and Carné lampoon upper-class elitism, hypocritical regious leaders, inept jounalists, overzealous cops, and the ever-fickle masses."

 

Eva Herzigova

 

ph: Christian Moser

New Stuff: The Deer Hunter

 

Toni Garrn

 

The Big Short (2015)

 

In 2006-2007 a group of investors bet against the US mortgage market. In their research they discover how flawed and corrupt the market is.

Brilliantly staged and cast drama manages to show and explain the reasons for the international financial crisis 2007-2008 and expose its perpetrators, fast-paced and tinged with irony, although it doesn't shy away to reveal the tragic dimensions of this historic event.

 

Frida Gustavsson

 

ph: Nina Andersson

New Stuff: Jimmy Giuffre