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‘Let the Right One In’ (2008): The Horrors of Childhood

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Directed by: Tomas Alfredson || Produced by: Carl Molinder, John Nordling Screenplay by: John Ajvide Lindqvist || Starring: Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson, Per Ragnar, Ika Nord, Peter Carlberg Music by: Johan Soderqvist || Cinematography: Hoyte van Hoytema || Edited by: Tomas Alfredson, Daniel Jonsäter || Country: Sweden || Language: Swedish Running Time: 114 minutes In … Continue reading →

‘Black Crab’ (2022): A Quality Netflix Show on Ice

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Directed by: Adam Berg || Produced by: Mail Idevall, Mattias Montero Screenplay by: Adam Berg, Pelle Rådström || Starring: Noomi Rapace, Aliette Opheim, Dar Salim, Jakob Oftebro, Ardalan Esmaili, David Dencik Music by: Dead People || Cinematography: Jonas Alarik || Edited by: Kristofer Nordin || Country: Sweden || Language: Swedish Running Time: 114 minutes In … Continue reading →

‘Forgotten’ (2017), ‘Below Zero’ (2021), & ‘Red Dot’ (2021): The Existential Dread of Guilt

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Directed by: Jang Hang-jun [1], Lluís Quílez [2], Alain Darborg [3] || Produced by: Park Joon-shik [1], Josep Amorós, Pedro Uriol [2], Niklas Larsson, Anna Odenhall [3] Screenplay by: Jang Hang-jun [1], Fernando Navarro, Lluís Quílez [2], Alain Darborg, Per Dickson [3] || Starring: Kang Ha-neul, Kim Mu-yeol, Moon Sung-keun, Na Young-hee [1], Javier Gutiérrez, … Continue reading →

‘Wild Strawberries’ (1957): If There’s Time to Breathe, There’s Time to Heal

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Directed by: Ingmar Bergman || Produced by: Allan Ekelund Screenplay by: Ingmar Bergman || Starring: Victor Sjostrom, Bibi Andersson, Ingrid Thulin, Gunnar Bjornstrand Music by: Erik Nordgren || Cinematography: Gunnar Fischer || Editing by: Oscar Rosander || Country: Sweden || Language: Swedish Running Time: 91 minutes While not as visually iconic as The Seventh Seal (1957) … Continue reading →

‘The Seventh Seal’ (1957): Chess with Death

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Directed by: Ingmar Bergman || Produced by: Allan Ekelund Screenplay by: Ingmar Bergman || Starring: Max von Sydow, Gunnar Bjornstrand, Bengt Ekerot, Nils Poppe, Bibi Andersson, Inga Landgre, Ake Fridell Music by: Erik Nordgren || Cinematography: Gunnar Fischer || Editing by: Lennart Wallen || Country: Sweden || Language: Swedish Running Time: 96 minutes Of all the … Continue reading →

‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ (2009, 2011, Re-evaluated): Lessons in Narrative Adaptation Across Media

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Directed by: Niels Arden Oplev [1], David Fincher [2] || Produced by: Søren Stærmose [1, 2], Scott Rudin, Ole Søndberg, Ceán Chaffin [2] Screenplay by: Nikolaj Arcel, Rasmus Heisterberg [1], Steven Zaillian [2] || Starring: Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace, Ingvar Hirdwall, Björn Granath, Lena Endre, Ewa Fröling, Marika Lagercrantz [1], Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Christopher Plummer, … Continue reading →