Description
World Cinema Monthly Triple Bill 3-4-£10y
A personally curated monthly series of previously unlisted World Cinema
gems for you. More mesmeric cinematic marvels….this month it’s Nordic Noir and all are personal recommendations!
DISC 1
Gengaeld – 1955 (Retaliation)
Widow Elise lives in a large villa with her adult son Eigil and their tenants, among others – an impoverished writer and a wealthy manufacturer. One day Mr Schmidt comes to visit and claims to be Eigil’s father. Elise denies it, but that’s not the only secret Schmidt thinks he has. And before the evening is over, the villa is transformed into a crime scene
Stars: Preben Lerdorff, RyeKirsten Rolffes, Ole Guldbrandsen
Quality: 8.5/10, English Subs
Dir: Peer Guldbrandsen
Genre: Danish Crime Mystery
DISC 2
På En Bänk I En Park – 1960 (On a Bench in a Park)
Sam Persson is released from a mental hospital. He goes to Stockholm to meet a man he dislikes, theatre manager Stig Brender. In Brender’s office they get into a fight and Persson is killed. Brender uses his car to temporarily conceal the body before getting rid of it, but two thugs steal the car from him
Stars: Hasse Ekman, Sigge Fürst, Bengt Ekerot, Lena Granhagen
Quality: 8.5/10, English Subs, logo
Dir: Hasse Ekman
Genre: Swedish Crime
DISC 3
Vildfåglar – 1955 (Wild Birds)
A super-rare Swedish crime film with the character of a French Noir. Two worlds meet for a brief experience of happiness which is ended by a violent tragedy. In one world the unhappy sex worker finds a drunken young man who had previously failed in many occupations. She takes him home but darker complications arise, leading to a devastating finale. This film is worth the price of admission alone!
Stars: Maj-Britt Nilsson, Per Oscarsson, Ulf Palme, Ulla Sjöblom
Quality: 7.5-8/10, English Subs
Dir: Alf Sjöberg
Genre: Swedish Crime, Film Noir
Format: DVD-r disc copies only, in lined paper sleeves. Playable UK, Europe, Australia, NZ
