The duchess Margaret’s infamous divorce stands in the centre of “A very english scandal” 2. Photo: IBL ”A very english scandal” gets a sequel

the BBC has had a taste for new scandals after the success of the miniseries ”A very english scandal” in which Hugh Grant played the politician Jeremy Thorpe who was accused of involvement in a mordkomplott against his lover Norman Scott (Ben Whishaw).
the Sequel will revolve around Margaret, Duchess of Argyll, and her unknown divorce from her second husband, Ian Campbell (The 11th duke of Argyll).
Margaret – also known as ”The dirty duchess” – caused a scandal far beyond their societetskretsar when her husband found nude pictures and a list of 88 lovers, including ministers and members of the royal family. In several instances, including the workers she as ”a completely promiscuous woman” by the judge. The script will be this time is likely to be written by Sarah Phelps, ”The ABC murders”, ”EastEnders”.

Leif Edlund. Photo: Göteborg international film festival, ”Koko-di koko-da” makes an impression in the Sundance

”A gripping study in sorrow’s raw power,” writes London-based Screen of Johannes Nyholms new ”Koko-di koko-da” competing at the cannes film festival in Sundance. That the DN previously told revolves the film around a plagued parents who are trying to get over the grief for her dead daughter with a camping trip in the wilderness – where they terroriserades of a satanic varietéarist with bizarre entourage. The Screen notes that it is a vuxensaga where ”grief, guilt and self-accusation hit harder than any big bad wolves in the world”.

”An effective piece of sorgskräck”, according to the Hollywood Reporter, saying that it is the illegitimate child between ”Monday the entire week” and ”the Babadook”.

”Koko-di koko-da” may also british theatrical release in June.

” This is a filmmaker with a vision that redefines the genre. We at Picturehouse was blixtförälskade in the film, ” says distributor Nathan Fischer.

Taylor Nichols, Dylan Hundley and Isabel Gillies in Whit Stillmans “Metropolitan”. Photo: Carlo has also/REX Whit Stillman attends the Cinemateque with its yuppie-trilogy

Tomorrow, Saturday, makes a Whit Stillman film huset in Stockholm to present their so-called “Doomed bourgeois in love ” trilogy”. At 14 is shown the ”Metropolitan” followed by ”Barcelona” (at 16) and ”The last days of disco” at 18: 30. After the last showdown talks DN:s Mårten Blomkvist with the american director.

Hugh Jackman as PT Barnum in ”The Greatest Showman”. Photo: IBL Sing-a-long with ”The greatest showman” at Bio Rio

Sing it out to the languishing musikalsuccén “The greatest showman”. Monday, February 4, at 19 becomes the sing-a-long at the Cinema Rio with Hugh Jackman starring as PT Barnum – the poor official who became a saint the ringmaster and in the movie has a fictional affair with Jenny Lind (Rebecca Ferguson).

this Year’s film festival in Gothenburg, sweden can accommodate 450 films from about 80 countries. The festival closes on Sunday with Måns Mårlinds and Björn Stein’s passionate Romeo and Juliet-drama ”Fire & flames”.

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During my childhood, I tried to connect the life I have witnessed with the life I lived. There are days when you wonder what role you have in this country, and what future it has. This is one of them. What tormented me most was just that that connected me with all living. If you allow, I’ll tell you a story…

the Author James Baldwin stands for the initial narration in Barry Jenkins Oscar’s books ”If Beale street could talk” which has the american theatrical release next week. The film revolves around the pregnant Harlemkvinna (Kiki Layne) who are fighting against the clock to be able to prove their fästmans (Stephan James), the innocence of a breach.