Nervig German gem: the Movie ”Victoria” by Laia Costa. Photo: SVT 1. Film. ”Victoria”
SVT Play
A new resident spanjorska (Laia Costa) is out on the loose in Berlin’s klubbvärld and collides with a group of German dödspolare – and is suddenly embroiled in a bank robbery. All filmed in 2 hours and 20 minutes long, shot at dawn. Sebastian Schippers nervy and authentic spänningsthriller won the German film awards when it premiered four years ago, but didn’t quite get the biopublik it deserved in Sweden. Now is the chance to see – or see if – this German filmpärla on SVT Play (presented to the 9th of June). Even if the shooting was planned meticulously was the dialogue more or less improvised. Everything set on the third attempt.
Funny human birds: Tuca & Bertie. Photo: Netflix 2. Tv-series. ”Tuca & Bertie”
Netflix
The most boring with the Netflix animated comedy series ”Tuca & Bertie” is that it runs out so fast. Tiffany Haddish and Ali Wong makes the votes for the two strikingly human birds and best friends in their thirties, who recently moved apart, since the neurotic, ordningssamma Bertie moved in with her guy. Tuca, the clear rivigare of the two birds, however, has just moved to the apartment directly above. It is a series about friendship, love, venereal diseases, workplace harassment and advanced pastries, from the creators of ”BoJack Horseman” and with a plethora of wonderful show.
Magic for art lovers: the 58:th biennale of art in Venice. Photo: Andrea Avezzu 3. Exhibition. 58:e biennale of art in Venice
the Giardini, the Arsenale and other places
the World’s oldest, largest and most prestigious art biennial is a must for all art lovers. Lagunstaden Venice is also a magical place – but tried all the harder by the growing flows, waste, erosion and flooding. Just environmental degradation and climate change is a strong theme at this year’s biennial, where the unusually airy and nicely hung main exhibition has the ambiguous title of ”May you live in interesting times”. The golden lion went to the Lithuanian pavilion; a performanceopera on climate change and tourism. And don’t miss the nordic pavilion, where the three artists gather around a ekotema and Swedish Ingela Ihrman beautifully portrays his passion for seaweed. Read the DN’s review here.
New look at Joseph Conrad: ”Gryningsvakten”. Illustration: Daedalus 4. The book of mormon. Maya Jasanoff: ”Gryningsvakten”
Daedalus
Better than here in the spring, a perfect book to read by the sea in the summer. The historian Maya Jasanoff has done an updated reading of the ”Joseph Conrad in a global world”. Widen your gaze from the all too myopic literary läsningarna – and set the great pole who became a british citizen in the midst of the world’s geographic storms, technological revolutions and political upheavals. One immediately gets the urge to read about everything from ”heart of Darkness” to ”Anarchist”. Remember how immersive and romantic youth reading could be. A nicely designed book.
the Festival of elasticity: Point music festival. Photo: Hrafn Asgeirsson 5. Music. Point music festival may 23-26
the concert hall
In Stockholm, the sounds, baltic festival in August and the Gothenburg counter now with the Point of the music festival four days in may. The new festival has profiled itself partly by female composers and world premieres, and partly on meetings where music meets other art forms such as dance, performance and film. Some of the highlights are Friday’s icelandic manifestation with the dance performance of Anna Thorvaldsdottir and Edda-the drama of Karin Rehnqvist. Plus Pierrot Lunaire with talsång of colorful violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja on Saturday. The program looks springy and inviting. So for nonresidential, it is only to hope that the trains are going.
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