Swedish media (music, film and literature)
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Topic: Swedish media (music, film and literature)
Posted By: Icarium
Subject: Swedish media (music, film and literature)
Date Posted: May 29 2011 at 17:31
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I will not go in lenght on swedish music you know them all well and are household names in pop, rock, metal and prog
in movies you have Ingmar Bergman, Skarsgård, Stormare, Zydow, Greta Garbo
in literature you have Stig Larsson, Jan Guillou, Henning Mankell, Astrid Lingren and works like the Millienium trillogi, the Temple Night trilogie, Wallander, Pippi Longstocking, Mio my Mio,
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Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: May 29 2011 at 17:54
Ingmar Bergman is one of my favourite creators of any kind so film gets my vote. Music comes second. I haven't read much Swedish literature, but Selma Lagerloff's Nils Holgersson was one of my favourite books in my early years. But I read it after I saw the annimated series, which I loved, so that also brings a bonus point to film. 
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Posted By: UndercoverBoy
Date Posted: May 29 2011 at 18:08
| I haven't read any Swedish literature, but since Ingmar Bergman is a god among men it's so hard not to vote for film. |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: May 31 2011 at 04:04
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Movies: I'm definitely not bog on Scandinavian movies (yes I know, I widen the spectrum and I even include Iceland and Finland in my reflection), especially not Bergamann .... They're usually boring (Begmann) or depressing....
If I don't mind depressive in music, it's definitely not what I'm looking for in movies
Literrature: Don't know much about that either
So obviously it's music for me (that includes ther finnish Sibelius)
You might have widened the field of choice with painting & sculpture, though  ------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: May 31 2011 at 04:11
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Sweden and Scandinavia is not the same, then I could include Ibsen, Hamsun, HC Anderson, Tove Jansson, Soren Kirkegaard, Holdberg, Roald Dahl, and many others -------------
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Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: May 31 2011 at 04:25
| Went with literature because of August Strindberg, Gunnar Ekelöf and Bruno K. Öijer. |
Posted By: Atoms
Date Posted: May 31 2011 at 06:40
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Einojuhani Rautavaara, Jan Johansson, Samla Mammas Manna, Jaga Jazzist They are reasons enough to go for music.
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Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: May 31 2011 at 07:01
I've read the Stig Larsson 'Dragon Tattoo' (etc) novels & found them all excellent reads; the movie adaptations were well done, too (not sure why Hollywood now want to remake them for an English speaking audience, though  ) ------------- 
Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: May 31 2011 at 07:31
is not Swedish -------------
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Atoms wrote:Posted By: Atoms
Date Posted: May 31 2011 at 07:48
I mistaked this for scandinavian, in that case... Einojuhani, is not swedish either.
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Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: May 31 2011 at 08:45
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Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: May 31 2011 at 09:00
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Voted for Literature: I am not fond of most Swedish prog (although I realy like Anekdoten), but I like some of their detectives (Mankell, Sjöwall & Wahlöö). ------------- 
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Posted By: Atoms
Date Posted: May 31 2011 at 09:04
You were fast with google, however, wikipedia has failed you this time.
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Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: May 31 2011 at 09:38
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Posted By: Atoms
Date Posted: May 31 2011 at 12:56
| I thought we were talking about Einojuhani |
Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: May 31 2011 at 13:06
| Yes. He's Finnish and therefore not Scandinavian. |
Posted By: Atoms
Date Posted: May 31 2011 at 13:58
| I was under the assumption that he was genetically finnish but was (propably still is) a swedish citizen. |
Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: May 31 2011 at 14:30
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I haven't got his biography at hand, but as far as I know he hasn't even lived in Sweden. |
Posted By: Atoms
Date Posted: May 31 2011 at 14:32
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Well,if that's the case. I might as well say that you are right, since we both know way too little about Rautavaara to have an intelligent discussion about him. Either way, my choice for music still stands.
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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: May 31 2011 at 17:18
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I think Astrid Lindgern alone movies or books is verry good, I would not mention all, and I can onl relate to the televised shows. but many of them are really good like Emil från lönnebergen, Vi på Saltkråkan, Ronja Röverdotter, Lövhjärte, Pippi, Mio min Mio ( one of the gratest fantasy novels ever), Marikken, mesterdetektiv blomkvist, Brödrana lövhjerta, and Barnan i Backebygeranden... -------------
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Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: May 31 2011 at 17:54
 because I did widen the debate to Scandinavia (instead of remaining solely Swedish) and even included Finland, which geographically isn't, but historically , this is a lot more debatable.
------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
Posted By: Earendil
Date Posted: June 26 2011 at 22:35
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Several of my favorite bands are Swedish: Beardfish Pain of Salvation Moon Safari Edge of Sanity Opeth
I saw the The Seventh Seal which I didn't think lived up to the hype but is a good film nonetheless. Also, Let the Right One In and Girl with the Dragon Tattoo are excellent. After seeing Let the Right One In, I really enjoyed it and read the book which was good too. |
Posted By: Earendil
Date Posted: June 26 2011 at 22:37
Ooh I know! Moneyyyyy |
Posted By: Paravion
Date Posted: July 07 2011 at 04:04
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A Norwegian celebrating Swedish culture
 Anyway - I've always wondered what exactly it is we are invited to sing along to here, it still sounds like nonsense to my grown up ears - can someone please explain or transcribe? |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: July 07 2011 at 04:48
I celebrate all the Scandinavian culture, but I think generally Swedish movies are generally better then Norwegian movies, I am not so knowledgable about Danish movies  , Swedes seems to be just more focused on the works they do and more more patient, and generally more professional, and self-ironic, have you seen a swedish comedy before Paravian, like Jalla Jalla or Kopps, or the dark comedy Smala Sussie, if you have not you should couse,,, they are just flat out hilarious and crazy, Hur gjer du meg som barn han var, verre en tenkes kan what you give me a child lik him, worse then thoughts can hanlde Ja Emil var det namn han bar, ja Emil hette han Yes Emil was the name he bore, yes Emil were his name and then lalalalalalal -------------
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Posted By: EatThatPhonebook
Date Posted: July 07 2011 at 06:38
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Music. There isn't THAT much of movies, and there's really only a couple of famous directors. ------------- 
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Posted By: Paravion
Date Posted: July 07 2011 at 07:25
I was aware of the first two lines - it was the "lalalala" children-chorus part I was curious about. Is it just nonsensical chant? |
Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: July 07 2011 at 08:16
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Posted By: Noak
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 17:28
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I voted films, because of Roy Andersson, mainly. And Körkarlen by Victor Sjöström, which is one of the greatest silent films of all time. Never been a big fan of Bergman except for a few films; Persona and Vargtimmen are the only ones I've really liked. In the literature department like Inferno by August Strindberg, Aniara by Harry Martinson and Dvärgen by Pär Lagerkvist. Music is too much to even start talking about. |
Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: July 30 2011 at 16:44
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At the gates, Entombed, Dismember, Edge Of Sanity, Tiamat, Unleashed, In Flames, Amon Amarth, The Haunted, Meshuggah are enough reasons to vote for "music". ------------- "Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood) |