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TOP STORIES: Ruben Ostlund Talks About His New Film, 'The Square' (EXCLUSIVE); Eyewell Acquires ...

Göteborg Film Festival eSHOW DAILY NUMBER ONE 01.28.15

TOP STORIES Ruben Ostlund Talks About His New Film, 'The Square' (EXCLUSIVE) By Jon Asp GOTEBORG  Merely 40 years old, Swedish director Ruben Ostlund has already been honored with a touring retrospective in the U.S., taking place January to April and taking in 15 American cities, from New York’s Lincoln Center to the... Read Full Story at Variety.com → Eyewell Acquires Epic War Drama '1944' By Elsa Keslassy PARIS -- Swedish sales company Eyewell has come on board Elmo Nüganen's epic war drama "1944" in the run-up to its world premiere at the European Film Market. An Estonian-German co-production, "1944" chronicles the B... Read Full Story at Variety.com → Goteborg Bows With Michael Noer's 'Key House Mirror' By Elsa Keslassy The 38th edition of the Goteborg Film Festival is set to bow Jan. 23 with Michael Noer's "Key House Mirror," one of the eight Nordic movies competing for a Dragon Award. "Key House Mirror" stars Danish vet thesps Ghita Nørby and ... Read Full Story at Variety.com → Moving Sweden Unveils 'Guerilla,' 'Raggywood' By Jon Asp GOTEBORG -- On Saturday, Sweden’s Goteborg Film Festival premiered the two first mid-length films to emerge from Moving Sweden, a new three-year initiative intended to give primarily new - but also more experienced - filmmakers a chanc... Read Full Story at Variety.com → Berlinale-Selected John Skoog Tops Goteborg's Startsladden with 'Reduit (Redoubt)' By Jon Asp GOTEBORG -- John Skoog’s “Reduit (Redoubt)” has won the 12th Goteborg Festival’s Startsladden, one of the world’s largest short film prizes, carrying a nearly Sk500,000 ($64,000) prize in cash, film equipment an... Read Full Story at Variety.com → REVIEWS Film Review: 'Homesick' By Dennis Harvey "Homesick" approaches the topic of incest sans sensationalism — but without much dramatic impact, either. Read Full Story at Variety.com → Film Review: 'The Look of Silence' By Guy Lodge There are as few safe moves as there are false notes in "The Look of Silence," an altogether stunning companion piece to "The Act of Killing" that shifts its emphasis from the perpetrators of the atrocity to their victims, Read Full Story at Variety.com → Film Review: 'Speed Walking' By Guy Lodge There are more synthetic fibers than you can shake a stick — or a lit match — at in "Speed Walking," but a pure heart beats beneath the gaudy '70s surface of Danish director Niels Arden Oplev's semi-sweet coming-of-age comedy. Read Full Story at Variety.com → Film Review: '1001 Grams' By Justin Chang The sly deadpan humor that audiences have come to expect from Bent Hamer is comparatively absent from "1001 Grams." Read Full Story at Variety.com → Film Review: 'Still the Water' By Maggie Lee Naomi Kawase's latest drama embraces nature worship and pompous philosophizing her in her indulgently mannerist style. Read Full Story at Variety.com → Michael Noer on 'Key House Mirror,' a Senior 'Coming of Age Love Story' By Jon Asp On Friday ”Key House Mirror” by young but established Danish director Michael Noer opened the Goteborg Film Festival, weighing in as one of eight titles competing for the Nordic Dragon Award, which carries a SKr1 million ($120,00... Read Full Story at Variety.com → Ruben Ostlund's 'Force Majeure' Beats Venice Golden Lion 'Pigeon' By Jon Asp STOCKHOLM -- Last year, Roy Andersson’s “A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Reflecting on Existence” became the first Swedish film to win Venice’s Golden Lion. But on home turf, at Monday’s Swedish Film Gala, it no chance... Read Full Story at Variety.com → Tweet this Forward this

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