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Kongekabale (2004)
fun being outraged
I am not a fan of the psychological thriller type genre of movies, but my inexplicable fondness for the cinema of Denmark has led me to overcome this prejudice (at least for a while) and lets me say that I really enjoyed Kongekabale. There are a few things that made this film so compelling for me; first is that, as with almost all Danish films, I have no idea who any of the actors are and so can believe them in their roles without having any knowledge of them as real people to remind me that none of it is real; and secondly, that the basis of the story is so plausible. We are all aware that the information we receive is controlled and spun and translated to serve the purposes of those who wish us to know (or wish us not to know), and this film was a neat, succinct portrayal of this. I spent an hour and a half being outraged about politics and the media, and got to feel some sense of smug satisfaction at the end (but not too much). What more could you ask?
Miffo (2003)
Not a waste of time
I enjoyed this movie. The opening minutes were especially good, I thought, and they really grabbed my interest with their humour and unexpectedness (although I had no idea what the movie was about before I saw it anyway). I don't know that I felt much empathy with any of the characters, but they were interesting, the story was watchable if not overly gripping and the funny parts were genuinely funny. I don't know that the deadbeat boyfriend of Carola was very believable, but there was drama, romance, sex, comedy, misunderstanding, loss and love. What more could you want from a bit of light entertainment? It wasn't brilliant, but it was good fun. Why was it called 'Miffo' though?