Category: Sweden
Tea with Frankie
“Ah, fuyez douce image!”
Went to see Jules Massenet’s 1884 Opera Manon at Malmö Opera with some friends today. An entertaining performance, mainly because of the impressive costumes and very nice lyrics in French.. and despite the lead character’s extremely annoying personality. The French life-loving girl Manon was not only a beautiful and naïve little charmer, she was also a gold-digging, manipulative and heart breaking narcissist to the point where I got upset with her.
Something that for me definitely was a first timer in opera was an unusually long sex scene involving an actual bed, mirrors and realistic movements, and that brief moment of extras running around topless, which was just very random in the context. Adding some spice to the art? Anyhow, a nice way to spend an evening.
Merry Christmas!
Darlings!
Wishing you all a lovely Christmas Eve in the company of your favourite people and loved ones. I hope you get good vibes, warm hugs, genuine laughter and a lot of love. And an extra dosis of patience and positivity for those of you meeting up with extended family members with differing and provocative opinions. Hang in there.
My mother and I send our best wishes all the way from 1988. :)
Wesolych Swiat! Feliz Navidad! God Jul! Feliz Natal! Merry-merry yay! Take care of each other and enjoy your day!
C
ELIXIR
A short movie (in Swedish – sorry!) from 2004 about four young immigrant guys who get a mysterious potion from an unknown sender – a potion which turns immigrants into Swedes, along with all that it entails. The guys decide to set up a master plan, and the police is not very impressed.
This is a 25 minute piece packed with stereotypes, environments and realities that I grew up with myself. It is hilarious, while being very authentic, sad and appalling. It’s basically a loud shout of criticism against our society, and there are too many truths in there for it not to touch me.
The short was directed by Babak Najafi and produced by Memfis Film. It is based on a novel from 2001 by Alejandro Leiva Wenger. And yes… the resolution is horrible and I haven’t found a nicer upload, so do yourself a favour and don’t watch this on full screen.
Funnyhands
Malmö
Tea and Hendrix
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Snowdrive + Coffee
Two things that will define this Saturday night:
1. Being the designated driver despite not attending the party.
2. Drinking wonderfully rich Mexican coffee.
If friends stop sending me funny pictures and interesting articles soon, this set-up should naturally equal getting lots of work done.
Planets aligned, it’s all up to me now. :)