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Pusher (1996)
"Facker du mej, Franke?"
Denmark has shown again that they are a giant in the non-Hollywood genre. I'm delighted to see that there are more fantastic moviemakers than just von Trier from this small nation.
The portraits in the movie are very timetypical for drugdealers in the nineties. Franke has shaved head, bomber, adidas trousers, sneakers and goldchains and gold watch.. Hahaha! The documentation of this easterneuropean maffiastyle outfit without any sort of good taste and the languagemix of dannish and english will make this movie emortal. Our children will laugh their heads of when they sees this movie, and we will be embaresed but nostalgic. It's our generations "Staying alive". Also the description of junkies behavior are on the spot. It's a hard world for them who gets into that trade. Tecnical the fotage and sound is great. It is simply a great movie. Rent it, or better buy it!
Lyftet (1978)
"Got to get tjack! 3-4 bags to straighten up.."
The best Swedish film ever! I dont think many Swedish movies got cultstatus, but this one does. It's like the king of the 70's Swedish movies.
The Kennet Ahl caracter is probably inspired by some of Swedens most famous communist bankrobbers of the 70's, such as Clark Olofsson. He obviously got DAMP or ADHD. Even though he got problems with his temper and ability to cope with people, he struggles on to get a more "regular Joe"-life away from his drug addicted friends.
It's typical leftish, but not in the perverted style like in the more popular movies at the time, those who made people outside Sweden think that we were sexmaniacs up here. This movie try to stand up for the little guy against the beaurocratic and inhuman system in the socialistic society. For leftwing people I guess the film has a deeper meaning, but I think it's more a great comedy. I wish that they had made this movie an hour longer so that they could have shown more of the excelent co-actors.