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Comment on More than Feyn by Kicki Eriksson-Lee

Kicki Eriksson-Lee — Wed, 15 May 2013 11:15:05 +0000

A true renaissance man

Comment on She’s probably not dead by bookwitch

bookwitch — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:31:02 +0000

Another thought I had is that they might be OK now, but that there are three more episodes in which stuff can happen, when you least expect it.

Comment on Arne Dahl by bookwitch

bookwitch — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:39:11 +0000

Well, that’s vaguely encouraging. I read the listing for the next one on television and the plot sounded OK. Just decided I couldn’t take more of Hjelm.
In his book Nordic Noir, Barry Forshaw is quite enthusiastic both about the books and the films.
http://bookwitch.wordpress.com/2013/04/07/nordic-noir-2/

Comment on Arne Dahl by Lauren

Lauren — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:01:20 +0000

I found Hjelm just as annoying in the books, actually (although the actor gets plus points for not having been in eight other series. It’s really a bit confusing when one’s favourite psychic policeman turns up as a slightly dodgy bisexual politician etc.) The Finnish character – Arto, I think – and Jorge were some of my favourites anyway. But I re-read quite a few of Dahl’s books over the last few months, and was reminded of how…odd the plotting and characterisation is, even if the literary style is catchy. With that background, the TV series is surprisingly logical!

(I did think the first two episodes were the weakest, though.)

Comment on Arne Dahl by bookwitch

bookwitch — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 21:27:04 +0000

OK, we caved in and watched the second half. Decided it couldn’t be too bad. Though why the translator made the cheese sandwich into toast, I have no idea.
I hope the police aren’t quite such bumbling fools, but suspect they are.
Continued hating Hjelm, but Jorge and Number Nine were both enjoyable.

Comment on So far, so good by Bookwitch bites #104 | Bookwitch

Bookwitch bites #104 | Bookwitch — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 06:07:48 +0000

[...] did a book review over on CultureWitch yesterday. It felt more appropriate doing it there since it was the 1986 [...]

Comment on La vida empieza hoy by Bookwitch bites #104 | Bookwitch

Bookwitch bites #104 | Bookwitch — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 06:07:46 +0000

[...] learned languages, especially when visiting actors do their Q&A in Spanish. (Not to mention the DVD the week before that came sans subtitles. But ‘anyone’ can watch Spanish OAPs learn [...]

Comment on Q&A with Alfonso, Alberto and Àlvaro by Bookwitch bites #104 | Bookwitch

Bookwitch bites #104 | Bookwitch — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 06:07:43 +0000

[...] and I went to see this Spanish film at Cornerhouse on Monday night, enjoying both it and the Q&A with the actors and the director and the producer that followed. The world the film is about is the [...]

Comment on El mundo es nuestro by Bookwitch bites #104 | Bookwitch

Bookwitch bites #104 | Bookwitch — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 06:07:41 +0000

[...] El Mundo es Nuestro is about another world. Daughter and I went to see this Spanish film at Cornerhouse on Monday night, enjoying both it and the Q&A with the actors and the director and the producer that followed. The world the film is about is the [imagined] financial crisis in Spain (this was in 2009), and it is very funny. It’s been ignored by Spanish television, presumably because you don’t talk about stuff like this. [...]

Comment on El mundo es nuestro by Rai

Rai — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 09:17:38 +0000

Really cool film.