Reykjavík Grapevine - 25.09.2009, Síða 15

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Various Locations
September 25-30th,
What is the most definitive
cultural pastime imaginable?
Only two things come to
mind. One would be drinking
tea with Milan Kundera while
reading poetry to a cat. The
other would be attending a
Nordic short- and doc film
festival. While the former
sounds fun, the latter is
certainly more attainable.
You can, in fact, definately
experience it at the annual
Nordisk Panorama Five
Cities Film Festival, which
takes place in Reykjavík
this year. In plain English:
this means that Regnboginn
Movie theatre will be
swamped with turtle-neck
wearing culture-vultures
from September 25-30.
Among documentaries
screened at the festival
are films about comedy
in North-Korea (The Red
Chapel), city planning in
Helsinki (Hanasaari A), rape
and murder in Trondheim
(Nemesis), the Italian TV-
monopoly as controlled
by their PM Berlusconi
(Videocracy) and black
culture in Detroit (Black
Nation). The short flicks deal
with the typical hyperborian
themes like suicide
(November), loneliness
(Anna, Fish, Epic Fail), a
handful of flicks about
adultery (e.g. Sheep, Truth or
Dare) and domestic violance
(Beast). But there are also
more cheerful themes.
Information on schedule and
prices can be found at
www.nordiskpanorama.com
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