Article in Aftonbladet today, with clips from the film ”Vi är bäst!”
Original Source (and to see photos and film clips):
http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/film/article17191635.abLukas Moodysson's new film to Venice
The film will have its world premiere at the celebrated film festival.
They shall be showing ”Vi är bäst!”
Photo: Krister Hansson
After four years, Lukas Moodysson is back.
His new film "We are the best!" Will have its world premiere at this year's film festival in Venice.
It is four years since one of the nation's most acclaimed directors made his last film. His international film "Mammoth" with Michelle Williams and Gael García Bernal never became the international success many had hoped or perhaps expected. After the three films ”Fucking Åmål” (1998), ”Tillsammans” (2000) and ”Lilja 4-ever” (2002) it was predicted the Swede would become one of the leading directors in Europe.
Both "Together" and "Lilya 4-ever" were also shown at the Venice festival.
Lukas Moodysson's new film will have its world premiere when it appears in Orrizonti, one of the two competition sections.
- I am very happy and very surprised, he says in a press release.
The festival runs from August 28 to September 7. Shortly after Venice, the film even goes to the Film Festival in Toronto. The story of three 13 year old girls that go around in Stockholm takes place in 1982. The dream of starting a punk band, even though they all say that punk is dead. Starring Mira Birkhammar, Mira Grosin and Liv LeMoyne.
The film will premiere in Sweden on October 11th.
Two other Swedish films are also shown at the film festival.In the section Venezia Classici will be shown “Trespassing Bergman," feature film version of the TV series "Bergman's video" that was shown on SVT. It is made by Jane Magnusson and Hynek Pallas. It was previously known that the controversial artist Anna Odell's debut film ”Återträffen”("reunion") will be shown in the side section Critics Week.
- Three films in Venice is incredibly gratifying, and the selection is particularly gratifying in view of Venice's 70th anniversary. Here, Ingmar Bergman, one of the 1900s biggest names in the film, and two contemporary film artists: Lukas Moodysson, one of today's true greats, and Anna Odell as this begins its acquisitions in the film, says Anna Serner, Swedish Film Institute's CEO.